Is the FujiFilm X T3 worth it in 2024?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2024
- This video was recorded in February 2023
The Fuji X-T3 is 5 years old now, the price has dropped quite a bit but the camera has improved a lot through firmware updates since 2018. It is basically the same camera as the X-T4 minus the new battery and IBIS. In the past year I have used my X-T3 for every single photo and video shoot and was amazed by the results I got for such a cheap mirrorless camera. I am thinking of replacing it with a X-H2 or X-H2 S this year mainly because of reliability and battery life.
I can honestly say I still love using my X-T3 and wold recommend it to anyone who is looking for an affordable hybrid camera to use on both photo and video shoots.
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Yes worth it in 2024,2025,2026,2027.......... I love shoot with my X-T3
I'm still using it for weddings a long with my xt5. it's a great camera.
It would be a gangster move if we ended the video at "Yes!" and just had a bunch of his work showing!
Good video! Thanks for posting this.
Hahaha yeah thats would have been a G move. 😂 thanks for watching
I love my Fuji X-T3 over all and never will sell it. Also I own two bodies of the X-T1 and love those too! The X-T1 has a feeling like no other camara has!
ive been wanting to try out an xt1 for years. heard lots of good things about the camera and sensor
The X-T3 is definitely a camera that can do more than many need, especially amateur shooters like me. I love the camera. I take it hiking all the time. I got mine in 2020, barely used, at a great price. It will definitely be with me for a while as most new cameras are way out of my budget. Maybe down the road when the X-T6 comes along I will be able to find a newer used body again. Take care and have a great weekend.
I believe it will still be relevant as a photography camera for years to come. As long as it does the job you need it to do there is no real need to upgrade 😁
@@perhat22photo Exactly!
Thank you that was super informative. Thanks agian!
thanks for watching!
You may switch ISO and shutter to Automatic with just the Rear dial - if I am not mistaken, 3 Auto ISO modes (auto iso sets the shutter) are located past ISO 128,000. So just keep turning that dial 😊 It is not very fast, but it is on the same dial.
I was so confused by my camera resetting to factory settings for a long time. This makes so much sense now! Also, if you bump the camera it can factory reset 😅. My daughter pulled the table cloth off the table with my camera on it… luckily I have the cage on and it suffered no damage from the fall. But it DID factory reset the camera.
It can be such a pain when it resets in the wrong moment 😅😂
Thanks for the review and most importantly thanks for not asking to like, comment, subscribe. I like to have to the choice not to be told to do so, lol. I'm doing all 3 just because of that.
amazing! thank you. I want people to do that only if they actually find the content interesting or helpful, and I'm really glad some do
I totally agree, the X-T3 is still excellent in 2024! I actually just made a video about this exact topic as well. Cheers!
Nice! Ill check it out
Yeah: I still love my x-t3's. Great for events and personal work. I love how small they are if you mount a small lens. But you can still do the more demanding things with the bigger primes and zooms. Super versatilie: I love that. As I don't really need faster autofocus or more megapixels, I don't feel a need for an upgrade. I love how it looks. I love that it has a headphone jack for video. For the kind of shooting that I do, I don't really need auto iso. So the front dial is fast enough for that for me. so yeah: awesome camera :)
they are amazing little cameras, especially for being 6 years old now. the main issue with mine is that the internal battery is dead and it resets quite often. I hear a lot of people have the same issue
@@perhat22photo Sorry to hear that your x-t3 resets to default. Sounds like a dead internal battery. Which is part of the motherboard, so thats hard to replace.
@@jaapkamstra9343 yeah I made my piece with it already 😅
I bought mine in 2019, and since then, Fuji has improved many functions.
I was playing with the thought of buying something else for video because of the leg of IBIS.
I used Canon before, and the color has been great 👍🏻. When I first used Fuji simulations, I fell in love with them. Straight out of camera the jpeg's look great (I'm not a pro and shoot in all manual). I quickly got used to the dials and manual shooting.
I also use aperture priority, but manual is simpley more fun.
I looked at xt4, xt5, xs10, xs20, panasonic g9II....
They all look good on paper, but there is no innovation at all.
In almost 4 years I didn't had no freeze or leg or reset problems with it. And I updated the camera every time firmware was available.
it is an amazing camera still! for upgrades, yeah the xt4 is too close to it and the screen is just worse for the style of shooting this camera is intended for. If you are happy with more megapixels the xt5 is a great option. But I get what you are saying, there is no big leap as an upgrade, but you will definitely feel the difference a lot with an x-t5
I have been trying to rationalize for years whether to upgrade my Fujifilm XT-3 but every time a newer model is released e.g. the XT-4, XT-5, X100VI, etc. I cannot justify upgrading because my Fujifilm XT-3 images are still fantastic (to me). I do not think I can achieve any better quality images by upgrading. My only complaint is the battery life. I carry a "pocket full" of batteries when I use the camera. Other than the battery life, I have no complaints. I have never had the issues that you complain of in this video. I purchased by camera in December, 2019 and am still happy with my purchase. The new Fujifilm X100VI has the same battery as the Fujifilm XT-3 so I guess I will wait for the next upgrade. Until that time, I will continue to enjoy my Fujifilm XT-3.
Yeah seems my camera has more issues than others, but they seem to have mostly gone away with the firmware updates. not sure what the problem was but yeah. still an amazing camera (except the battery)
I use the xt5 and the xt3 for weddings. If battery life is absolutely essential to you then the xt5 is fantastic. way longer battery life. the ibis also helps me in low light situations. The xt5 also seems to have slightly more noise. likely due to the higher megapixels. I could see someone being disappointed if they don't absolutely need the new features because the xt3 is still doing great work.
A great review. I’m looking at one from Japan with a 15-45 mm lens. What is that lens like?
I used it only for a day about 4 years ago so not really sure anymore. Its probably decent but a Sigma 18-50 would be a really big upgrade in both image quality and speed. But if you are happy with the 15-45 just keep going with it.
@@perhat22photo Thank you for that advice.
I have it since last year and I love it the cameta tought me how to takr photos and what actually iso aperture and shutter means in my canon 600d i felt confused and just used the full auto
Yeah its a great camera to learn!
Literally just bought one off mpb i initially bought the sx10 new but I just didn't vibe with it even though it performed well.
I had the X-S10 as well, great camera but did not enjoy it as much as the X-T3 and now the X-H2s. Can't go wrong with an X-T3 tho
These cameras are gold mines nowdays😢
Kind of 😂. But you can still find decent price xt3s aroun. We was looking the other day and there are some listed between 600-700€ here in spain. The pice should have gone down more since the xt5 and all but its keeping steady
Does It let you set a manual ap Mode, but with a Minimum shutter speed set too?
You can set aperture priority, and auto ISO, then in the auto ISO custom setting you can set a minimal shutter-speed value. During the day I usually just keep the shutter on auto, when it gets dark I will change it to full manual and take control as I feel that gives me the best results.
@@perhat22photo yes, i wanted to say that if with a aperture priority, and shutter speed and ISO autos, you could also set a min. shutter speed too. I understand that yes, after your answer. Sorry i didnt explained myself really good. Thank you! One subscriber more 😄
I have the same issues in my XT3: it randomly set to factory settings. I don’t know how to solve this 😢
Here is what solved it for me:
-Make sure if a battery gets used up you replace it with a charged one as soon as possible
-If you don't have a charged battery plug the camera and charge it trough usb-c directly
-never remove a battery without turning the camera off beforehand
This happens because the internal battery that is supposed to power the memory of the camera and keep your settings dies, once that happens if the camera runs out of juice it will reset to factory settings.
It does not die right away when changing batteries but make sure it never stays without at least a bar of charge in it. If you don't use it every day make sure that every time you store it it has a freshly charged battery in it.
Hope this helps :)
@@perhat22photo thank you! This is very helpful! Though, I heard it is not recommended to store your camera with the battery in it, as it will cause the battery to swollen. Is it true?
@@teukurama3569 Honestly no idea, I never take the battery out of my cameras, both my xt3 and xh2s always have one inside and I never had a swollen battery on either of them, or any other cameras I owned previously (more fujis, canons and nikons) so I say its not something to worry about.
I think if that was something we should worry about other devices would not be made with integrated batteries (like gimbals and lights or even laptops or phones)
@@perhat22photo I've had my xt3 for years now. when I first got it i had no problems with resetting. not until it has aged have I had to deal with resets. I have always left batteries in the camera but I tend to use quality batteries such as the nitecores if im not using the original batteries. the cheap batteries would definitely swell up. I will also say I am constantly using my cameras so the batteries are constantly being swapped out.
As far as the internal battery I believe Fuji might be able to do some maintenance. I have considered doing it myself but once i saw the amount of work that went into getting to the battery I thought it twice. I may end emailing fuji sometime down the road to see what it might cost.
Of course it is - the XT5 deletes the battery grip, reduced build quality/materials, weak buffer. The new sensor is lovely BUT electronic shutter is slower unless cropped, and readout is slower-so bad rolling shutter. You get a little dynamic range bump and 24% more resolution-that’s about it. Oh ya-the price now feels high for what you are getting. I definitely won’t be shooting my red badge lenses+flash with an XT5-the “photographer’s camera”. It would kill my hands.
Not ready to switch to XH series which, better or not, is just like every other camera on the market in terms of ergonomics. Kinda boring to me and, at $2k-$3k fully kitted (grips, a battery charger, therapy to get used to the useless selfie screen), is making me pay attention to Nikon or GFX for “real” upgrades at some point. That is of course unless Fuji comes to its senses and remembers that both XT and XH cameras should be high value, “flagship” grade cameras!
Yeah, I get you. I don't really get the appeal of the x-t5, but I really like that they ditched the X-T4 screen on the 5. The 40mp sensor does not really have much sense for me as well, worse rolling shutter for both video and photo makes it less interesting.
What's this title supposed to mean??
Hi, thanks for the great review. It confirms my decision.
To take the battery out of the camera without switching it off, is actually not the best idea and for sure not Fuji's fault. Unplug your running TV, Desktop-PC or even your washing machine and you will damage the device. So I do not see there any problem with the camera, but the 10" behind it. Great review, looking forward to new ones. Thanks
Thanks for the comment, gld the video helped! I agree about takong the battery out of the camera being on, but still being in fast paced enviroments like weddings and events where you have to do everything fast it does happen, so having it reset is definetely not ideal, they ended up stepping away from this in the newer cameras which i was glad to see.