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    Ammut got a reaction from susanjane in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    I held back buying the xp3 because of the screen, but a while back I caved and purchased the 3 in Dura Silver (black was OOS). I couldn't be happier with it. I thought the screen would become a PITA, but now realize I don't chimp as much as I thought I did. No ragrets (not even a vowel). love their updated custom menu screen, stiffer exp comp dial, better AF. The dura silver contrast looks great with the black lenses too. I'm an xpro shooter for life, or until they jump the shark.
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    Ammut got a reaction from Peter near Seattle in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    Meh. I love my dura silver xp3. Zero issues. Of course, I don't use the screen like many.
    In fact, my older xp2 had to have it's top plate replaced due to the shutter button failing. So, I'd say the xp3 has been a better camera. YMMV.
    Edit: Ha. Looks like I posted already-twice. Not sure why I get notifications, like this is some new topic.
     
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    Ammut got a reaction from maidenfan84 in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    Sales aside, I've been on this ride since the xp1, so it's a success in my book. 
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    Ammut got a reaction from maidenfan84 in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    I held back buying the xp3 because of the screen, but a while back I caved and purchased the 3 in Dura Silver (black was OOS). I couldn't be happier with it. I thought the screen would become a PITA, but now realize I don't chimp as much as I thought I did. No ragrets (not even a vowel). love their updated custom menu screen, stiffer exp comp dial, better AF. The dura silver contrast looks great with the black lenses too. I'm an xpro shooter for life, or until they jump the shark.
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    Ammut reacted to maidenfan84 in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    For anyone who started photography in the film era before digital, the Xpro 3 would feel right at home. I started my photo journey in the film era with a Minolta X700 and Canon F1. The xpro 3 pretty much takes me back to exactly how it felt before. No ridiculous 1000+ features, of which most I’ll never use, etc. It’s well laid out and designed from a purist standpoint. It just gets out of the way and lets me shoot the photos. I didn’t check the back of my film door to look at the picture I just took with my X700, so I don’t have that expectation on my Xpro 3 either. Now for people who grew up digital and never shot film cameras, it might be the backwards situation for them. They might feel like why do I have less when my other digital has so much more. It’s important to remember that the Xpro is all about the “less is more” experience. It might not be a home run sales hit like a Sony A7, but for who the Xpro line is made for, I’d say it was/is a massive success. Many times they’re completely sold out and you can’t even get one unless you jump on the ball soon as they come up for sale. 
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    Ammut reacted to Jon Whipple in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    I think the answer to this question depends on the criteria used to measure "success". And also success for who? For Fujifilm? For you? For me?
    I can't find any sources that breakout sales for Fuji cameras by model, and of course it would be impossible to know what Fujifilm's criteria for success might be, even if we had that information. It has always struck me since becoming aware of X Series cameras that Fuji seems to attach a great deal of value to the design proposition of Electronic Range Finder cameras. It's a pretty distinct form for modern mirrorless cameras and they might value the distinction so much that break-even or even a manageable loss on X100 and X-Pro lines is totally worth it to them.
    Maybe for you or other X-Pro2 users, the X-Pro3 isn't compelling enough for an upgrade. I get that. The X-Pro2 strikes me as a great camera. In fact I decided to get the X-Pro2 and was saving my money when they introduced the 3. So I am totally into that being a thing.
    For me, the X-Pro3 is a total success. I have never owned a digital or mirrorless camera before buying the X-Pro3. The details that others dismiss as gimmicks were compelling enough for me to want them. The sub monitor doesn't feel or look like a gimmick to me at all. I like it. People who ask about my camera are always surprised and delighted by that detail. They are fascinated by the fact the LCD folds down and out. I like this too. I don't want to even be tempted to chimp, but it's super nice to have a screen available that isn't smeared with skin oil when I want to double check a result or make a wait-level photo if I'm unable to crouch or kneel.
    I purchased the FUJINON XF16mmF2.8 R WR as my first lens because I love the wideness. Is it a problem the viewfinder doesn't have framelines for this? It hasn't been for me. Maybe because of the way I compose things? Maybe I don't care? I certainly never once was "disappointed" or found myself wishing for those framelines. I also use adapted Pentax Takumar M42 screw mount lenses on the camera, including a Super Takumar 300mm F4. Does using this long lens make the "rangefinder" useless? Not entirely. You certainly have to trust that what you saw before you brought the camera to your eye will still be the case for the lower right of the frame. But that's where the functionality and flexibility of the ERF is so great: A simple push or pull of the viewfinder mode lever lets me see the electronic view. I can switch back and forth if I want. I can stay electronic if I want. I can have both. And I don't have to be "pure" or do one or the other. I can just do what I want.
    It's not just looks, or living a rangefinder-pure life that the X-Pro3 brings, but wonderful flexibility. The instrument helps me and facilitates me.
    This camera makes me want to pick up and shoot. It inspires me and instills me with confidence.
    X-Pro3 a success? For me it absolutely is.
    https://youpic.com/photographer/JonWhipple/
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    Ammut reacted to Golden Oxen in Has the X-Pro3 been a success?   
    A truly niche camera would be an X-Pro 4 that has no video features whatsoever, Zero
    A state of the art stills only camera would be a surprisingly big winner in my view.
    Why force folks like me to buy hybrids with so many camera models already.
    Do something really different Fujifilm, Please. Non video users are a part of the market to that no
    one is catering too.   
     
     
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    Ammut got a reaction from Chayelle in 18mm f/2 - Your experience/opinion on this lens?   
    Throwing my 2c in.  I love this lens.  Compact, excellent IQ for what I need for photo journalism/street photography.  It's not a bad landscape lens either.  I think it gets too much of a bad rap, and mainly from the pixel peepers. As you can see from some of the photos people have posted, it's a fine lens.  I use it with the X-Pro2.  
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    Ammut got a reaction from Curiojo in 18mm f/2 - Your experience/opinion on this lens?   
    Throwing my 2c in.  I love this lens.  Compact, excellent IQ for what I need for photo journalism/street photography.  It's not a bad landscape lens either.  I think it gets too much of a bad rap, and mainly from the pixel peepers. As you can see from some of the photos people have posted, it's a fine lens.  I use it with the X-Pro2.  
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    Ammut reacted to Warwick in 18mm f/2 - Your experience/opinion on this lens?   
    I'm using my 18mm a lot these days, and enjoying it. People say it's not sharp in the corners. I've not been bothered to check whether that's true or not. Besides, if people are looking at the sharpness of your corners rather than at your subject, you're doing something wrong as a photographer.
     
    Some pictures from a trip to Ghana




     
     
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    Ammut got a reaction from PoulWerner in Problem with my X Pro2.   
    Awesome.  Thanks!  Good to see that it was just me being a dummy, and not any bugs.  Also, I found this as a replacement for the printed manual (might be old news for you folks), and it's much easier to understand.  http://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-pro2/  
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