Fujifilm X-Pro3 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Black)

Fujifilm’s X-Pro3 upgrades its much-loved rangefinder series with the expected sensor and processor from the X-T3 and X-T30, improves the build quality with titanium top and bottom panels, offers an optional coating for greater scratch resistance, enhances the cunning hybrid viewfinder in both its...

The X-Pro3 is the most peculiar model yet in Fujifilm’s X-Pro series, and that’s saying something. On the one hand, it has a stylish, bullet-proof body with lots of manual controls.

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  Good autofocus system, Stylish rugged body, Excellent image quality, Top-flight film simulations, Electronic viewfinder

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  Impractical rear display, Not useful for video, Optical viewfinder tricky to learn

The Fujifilm X-Pro3 set out with a mission: to keep photographers shooting, rather than chimping (checking your photos as you shoot them). The camera's "hidden LCD" achieves this aim, forcing you to reconsider how you approach your shots, and captures the purity and joy of taking photographs.

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  Hidden LCD will stop you chimping…, Beautiful Fujifilm IQ and color rendition, Stylish yet seriously resilient body…

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  Rangefinder design takes getting used to, 4K video record time is limited, Expensive

The Fujifilm X Pro 3 is truthfully one of the most innovative cameras to come out this year. Though Sony has been pushing the boundaries when it comes to innovation, Fujifilm has been doing things that no one else is.

We look forward to evaluating the final production version of the Fujifilm X Pro 3 comprehensively once final production review units are available. Please stay tuned for our upcoming full review.

The X-Pro3 is aimed at serious photographers who have grown up with rangefinder cameras and want to shift to digital capture without losing the traditional rangefinder control layout.

Has more charm been added to the Fujifilm X-Pro3 by introducing an unusual hidden screen? Michael Topham offers his verdict

If you’re prepared to embrace its quirks, the X-Pro3 is shaping up to be one of the best street photography cameras you can buy. It's a strong stills performer, and features like the hybrid viewfinder and ‘hidden LCD’ give it a unique (if polarizing) mirrorless shooting experience.

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  Unique shooting experience, Improved hybrid viewfinder, Weatherproof design

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  Limited, unusual rear display, More expensive than the X-T3

Last year, some of the X-Photographers teamed up and filmed an interesting documentary on the making of new Fujifilm cameras. It included interviews with several of the key players, and you get a sense of how they think, their personalities, priorities, and decision making processes.