Back in August, Tony and Chelsea Northrup have posted their thoughts about the so-called mirrorless war, where they basically predicted success for full frame, and said Fujifilm will remain a niche product, because it’s only APS-C and they don’t have super fast glass to match full frame DOF. You can see the summary of the video here.
DPReview tested the Fujifilm X-T3 capabilities and concludes that the X-T3 “lives ip to its impressive specifications“. You can check out their video related review here. Their key points:
stunning video that lives up to X-T3 impressive specifications
Zebras and magnification during shooting make it easier to capture footage
Video works well enough to be usable for all but the most critical work
Lack of in-body stabilization makes it a tripod or gimbal camera
Video AF: generally holding focus steady unless it finds itself with nothing it can focus on. With a little tuning we generally found we could get the result we wanted for a range of different shooting situations
The Movie Silent Control mode, while fiddly to use, makes the X-T3 one of the most pleasant cameras for shooting both stills and video on
The X-T3’s 4K appears a little more detailed than the 4K output of the Sony A7 III. 1080p output isn’t as impressive, though it’s more detailed than the A7 III’s footage. This advantage is maintained into the 120 fps mode
DPReview also allows you to compare the video stills studio test. Check it out here.
Max Yuryev
Max Yuryev says the Fujifilm X-T3 a phenomenal camera for video shooters. Some key points of the video we share below (or see directly on youtube here):
it’s handsome
kit lens feels so solid, very good performer
tally light when filming, so you know when it’s recording
eye detection during video is very impressive feature
so many video options
H265 codec needs lots of CPU power when editing on computer
