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Fujifilm X-T3

Over the past six years, Fujifilm has been refining its X-series system, yet it's the X-T series that continues to generate the most interest from users who'd like the traditional shape of a DSLR combined with the charm of Fujifilm's classic styling in a smaller, lighter body. The recipe of beautifully sculpted handgrip, centrally positioned viewfinder and intuitive layout of buttons and dials has been so successful, it's led to other models like the X-T20 and X-T100 being made to ensure an option for all types of users and budgets. For those who want the best X-T-series camera that money can buy, the X-T2 has been the model to choose. When it arrived in 2016 it changed people's perception of the speed associated with mirrorless cameras and remains a great all-rounder. Two years on and in keeping with Fujifilm's two-year product cycle, the X-T3 has arrived, but can it continue to win photographers over, become the huge hit the X-T2 was, and tempt people away from taking the full-frame mirrorless route?

Features

Rather than employing Fujifilm's 24.3-million-pixel X-Trans CMOS III sensor, the X-T3 houses a newly developed 26.1-million-pixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS 4 chip. This fourth-generation sensor has a back-illuminated structure, excludes a low-pass filter and partners with Fujifilm's latest X-Processor 4 to offer advanced processing capabilities. Previously, ISO 160 was only available as extended ISO, but now it's part of the native range, spanning from ISO 160-12,800 (expandable to ISO 80-51,200).

The X-T2 was a speedy performer, but thanks to its new processor the X-T3

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