{"id":60387,"date":"2019-10-23T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T05:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fujifilmnxtc.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=xstories&#038;p=3158384"},"modified":"2024-05-02T04:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:28:21","slug":"different-breed-patrick-la-roque-x-x-pro3","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/en-gb\/stories\/different-breed-patrick-la-roque-x-x-pro3\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Breed: Patrick La Roque x X-Pro3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"embed-responsive\"><iframe width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pR2kROGKx4c\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>These Quiet Trajectories<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_01-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p><em>I sit there uninspired\u2014another anonymous room in a strange city. But then a breeze hits the curtains and life begins&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nWhen I opened the box and picked up the X-Pro3 I have to admit I didn\u2019t immediately understand what I was looking at. Where was the LCD? What in the world was this small, square, blip of a screen on that mostly empty back all about? I felt a wave of uncertainty wash over me&#8230;cold sweats even&#8230;until I noticed a notch and pulled, revealing a tilting touchscreen, hidden away but perfectly usable.<br \/>\nI grabbed a lens, turned the camera on. I knew we had a new film simulation to play with so that\u2019s what I selected right out of the box\u2014and a couple of shots later, my mind began to reel.<br \/>\nThen a light went on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_02-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_03-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_03-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>The X-Pro1 was my first Fujifilm \u201cwork camera\u201d, in the sense that I bought it specifically to replace a system I\u2019d been using professionally for years. Then when the X-Pro2 was released, I lived a very real love affair: everything about that camera felt exactly right\u2014the handling, the specs, the look. I paired it with the weather-resistant 35mmF2 the company had recently released, spent an evening completely drenched on the rainy streets of Tokyo and never looked back. This kit would handle anything.<br \/>\nSo how could the company follow-up what I considered an almost perfect machine? I heard rumblings here and there over the years, never anything specific. My only wish was that its identity would remain intact, for my loyal companion to remain a companion. Well I can tell you, without the faintest hint of a doubt, that the X-Pro3 isn&#8217;t leaving my hands anytime soon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_04-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_04-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_05-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_05-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>First of all, I\u2019ve fallen head over heels for CLASSIC Neg. This film simulation (based on the venerable Superia 100) results in very distinct-looking files, offering a processing starting point that\u2014for me\u2014happens to tick all the right boxes. It\u2019s like getting a brand new set of crayons. But this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of software: exploring the menus reveals a serious overhaul of customization capabilities and basic functionalities. You want less items in the Q Menu? Go for it. You don\u2019t need the Q Menu at all? Assign the button to another function and live happily ever after. There\u2019s an AF range limiter, a new tone curve UI, positive and negative clarity, unlimited multiple exposures, a new Color Chrome FX Blue feature (in addition to Red)&#8230;and every single setting is saved when creating a custom preset. Yes, every setting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_06-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_06-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_07-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_07-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_08-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_08-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_09-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_09-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>More importantly: despite physical and ergonomic changes, the camera feels right\u2014this is an X-Pro, through and through. The Hybrid Viewfinder is untouched, the form factor evolved but wholly familiar. In practice, I never found myself missing anything. I\u2019m not a fan of minimalism at all costs: a camera is a tool and as far as I\u2019m concerned, function needs to remain at the core of the experience. This design, in my opinion, has managed to perfectly strike a very delicate balance. Removing direct access to the LCD may seem like a gimmick to some but it isn\u2019t: for one, I find myself appreciating the sub-monitor\u2014just as I do on the GFX cameras\u2014but I also enjoy the&#8230;removal of noise? It\u2019s surprisingly effective in today\u2019s context, where everything around us seems to constantly battle for our attention through more and more pixels, blasting into our eyeballs. The technology is there when we need it, hidden when we don\u2019t. Superior to what we had before, but never in the way. It\u2019s an unexpected but welcome oasis. And the overall result is actually deceivingly simple: the X-Pro3 disappears\u2014while being more powerful than it\u2019s ever been.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a road takes us on a much more peaceful path than the one we expected.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nHard rain overtakes a blistering sun. Some run for shelter, others accept their day in silence. Later we\u2019ll embrace the glare, the gloom; headlights colliding in the sodium night. We\u2019ll look and we\u2019ll listen, trusting in our simple, quiet trajectory.\u00a0<br \/>\nUndisturbed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_10-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_10-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_11-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fujifilm-x.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/differentbreed_patrick-laroque_11-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These Quiet Trajectories FUJIFILM X-Pro3 &#038; XF35mmF1.4 R I sit there uninspired\u2014another anonymous room in a strange city. 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