Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-T3 – Which one is right for you?
What type of photographer would buy the Fujifilm X-T4 over the X-T3? Should you spend the extra money? Here I’m going to talk to you about these two cameras, the similarities, the differences and break down Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-T3 discussion once and for all. Then, I’ll give you my opinion on what one to buy?
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Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-T3 – Similarities and Differences
Pricing
So let’s get straight to it – The price difference. At the time of making the video the X-T3 with the 18-55 mm lens is £1250 and the X-T4 with the 18-55mm lens is £1899. This is a difference of £650. Now let’s see what you get for the extra money and do you need those features.
What the Fuji X-T3 and X-T4 have in common
Here’s the main similarities between the two.
26.1MP APS-C X-Trans IV BSI CMOS Sensor
X-Processor 4 image engine
ISO 160 to 12800, pull 80 and push 51200 (Extended values)
4K Videos recording up to 60p, F-Log, HLG
1/8000s (mechanical shutter)
Min. Shutter speed 15 minute (T mode)
Weather sealing
Two SD cards slots (both UHS-II)
WIFI and Bluetooth
USB Type C port with charging and power delivery
Impressive stats by anyone’s standards!
What do you get extra with the X-T4
IBIS – In Body Images Stabilization – Matched with a compatible IS lens Fujifilm claim you can get up to 6.5 extra stops of light handheld! In photography terms, this means a hand held picture taken at 1/125th of a second can now be handheld at just over ½ a second. Of course this will only work if everything is still within your frame.
More battery power – approx. 25% more power.
Slightly larger and slightly heavy. This is due to the bigger battery and IBIS system.
X-T4 has a separate dials to switch from still shooting to filming. Very handy feature if you do a lot of filming and still photography.
CCD Monitor is higher resolution and flips round so you can see yourself. Good for vloging and selfies!
Shutter unit is more robust. The X-T3 is rated at around 200,000 actuations whereas the X-T4 is rated at 300,000.
Auto focus tracking is better on the X-T4. However its already great on the X-T3!
Some more colour modes to choose from – If you do your colour grading in post like we do, then this won’t matter to you, but they are fun to use all the same.
Video recording – Both have the same frame rate & bit rate on 4K – 60fps at 200Mbps or 30fps at 400Mbps. Extremely high spec! However the X-T4 films slow mo in HD at 240fps (10x Slow mo) whereas the X-T3 films slow mo in HD at 120fps (5x Slow mo).
The X-T4 – Records video on both cards simultaneously.
The X-T4 has a feature called F-log view. This allows you to record video in log – but view on screen normal contrast and colour. F-log is available on both cameras.
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Conclusion
Fujifilm X-T3 is a Bargain!
At £1250 the Fujifilm X-T3 is an absolute Bargain! You get a high end, professional camera with a high-end lens for £1250. At this moment in time, I don’t think any other camera brand is offering those features for that money.
So why buy the X-T4?
Filming. If you’re going to take filming seriously it is worth the extra money. But remember the X-T3 is still a great filing camera with high specs.
For us here at TSOP it will be worth paying the extra and getting the X-T4 due to all the filming we do. Filming handheld with IBIS is really handy. But if it’s mainly still photography that you want to do then you save yourself some money.
Buy the Fujifilm X-T4 and X-T3 here
North America
Fujifilm X-T3 with 18-55mm lens - https://amzn.to/36yVoc5
Fujifilm X-T4 with 18-55mm lens - https://amzn.to/3d81wup
UK & Europe
Fujifilm X-T3 with 18-55mm lens - http://tidd.ly/77d0a45b
Fujifilm X-T4 with 18-55mm lens - http://tidd.ly/fadd822
NB: These are paid links and TSOP will receive a small percentage of any purchases made.
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