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> Also announced was the X-T3 WW, which is an X-T3 without a battery charger, and a $100 cheaper price-tag. The X-T3 and X-T3 WW are 100% identical. If you don’

> Also announced was the X-T3 WW, which is an X-T3 without a battery charger, and a $100 cheaper price-tag. The X-T3 and X-T3 WW are 100% identical. If you don’t need a battery charger, this might be a good option to save a little money. This is mildly infuriating. The X-T3 is nearly two generations old, why bother? Also you're telling me that the price of my camera was $100 more because of the damn battery charger?? I've literally never used it. X-T3 has USB-C charging, which was frankly the reason I bought it. Why not just go full Nintendo and stop shipping battery chargers altogether?

jgb1984 5y ago
I always use the external battery charger for my X-T3. Plugging a charging cable into the camera itself feels incredibly cumbersome? I'm supposed to put my camera on the floor somewhere near a wall socket for a few hours while the battery charges? What if I've got multiple batteries and I want to use the camera while one battery charges? What if there's a short circuit and it fries the camera? Give me a dedicated external charger any day of the week! Anyway I'm happy with the firmware upgrades the X-T3 received so far, bringing it up to the same AF performance level of the X-T4. Fujifilm has always spent it's firmware update efforts mainly on the X-T* range, all other bodies (x-pro, x-e, X-T*, x100) typically get abandoned shortly after release.
- xyzzy_plugh 5y ago
  > Plugging a charging cable into the camera itself feels incredibly cumbersome? I've... never found this to be the case. Almost everything I have charges by USB-C. In particular, being able to charge the camera on the go with a battery in my backpack while I'm shooting is a huge feature for me. If I'm capturing video I already have the door open (or removed) and an external monitor/capture card plugged in, so there's nothing unusual about an extra cable. I have multiple batteries, but I typically also use the grip to charge them via AC adapter so it's the same deal. Do you always put your phone on the floor near a wall socket while you charge it? My phone wasn't too much cheaper than my camera, and I don't really concern myself with shorts/electrical damage when charging. Besides, I don't really need multiple batteries (aside from the grip) because I can just use an external, portable, universal battery, of which I have several.

jgb1984 5y ago

I always use the external battery charger for my X-T3. Plugging a charging cable into the camera itself feels incredibly cumbersome? I'm supposed to put my camera on the floor somewhere near a wall socket for a few hours while the battery charges? What if I've got multiple batteries and I want to use the camera while one battery charges? What if there's a short circuit and it fries the camera? Give me a dedicated external charger any day of the week! Anyway I'm happy with the firmware upgrades the X-T3 received so far, bringing it up to the same AF performance level of the X-T4. Fujifilm has always spent it's firmware update efforts mainly on the X-T* range, all other bodies (x-pro, x-e, X-T*, x100) typically get abandoned shortly after release.

xyzzy_plugh 5y ago
> Plugging a charging cable into the camera itself feels incredibly cumbersome? I've... never found this to be the case. Almost everything I have charges by USB-C. In particular, being able to charge the camera on the go with a battery in my backpack while I'm shooting is a huge feature for me. If I'm capturing video I already have the door open (or removed) and an external monitor/capture card plugged in, so there's nothing unusual about an extra cable. I have multiple batteries, but I typically also use the grip to charge them via AC adapter so it's the same deal. Do you always put your phone on the floor near a wall socket while you charge it? My phone wasn't too much cheaper than my camera, and I don't really concern myself with shorts/electrical damage when charging. Besides, I don't really need multiple batteries (aside from the grip) because I can just use an external, portable, universal battery, of which I have several.