Relative to what you now have, the X-T3 is not a small, nor light camera. Have you checked measurements and weight against your current kits.

The Fuji X-T30 seems to be more of a weight size savings. Furthermore, the X-E3 is the smallest, lightest of the lot with the similar sensor. I have the E series (faux rangefinder) including the X-E3.

I do not consider the XT 1 through 3 smaller nor lighter than most small DSLRs from other MFRa.

I was stationed at Fort Ord in 1964 for basic training and Light Truck Driver schooling. During the driving school we used to take Jeeps (M151) 3/4 ton light trucks, Deuce and a half, and occasionally 5 ton tractors out on to the Laguna Seca track for racing. The Corkscrew was particularly tricky for the "new" IRS jeeps that replaced the M38 A1. The IRS was noted for rollover risk. In fact when they were shipped to Germany they were immediately "moth balled" in storage. You could buy them surplus with almost zero miles.

Laguna Seca was a kick for me in the military, although I never rolled over ONE M151, and survived the three I did.

No pics were allowed. It was the Army you know.

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I've shot a lot of Olympus, and a few Panasonics.

Have you checked https://www.getolympus.com/. They often have factory refurbished Olympus.

Just picked up my nearly new low count, spotless Fujifilm X-E3 from a Hong Kong Seller. US version. He shipped Monday June 3. Two days to SanFrancisco, Two days to Me in Central Oregon. Already exchange feedback both ways.

Seller accepted my $500 best offer. I've tested a number of Fujifilms and a large number of Olympus PEN and OM-D up to EM-1.

So now, currently I have kept a Fujifilm X-E1, X-E2, and this X-E3. I've tested the X-A bayer sensor. Not impressed. I've tested the X-Trans, as these 3 keepers denote. Best and highest use of the X-Trans is with Capture One for editing. Some have badmouthed the X-trans vs. Bayer, but my experience is that Adobes problems (early) with processing the X-trans was Adobe not good with X-Trans.

That was resolved with Capture One, and Adobe has improved their processing of the X-Trans. If anyone tells you the bayer sensors are better than X-trans, shut them down, and use Capture One. The waxy problem with X-trans and Adobe is no longer there, but Capture ONE fixed it first.

That's fine with me as I dumped all things Adobe long ago. Even before Adobe CC (rental program, which I hear is going up again).

I am impressed with these Fujifilm offerings, particulary X Trans, although I was happy with the Fujifilm SPRO Super CCD sensors. Fujifilm S2Pro, thru S5Pro with treatment of skin tones and superior dynamic range.

I've been shooting Fujica, Fujinar, Fujinon Fujifilm and all since an early 120 Roll Film Folder, and Fujica 35, Fujica G690 120 Roll Film to GSW690, then they started their EBC and Super EBC flare resistant coating, for which I dropped Hasselblads... bodies and glass.

I immediately jumped on their digital offerings, particularly in Super EBC Coated lenses, which are superior to most other glass in the market and fairly priced to boot.

My favorite lens for single use is the Fujifilm XF 18-55 f2.8-4 Super EBC lens running at roughly $300 used and a steal at that. The primes are somewhat more expensive but a better price value per focal length than most other manufacturers.

And only 4 days from Hong Kong.

Yes, Ima Fuji Kinda Guy!!!!

The dairy farmer who provided all the land for Woodstock, also provided all the milk the Woodstockers could drink. There were no drugs at Woodstock!

My apologies. I think that is Energy Vorteces. And they don't succumb to picture taking

The only MacDonalds in the world without Golden Arches is in Sedona. The city would only let them in if they gave up the Golden Arches. The MacDonald arches are Turquoise in Sedona, and nowhere else in the world other than Sedona.

Otherwise, there is nothing of consequence in Sedona and that whole area including the Grand Canyon. I was traveling up behind the Airport on a wooded road and a Wolf came out of the forest.
We stared at each other for about five minutes. Otherwise I have only been to Sedona, Jerome, Prescott, Oak Creek Canyon, and a few other surrounding areas about ten-twelve times.

Never visited nor wanted images of the GC. The heights make me nervous.

I did enjoy the hikes and energy vortexes, around the spiritual areas of the terrain Sedona and similar.

No way to do justice to the Grand Canyon with all the revolving racks of slides you can buy without buying gas in the area.

Yes, the focal plane shutter is just like the shutter in most SLR camera's. The opening is the size of the film.

It's just as you imagine and the difference in the shutter speeds is in how fast the opening in the rotating blind passes in front of the film (directly in front of the film)

A very reliable system and if you read my previous post on advantages. Worked for Graflex for years. Can't show you... no longer have one in my possession.

Sorry Bebu, but the focal plane shutter was a standard on Graflex 4X5 camera's for years. In fact a good focal plane shutter (a big blind on the back of the camera) was often more accurate on shutter speed and image quality than the lens shutters used on front of the camera with the lens.

There were many variation of focal plane shutters mounted on the back, just in front of the film, mounted on many manufacture of camera's.

The strong selling points. Often more accurate than regular shutters, and you only needed ONE shutter for ALL your lenses. A good, well serviced focal plane shutter was a godsend in many instances. Lenses could be mounted in Barrel and if adjustable apertures were needed, they could be inserted in the barrel alongside the lens, or an adjustable aperture by itself could be mounted at the lens.

FP shutters worked like a blind, with varied lengths of openings creating the various speeds.

I use Walmarts "Send Out Only" program. Goes to Fujifilm Professional Lab... no shipping. Ten day turnaround. Under $10 per roll. Fifteen years now. Great processing. Never a lost image.

The best part of the deal for me. I use them to process 120 roll medium format film. Color and B/W. I have two Walmarts within 20 miles. Both offer the Send Out Only program. This seems to be consistent with those Walmarts that have a contract for Fujifilm Products. Nobody at the store touches your film, going out or coming back. You get a call when it's back.

Again, great service on "Send Out Only" over fifteen year now. Excellent processing. No scanning. Original negatives back. Prints as well. Two stops at Walmart. They ship on their trucks no charge to you.

Correction... the High Desert Museum is located approx ten miles from BEND Oregon, largest population center in the middle of the state of Oregon. I live in Redmond Oregon, another 12 miles from High Desert Museum. Eastern Oregon, has as many beautiful sights as the Coast of Oregon and I used to visit the coast regularly. Now living on the high desert of Eastern Oregon, I get as many beautiful scenics as on the Coast.

Ignore Central and Eastern Oregon and rue the opportunities for fine photography you pass up.

There is a Ford TriMotor presently in our area (Central Oregon) doing flights in the region. Advance tickets are $72, and walkup are $77.00

Sounds like a variation on the DIY String Pod which B&H sells and in which you are the weight. The string attaches to the camera tripod attachment, and you step on the measured loop with one or both feet, using upward tension on the camera. The only thing you carry is the StringPod. No stakes, no hammer, and no weight aside from yourself.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/843802-REG/Steady_Web_SWAK_SC019_SteadyWeb_String_Tripod.html

or DIY (works for larger cameras as well)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjqPuHFoqhE

Fits in your pocket or camera bag.

I do full reset on my camera's and just adjust the setting for the shot I am about to take. It was no different with film. Why should digital be any different?

Price of provisioning and price of production. The simple answer is to cut costs in two areas. Manuals cost money to produce and inventory. Furthermore, printed manuals do not come from the same producer and they have to be shipped to the division that produces and packs the cameras. Well, so did the manuals that they DID produce to DVD and have to get to manufacturing and shipping, but costs intervene when most users buy the camera's and lenses and throw the rest away or lose it.

I worked on site for Dell Computers for a number of years and came to understand why Original Windows disks and any form of manual fell by the wayside. I went into homes, where the vast majority of original documentations for the computers were lost or trashed.

Presumably the same with camera's.

However, I have not seen one camera packaged without a PDF file on the DVD that also contains the proprietary software for RAW and editing for every new camera I have seen.

Those who want paper, go pay Barnes and Noble, or take the OEM manual you surely got on file and pay to have it printed. It's simply too costly for the manufacturers to pay for poorly written manuals by people who natively speak a different language, and only 10% of which are going to be used.

Blubber somewhere else please?