Zoom on XPro 3

35mm WR is a wonder - but it's a prime lens permanently preset at 35mm

For fun see if you can find a lightly used Fujinon 50-230mm XC. People sneer at them because 'plastic! barrel! OMG!' but they produce compelling images at every focal length in full daylight at a reasonable price. At one point they were being bundled for $99 at some shops if you bought a new body.

Chipinlove wrote:

Hey friends,

I bought an X-Pro 3 last year. My prior cameras were Canons but when I decided to upgrade, I fell in love with Fujifilm especially the X-Pro 3. I have no interest in video and I was sold on the experience of focusing just on photography. I also wanted lightweight as street photography is really more of my thing so it seemed like a perfect match. Initially I was in love and a bit overwhelmed with the camera but figured I would learn. Now a year later I feel like I might have made a mistake and bought something far above my skill level. I am taking a photography class and I am the only one with a Fuji so I can't get help there. I've watch tons of videos etc.

Here is my question.

I cannot get the camera to zoom! I feel like an idiot because I have to be doing something wrong with settings or what not. When I have the camera in manual mode, any other camera I have had, I can adjust the rings on the lens and within the view finder, the object visually appears closer or far away. When I attempt to zoom, I do see the meter in the view finder change but what I am seeing does not change at all, even the viewfinder box (sorry lack of a better term) does not change. When I snap a picture, the result is that nothing zoomed. I only have one lens at the moment. It's a 35 mm 1:2 R WR.

I'm at the point that maybe I should have stuck with canon or bought a different Fujifilm model.