This video review is from a year ago, but I chose this just to say how impressed I am of your thorough reviews, both textually and visually (YT). Your reviews have helped me a lot making decisions on "gear" to buy. And what a nice family you have. 😍
I come back to this review from time to time, despite me already having an X-T5. My first Fujifilm camera and I LOVE it! One of the best reviews of this camera, grest job Dustin!
What I really like about the retro dials is that you can change them while the camera is off. Which probably doesn’t sound like much, but I was surprised how much I missed it when I used a Sony the other day.
Dustin, you’re one of the coolest dudes out there. Your understanding of both the art and science of photography is impressive and doesn’t go unnoticed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’ll be sure to use your links next time I plan to make a purchase.
Great review as always Dustin! I think one important addition in regards to the buffer is to keep in mind that the buffer is in this case limited more by the reduced amount of RAM compared to the X-H2, rather than the use of UHS-II SD-cards. You can shoot more frames with the X-H2 and an SD-card in comparison with the X-T5. If you do a little napkin math the XT-5 seems to only have around 1GB of RAM for buffer use, while the X-H2 is at least 4GB. So that is one part of where the price difference is coming from.
I want the retro style controls and improved image and video capture and processing functionality of X-T5 in a camera body with a fully articulated screen and the ability to add an extended grip with space for two extra batteries (as it used to be in X-T4). This would be the perfect hybrid camera for me. Analogue controls make shooting stills in fully manual mode so much more enjoyable (you guessed it, I don't like PASM controls). Fully articulated screen is perfect for vlogging, selfies, and in general makes positioning of the camera and framing your photo or video so much easier (at least for me). Extended grip improves ergonomics and additional two batteries add a lot of extra power which is so useful on those hectic days of intensive photo and video shooting while sightseeing or hiking somewhere in places with no power socket in sight. Fujifilm seems to have arbitrarily split the potential buyers of their gear in two distinct groups. Either you are a photographer who occasionally shoots videos and does little or no vlogging (X-T5), or you are a videographer who occasionally shoots photos (X-H2/X-H2S). But what if you are someone like me, a person in the market for a new camera who (i) learned photography back in the halcyon days of analogue film cameras, and therefore (ii) highly values the retro-style controls of Fujifilm digital cameras such as X-T4 or X-T5, and (iii) absolutely adores the Fujifilm film simulations, and (iv) loves making videos as much as photos? Suddenly, for the new customers of my profile, Fujifilm made the buying decision so much more difficult. Thank you for this review and for all your reviews Dustin. I enjoy them so much, you're doing a great job. Happy New Year 2023 and greetings from Warsaw.
I do agree that they have very intentionally created some market separation between the two lines, which does mean that the X-T5 has taken a step back in a few areas.
Retired one of the xt3s I use for weddings and got an xt5. Decided against X-H2 because of screen, CF Express and weight/size. Very happy so far. Camera performs beautifully and AF (especially S-AF) is a major step up. Love the new sensor. Out of the box C-AF still not there in action heavy scenarios in terms of „fire and forget“ reliability like Sony/Canon, although can be improved to a certain degree when tweaking settings. For Fuji users, that are heavily invested in the system, and where switching systems left and right is not an option, this is the best Fuji‘s ever been.
CFEXPRESS is costly but you can get deals on them. SD card slots will be faded out in lieu of CFEXPRESS for speed. That said I bought a 512gb CFEXPRESS card from Sabrent for 159.00. This is a fair price for this card and for the speed 300.00 more fore the XH2 was worth it. Sometimes I think that I should have gotten the XH2S. But I don't shoot much video. In the future, I make get the XH2S.
Dustin--I love your in depth reviews, you do a great job. I had ordered an X-t5 but put the order on hold because there has been tons of complaints all over the internet Fuji forums about inferior AF performance with this camera. I think it is unfortunate, thought understandable given the crazy weather we've been having, that you were not able to do your usual in depth testing of the AF system. I, for one, would really appreciate it if you can add a more detailed AF test as an addendum to this review. The AF performance is definitely the main push back on this camera. I would also be interested in your take on high ISO noise with this camera vs the X-T4 with it's smaller sensor in terms whether the higher pixel density is associated with the expected increase in noise. Again, thanks for your wonderful work, I really appreciate it.
I suspect that some of the AF complaints might have been to do with the camera setting defaults. I was pretty disappointed with the hit rate on the XH2 until finding that it was set to release priority instead of focus priority. It meant that when shooting a fast moving subject at 15fps, you got what looked like focus confirmation in the evf or lcd, and the satisfying sound of the crazy fast shutter, but maybe 50% or a little better of the shots in focus. After switching to focus priority, usually the camera won't hit the advertised 15fps, and sounds a bit stuttery, but at least it's not wasting my time taking a heap of frames that I was always going to discard later. Without measuring it, I suspect that the shot rate is more like 7-10fps with focus priority, but my hit rate seems to be comfortably over 90% now. I'm very satisfied with that.
Hi Steve, I was one of the early gripers about the AF-C tracking performance, but am now "eating crow". After following the suggestions of other users, I have changed from release to focus priority and turned the AF+MF setting off. The tracking is now working well, very noticeably better than my X-T3. Also for Wide Tracking in continuous mode, I experimented further with the Tracking Sensitivity & AF Speed options to get a good hit rate (3 or 4 out of 5) when tracking a single football player during crowded, chaotic & fast moving action (using the Fuji 50-140mm F2.8).
just FYI i dont really see much of difference between my R5 and the XH-2, I imagine in a testing scenario you will find a difference in my real world use including shooting birds with the new 150-600 I have had no issues.
The price difference is even narrower in Europe. I would definitely have paid the difference if the body shape and UX were the same: dials, tilt screen, dials that actually click as a function button. So, I don´t see it as a genuine choice for fans of the x-t3/5 body style and experience, unfortunately. The build quality of the x-h2 was noticeably better also that the x-t5, but in my hands not as ergonomic (finger gymnastics required to use on-handed), and I wanted that x-t5 shooting experience and functionality. In a way I wish Fuji had put everything it could into the x-t5 from the x-h2 (EVF, one Compact Flash slot) and just made it that little more expensive. The body shape, UX and 8k were enough to differentiate the two cameras without the artifical differences. Two great cameras, though.
I love those buttons, I used Canon for a long time, and when I changed Fuji, and learnt the buttons, it's kind of the best I got, I can change them while my eyes are still on the view finder... Never imagined that I wouldn't want any other type of camera. Yet, I would have loved better focus system as well ! Thank you so much Dustin, You are always so great with these In depth videos! Best from Uruguay. PS, what about insects? Is there any eye focus for them? :)
Big highlight of the X-T5 is the new AI chip and improved subject/eye AF algorithm. Was hoping to see it more in action. Some people hyped it has reached Sony A1 or Canon R3/R5 level and no longer behind. IMO after testing one at the store don't think that is true yet, but definitely closer.
If you do the math 40mp on APS-C is 90mp FF equivalent. 91mp to be precise. You've also tested A7RV's 61mp with G-Masters and Sigmas, could any APS-C lens can be 1,5 times sharper than those FF lenses in order to be able to resolve 40mp on an APS-C sensor? It would be hugely interesting if you could pick the sharpest x-mount lens you've tried and test those 40mp against a 26mp body side by side. Thanks for another great review.
Hello. I'm hoping you might be able to answer my questions regarding image aspect ratios ( *that I think ) are available on the XT-5 ( *according to some sources, Fuji has added 4:3 and 5:4 ratios to the XT-5 ). ( I'm especially interested in shooting in the 4:3 ratio ). My questions ( referring only to stills, and stills only shot in RAW ): I.) Can the 4:3, 5:4 and 1:1 ratios be applied to exposures in RAW? ( If answer to 1.) is yes ). 2.) When any one of the above-mentioned ratios is selected , will that ratio be applied to the images displayed on the LCD monitor and in the EVF? 3.) Will RAW files resulting from using either the 4:3, 5:4, or 1:1 ratio retain the selected aspect ratio? Thank you.
Hi Ronald, I'm working off memory, but I believe that the answer is yes to your questions. The EVF and LCD should display the selected ratio, and RAW files will reflect that change as well.
Great review; felt very objective. I had an X-T4 and now the 5 and I’ve been mildly roasted in the Fuji groups for suggesting that I avoid going over 3200 with the new camera, whereas with my X-T4 I had similar noise performance at around 6400.
I don't think it is a full stop difference, myself, between the two cameras. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that noise levels aren't radically increased despite the huge resolution increase.
Not my experience (coming from the x-t3, twin to the x-t4). With the x-t5 iso 10,000 is where my comfort zone starts to get tested. This is only a smidge lower than the x-t3 where 12800 would be my de facto limit. The main reason isn´t the noise per se, but unlike the x-t3 at high ISO (10,000+) if you push the files (heavy crop, shaddow recovery) those little white pixels start making an appearance, and these can be a pain to fix. They only seem to occur in the black areas. I´ve seen them referred to as hot pixels, but they´re not. But were it not for that, the nopise performance at ISO 12800 would be very comparable, and looking at the image as a whole - not pixel peeping - you wouldn´t really be able to tell. This is also true comparing to my x100v.
@@brownbear100 Have you tried downsampling the files? I export my x-t5 files with a long edge of 6000 pixles and that gives me a file size close to my x100v & x-t30ii. At that point, I cant tell them apart.
I'm curious about the Tamron 17-70 lens for this camera. On the Sony the Tamron is a pretty sharp lens, but how does it perform with Fuji's 40MP sensor?
I have it as the only zoom for my X-H2s and x-T5. It is a great performer on both cameras until you get to about 60mm-ish then from 60-70, it’s still really good but not as sharp.
Thanks, Dustin. I always enjoy your straightforward reviews. Do you have any plans on reviewing the flagship H2s? I went away from the T series and purchased the H2s, I've been very impressed with the stack sensor.
My xt3 and xt2 still serve me well. Maybe in the future when the prices drop the xt5. But not at this moment. Nevertheless great they continue the xt line.
Thank you for the detailed review Dustin. I love the style, film simulation, color and handling of the XT5. I am debating to get a older full frame Sony A7 III for not too much more.
Another great review - always getting the pros and cons across is your forte. There is great contention with this camera and it seems that some have missed the point of the XT5. It is a stills camera first and foremost. That is why there are differencies with the XH2...which is a full hybrid system. Stills photographers were baying for Fuji to return to stills photography first and they listened. The 3 way tilt screen was top of the list because the fully articulated screen just isn't suitable just for stills. The screen should be directly behind the lens not at the side. The CF card issue is not valid because which stills photographer - not wildlife or action - needs 19 fps? If people want that and are photographing fast moving subjects, that is what the XH2 is for. The XT5 is excellent for what is is designed for. We can't make comparisons and "I wish it had that" kind of thing when it isn't meant to do that!! I'm glad that you gave a more rounded view and acknowledged that this camera is not a hybrid and neither was it meant to be.
hello sir. are the photos you've shown are edited?? or are they straight out of the camera??? photos like the LAKE at 27:15, the trees at 29:08 and hi-way at 29:10. may i know if they've been processed already or not yet? thank you!! i just wanna know how sharp the x-t5 is. thank you
The biggest advantage of the cameras from Sony (A6600) is always overlooked: In contrast to the X-T5, they can be operated largely with one hand. And you almost never have to take the camera off your eye to adjust settings. You can always keep an eye on the composition of the picture, because you are constantly looking through the viewfinder with your right eye while operating the camera with your right hand. The left eye looks past the camera. Either to maintain direct eye contact with the model or to observe the surroundings (street photography!). The left hand also remains free. It can hold a reflector or a flash. Or a bag... Or you can hold something with your left hand or pull yourself up while you take pictures. With a wrist strap and a lightweight lens (Samyang!), you can carry the A6600 for hours at a time. The hand grip is shaped to hang securely on three fingertips. All of this is not possible with the X-T5. Unfortunately, the A6600 is overpriced and outdated. Hopefully Sony will soon release an A6800 with the 26mp BSI sensor and an A6800r with 40mp. Some would like a "professional" A7000 with the body of the A7. Personally, I don't need such a camera, but it would certainly be an important statement from Sony.
A most interesting review - progressed from an XT 1 to a lovely XH 1 - current is XT4 - don’t see enough to make me want to switch to a 5. Thank you for your review 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
Great review, thank you. A friend bought the XT5 with a 24-105 equiv, and on AV setting, it allows the camera to hit very low shutter speeds, like 1/30th while zoomed to 105mm. Did you find a setting to restrict this at all? I shoot Canon and looked but did not see anything, Thanks!!
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you Dustin, I did that since she is a new user, auto iso, she picks aperture in AV. It surprised me the camera would allow the shutter speed to go that low at 80mm (105mm equiv). I noticed some of her pix were not as tack sharp as a result. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully in a while she will not need auto iso, but to start, it is good.
@@DustinAbbottTWI will the help of a video crew, we found it! if others have this issue, go iso settings, AUTO 1, select auto range and then set minimum shutter speed. With time she will want to turn this off, but for now it should fix things. thanks.
Thanks for the review, having had the XH2 and XH2s on loan from fuji for a few weeks ive decided ( I think ) to go for the XT5, that flippy screen drove me nuts although the body design was awesome, if shoot at the hip i want the screen inline and with the XH it felt weird to me to be looking of axis and lining up even with the lines on rear screen was an issue> im going to miss the XH viewfinder though and the dials and joysticks. Image quality from the XH2 sensor though so the XT5 was dam good, maybe 3rd or 3/3rds of a stop more noise but the details are there and I personally dont mind noise in my images as long as it's nice and even. 6400 was very usable. It will be my 2nd body as didnt feel i could rid myself of my A9II and Batis range of lenses, it will replace my A7RIV which I hated, paired with the 33mm f1.4 mainly
@@DustinAbbottTWI quality of screen was nice and for video work I can see the benefits but for stills and discreet shooting it expands the body of the camera this the visible footprint and makes you more visible and in a day and age where people are more savvy to photos to be discreet when either shooting documentary work or street life makes a difference 😃
One thing I don't really like about the xt-5 is the jpeg output from the camera, even with the best quality. There is still a big color information lost on jpeg, which I can actually tell by eyeballing the RAW and jpeg. the pictures exported with RAW has a much vibirate color However I don't see these differences on my old xt-20.
Good review, Dustin! Could you clarify something for me? Regarding highlight recovery - the people who advocate for "expose to the right" say that it is better to push your histogram as far as you can to the right without clipping. That is, they say it is actually better to overexpose the image and then bring the exposure down in post-processing. In your testing, when you overexpose and then have trouble recovering highlights, is it because there was clipping involved or is it simply reducing the exposure from a higher level that was still in the range of the sensor? (By the way, I shoot in raw. Do your highlight recovery tests only apply to JPEGs?)
That's a little strange to me, as I would advise the opposite. Basically every camera I test is better at shadow recovery than it is highlight recovery. I shoot all of my tests in RAW, BTW.
No, he's likely clipping the highlights by over exposing by multiple stops. If you ETTR and don't clip you won't have a problem with intact highlights.
Very nice video as usual. One area that the new Fuji models have not substantially improved over the older models like the xt3 is dynamic range for stills and it will probably never reach that of full frame cameras. What do you think? Thanks
I'm not sure how much more DR can be squeezed out a smaller sensor. It will be hard to compete with the best full frame sensors, though, as typically DR improves with larger sensor areas.
I have been a Fuji shooter for 10 years now but the worms issue in Lightroom and the overall water color effects/fuzziness with foliage and patterns is getting me increasingly frustrated. The picture at 27:08 appears to show the fuzzines I am talking about in the trees on the left. What is your opinion on the subject ?
I love having RF 14-35 F4L on my EOS R. This is an amazing lens. I bought R10 and use my RF 24-105 F4L on that body and carry 2 cameras (for landscape - hobby). However, RF 24-105 F4L has terrible flare resistance. B&H still has a sale for RF 70-200 F4L for $1500. I plan to put it on R10 and get that 1.6 zoom as a bonus. What I do with RF 25-105 F4L is either keep or or sell it. I considered RF 100-400, but I think i will be disappointed with the image quality. I am a pixel peeper who stares at zoomed in images on my 55 inch 4K OLED screen. I think it makes sense to pull at trigger on 70-200 F4L for the R10? At least quality wise I won't be disappointed and I would not have to worry about flare resistance since it is good on this lens. I rented and used RF 100-500 lens before. It is amazing. However, I can't take it with me on the plane and I fly a lot worldwide. That lens is too big and heavy and I can't justify the price for a hobby, which will be limited to road trips. RF 70-200 F4L that is then? Thanks !
That's true. I just don't think the demand was there on the X-T4, and I also think that they are trying to further differentiate between the X-Tx lineup and the X-Hx lineup.
I too appreciate your review Dustin. My head is about to explode trying to decide on an XT4 or XT5! I'm not an art photographer, I only have time for shooting jpeg. I've been quite happy with XT2, XF60mm macro and EF60 flash for documenting insects, herps etc. I heavily crop my images and am not interested in printing. Not a bird or large mammal photographer. Never video. While wading a stream, I slipped and went underwater with all my gear. XT2 and EF60 flash can't be salvaged, but Fuji is repairing the 60mm macro. I want the sharpest images possible for identification of subjects by myself or experts. Will the XT5 cropped image yield a noticeably sharper image with greater detail using the XF60 Macro or would you recommend I save myself money and look for a used XT3 or XT4? As for a macro lens, the XF60 is the only one that allows enough distance to subject, yet is light enough an old lady can carry it all day, so it's a keeper for me. I'd certainly appreciate input from you or any of your viewers who can offer some input.
@@DustinAbbottTWI I am interested in the Loxia because they are not AF & of course give great picture results. Any other brands ? You get my point, I want a XT5 with great non AF lenses. I know a Sony R7III would do but I am an old man used to film photo and I don't like the PSAM system.
Consider the Voigtlander X-mount lenses bhpho.to/3r5rsCO - they are very like Loxia lenses (same glass as Zeiss, same beautiful build and focus rings). The Laowa 65mm F2.8 2X macro is probably one of the best value lenses for X-mount out there: bhpho.to/3qVDsqf
What I read is that x-trans from fuji have no low-pass filter which should give sharper images than bayer, but in reality even 40mpix samples feels blurry, because it gives tiny or none difference to much lower 24mpix from sony or 32mpix from canon, is there some denoising applied to RAW images? Is this can be turned off to get sharper results as fuji claims to be? The specs of x-t5 is wonderful and would love to try it but this blurry thing keeps me away from fuji
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you for answer, so there is hope, 40mpix is really tempting for wildlife cropping possibilities and still keeping aps-c weight
Another fantastic review 👌 is it possible to get good results using these Fuji apsc cameras professionally for use at weddings ? Rather than the more expensive full frame Sonys or canon
I would say it is, particularly if you pair them with good lenses and learn to maximize the focus system. I'm still more of a full frame person, myself, but a camera like the X-T5 can deliver very nice results.
I believe it's a common misconception that full-frame systems are more expensive than cropped-sensor ones. Lenses for APS-C and FF sensors that yield identical visual outcomes will virtually fall in the same cost and weight category. That is, the overall advantage boils down to the difference in the body price. And even this will vanish once you start growing your collection of glass.
@@mcchicken9342 a very valid point ! Sony cameras are compact and Sony lenses are also cheaper than canon and Nikon full frame and leica cameras and full frame bodies are very expensive and i Sony gear is the only system in price comparable to Fuji apsc prices but still a tiny bit expensive but it’s full frame and better in low light
@@djstuc what is a "pro line" metric here, and how it helps me to choose between two camera systems? You managed to leave a pretty long comment, yet brought nothing to the argument but a bunch of insults.
Why is there suddenly more dynamic range in video? Nowadays manufacturers claim more than 13 stops in video dynamic range, though according photonstophotos only two cameras (both Phase One') to date exceeded 13 stops in photographic dynamic range.
the X-T5 has an lcd display of Approx. 1.84 million dots, while the X-H2 has 1.62 million dots... seems strange the less expensive camera would have a better spec here. Do you think the difference is likely imperceptible?
I couldn't say for certain without seeing them side by side. The X-H2 is probably pretty similar to the X-T4 (fully articulating with a similar resolution)
I spent 5 days in Maine having EOS R with 14-35 F4L and R10 with 24-105 F4L with about 4000 shots. EOS R is so superior to R10. R10 auto focus simply does not work well. I had more out of focus shots of my wife and animals than on the EOS R. Bokeh on R10 is atrocious. Don't even bother with F4 with either RF 24-105 L or 14-35 F4L. I tried both. Might as well do all portraits at F8. At least on EOS R, you know what you are getting with is clumsy focus point with a touch screen. At least it works when you manage to use it well. R10's "upgraded" focus system is unpredictable and unreliable. I went to Best Buy and tried out R7, it is even worse than R10. The white balance is completely off towards the green end. It gave me a completely different white balance than EOS R and R 10 with the same lens. At least R10 is consistent with it's white balance . The new joystick with the control ring on R7 around it is abysmal. I have small fingers and I constantly hit the ring when I was trying to use the joystick for focus point. Does Nintendo , Sony or Microsoft put a control ring around their gamepad analog joysticks? They don't and for a good reason.
One thing I’ve yet to see is if the ISO lock button also locks the drive mode; something that irritated me with the XT4. I can’t understand why Fuji chose a 3.69 EVF for this camera knowing it was “photographer” first. I can only assume it’s an upgrade for XT2 and XT3 owners but the product cycle is only to solve a few issues at a time to keep with genuine camera updates on a 5 year timeline. I might buy this camera for my girlfriend but not for me.. the XH2S and Canon R5 EVF has spoiled me so much I don’t really want to go back.
Not ever owning a FUJI camera, I am perplexed as to why they removed the fully articulating screen. Here's why I say that. (And, yes, I understand that many FUJI users prefer the tilting screen over the fully articulation one.) For me, it's one change [backwards] that literally could and probably will stop me from purchasing this nice camera. I mean, most of the camera industry has moved towards a fully articulating screen because it's what MOST camera users want. Them the facts, just look at the influencers out there on YT and they clearly outnumber those who prefer the tilting screen.
This video review is from a year ago, but I chose this just to say how impressed I am of your thorough reviews, both textually and visually (YT). Your reviews have helped me a lot making decisions on "gear" to buy. And what a nice family you have. 😍
Glad it was helpful!
I come back to this review from time to time, despite me already having an X-T5. My first Fujifilm camera and I LOVE it!
One of the best reviews of this camera, grest job Dustin!
Thank you.
What I really like about the retro dials is that you can change them while the camera is off. Which probably doesn’t sound like much, but I was surprised how much I missed it when I used a Sony the other day.
That's a fair point. You can be predictive as to what kinds of shots you want to make.
Totally agree
Same here. I am also missing them now after having moved away from my XPro3…
Dustin, you’re one of the coolest dudes out there. Your understanding of both the art and science of photography is impressive and doesn’t go unnoticed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’ll be sure to use your links next time I plan to make a purchase.
Thank you very much all around.
Dustin does the best in depth reviews on gear - love them.... I am seriously considering this camera and this review helps.
Glad to help!
Great review as always Dustin!
I think one important addition in regards to the buffer is to keep in mind that the buffer is in this case limited more by the reduced amount of RAM compared to the X-H2, rather than the use of UHS-II SD-cards. You can shoot more frames with the X-H2 and an SD-card in comparison with the X-T5. If you do a little napkin math the XT-5 seems to only have around 1GB of RAM for buffer use, while the X-H2 is at least 4GB. So that is one part of where the price difference is coming from.
It seems to me that the additional $300 brings a LOT of stuff.
I want the retro style controls and improved image and video capture and processing functionality of X-T5 in a camera body with a fully articulated screen and the ability to add an extended grip with space for two extra batteries (as it used to be in X-T4).
This would be the perfect hybrid camera for me.
Analogue controls make shooting stills in fully manual mode so much more enjoyable (you guessed it, I don't like PASM controls).
Fully articulated screen is perfect for vlogging, selfies, and in general makes positioning of the camera and framing your photo or video so much easier (at least for me).
Extended grip improves ergonomics and additional two batteries add a lot of extra power which is so useful on those hectic days of intensive photo and video shooting while sightseeing or hiking somewhere in places with no power socket in sight.
Fujifilm seems to have arbitrarily split the potential buyers of their gear in two distinct groups. Either you are a photographer who occasionally shoots videos and does little or no vlogging (X-T5), or you are a videographer who occasionally shoots photos (X-H2/X-H2S).
But what if you are someone like me, a person in the market for a new camera who (i) learned photography back in the halcyon days of analogue film cameras, and therefore (ii) highly values the retro-style controls of Fujifilm digital cameras such as X-T4 or X-T5, and (iii) absolutely adores the Fujifilm film simulations, and (iv) loves making videos as much as photos?
Suddenly, for the new customers of my profile, Fujifilm made the buying decision so much more difficult.
Thank you for this review and for all your reviews Dustin. I enjoy them so much, you're doing a great job.
Happy New Year 2023 and greetings from Warsaw.
I do agree that they have very intentionally created some market separation between the two lines, which does mean that the X-T5 has taken a step back in a few areas.
At last a REAL review of the amazing capabilities of the 40MP sensor! Thanks Dustin.
Glad it was helpful!
Retired one of the xt3s I use for weddings and got an xt5. Decided against X-H2 because of screen, CF Express and weight/size. Very happy so far. Camera performs beautifully and AF (especially S-AF) is a major step up. Love the new sensor. Out of the box C-AF still not there in action heavy scenarios in terms of „fire and forget“ reliability like Sony/Canon, although can be improved to a certain degree when tweaking settings. For Fuji users, that are heavily invested in the system, and where switching systems left and right is not an option, this is the best Fuji‘s ever been.
That's a pretty great synopsis right there, and accurate in my experience.
CFEXPRESS is costly but you can get deals on them. SD card slots will be faded out in lieu of CFEXPRESS for speed. That said I bought a 512gb CFEXPRESS card from Sabrent for 159.00. This is a fair price for this card and for the speed 300.00 more fore the XH2 was worth it. Sometimes I think that I should have gotten the XH2S. But I don't shoot much video. In the future, I make get the XH2S.
Try switching to af-c focus priority. It will make a huge difference
Dustin--I love your in depth reviews, you do a great job. I had ordered an X-t5 but put the order on hold because there has been tons of complaints all over the internet Fuji forums about inferior AF performance with this camera. I think it is unfortunate, thought understandable given the crazy weather we've been having, that you were not able to do your usual in depth testing of the AF system. I, for one, would really appreciate it if you can add a more detailed AF test as an addendum to this review. The AF performance is definitely the main push back on this camera. I would also be interested in your take on high ISO noise with this camera vs the X-T4 with it's smaller sensor in terms whether the higher pixel density is associated with the expected increase in noise. Again, thanks for your wonderful work, I really appreciate it.
I suspect that some of the AF complaints might have been to do with the camera setting defaults. I was pretty disappointed with the hit rate on the XH2 until finding that it was set to release priority instead of focus priority.
It meant that when shooting a fast moving subject at 15fps, you got what looked like focus confirmation in the evf or lcd, and the satisfying sound of the crazy fast shutter, but maybe 50% or a little better of the shots in focus.
After switching to focus priority, usually the camera won't hit the advertised 15fps, and sounds a bit stuttery, but at least it's not wasting my time taking a heap of frames that I was always going to discard later.
Without measuring it, I suspect that the shot rate is more like 7-10fps with focus priority, but my hit rate seems to be comfortably over 90% now. I'm very satisfied with that.
I'm working on a review of the 150-600mm right now, so I'm hopefully of getting some kind of tracking scenario over the next week or so.
Hi Steve, I was one of the early gripers about the AF-C tracking performance, but am now "eating crow". After following the suggestions of other users, I have changed from release to focus priority and turned the AF+MF setting off. The tracking is now working well, very noticeably better than my X-T3. Also for Wide Tracking in continuous mode, I experimented further with the Tracking Sensitivity & AF Speed options to get a good hit rate (3 or 4 out of 5) when tracking a single football player during crowded, chaotic & fast moving action (using the Fuji 50-140mm F2.8).
just FYI i dont really see much of difference between my R5 and the XH-2, I imagine in a testing scenario you will find a difference in my real world use including shooting birds with the new 150-600 I have had no issues.
@@robertbirnbach2312 I think the difference is more when shooting video. Fuji autofocus is then not as good as still autofocus.
Excellent review as always I settled on an XH2. The features and size for 300.00 more was more suitable for me.
I think that's where I would be, too.
The price difference is even narrower in Europe. I would definitely have paid the difference if the body shape and UX were the same: dials, tilt screen, dials that actually click as a function button. So, I don´t see it as a genuine choice for fans of the x-t3/5 body style and experience, unfortunately. The build quality of the x-h2 was noticeably better also that the x-t5, but in my hands not as ergonomic (finger gymnastics required to use on-handed), and I wanted that x-t5 shooting experience and functionality. In a way I wish Fuji had put everything it could into the x-t5 from the x-h2 (EVF, one Compact Flash slot) and just made it that little more expensive. The body shape, UX and 8k were enough to differentiate the two cameras without the artifical differences. Two great cameras, though.
I love those buttons, I used Canon for a long time, and when I changed Fuji, and learnt the buttons, it's kind of the best I got, I can change them while my eyes are still on the view finder... Never imagined that I wouldn't want any other type of camera. Yet, I would have loved better focus system as well !
Thank you so much Dustin, You are always so great with these In depth videos! Best from Uruguay. PS, what about insects? Is there any eye focus for them? :)
Glad to help out, and yes, I do think insects are one of the tracking categories.
Big highlight of the X-T5 is the new AI chip and improved subject/eye AF algorithm. Was hoping to see it more in action. Some people hyped it has reached Sony A1 or Canon R3/R5 level and no longer behind. IMO after testing one at the store don't think that is true yet, but definitely closer.
My feelings are similar. I don't think we're at the level of those superior cameras, but it is improved.
thanks for review and nice tip with overexposing with higher iso and dr boost 👍
Glad it was helpful!
If you do the math 40mp on APS-C is 90mp FF equivalent. 91mp to be precise.
You've also tested A7RV's 61mp with G-Masters and Sigmas, could any APS-C lens can be 1,5 times sharper than those FF lenses in order to be able to resolve 40mp on an APS-C sensor? It would be hugely interesting if you could pick the sharpest x-mount lens you've tried and test those 40mp against a 26mp body side by side.
Thanks for another great review.
The Viltrox Pro AF 75mm F1.2 is probably the sharpest lens that I've reviewed on it thus far. I would say it is close to keeping up.
Hello.
I'm hoping you might be able to answer my questions regarding image aspect ratios ( *that I think ) are available on the XT-5 ( *according to some sources, Fuji has added 4:3 and 5:4 ratios to the XT-5 ).
( I'm especially interested in shooting in the 4:3 ratio ).
My questions ( referring only to stills, and stills only shot in RAW ):
I.) Can the 4:3, 5:4 and 1:1 ratios be applied to exposures in RAW?
( If answer to 1.) is yes ).
2.) When any one of the above-mentioned ratios is selected , will that ratio be applied to the images displayed on the LCD monitor and in the EVF?
3.) Will RAW files resulting from using either the 4:3, 5:4, or 1:1 ratio retain the selected aspect ratio?
Thank you.
Hi Ronald, I'm working off memory, but I believe that the answer is yes to your questions. The EVF and LCD should display the selected ratio, and RAW files will reflect that change as well.
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Great review; felt very objective. I had an X-T4 and now the 5 and I’ve been mildly roasted in the Fuji groups for suggesting that I avoid going over 3200 with the new camera, whereas with my X-T4 I had similar noise performance at around 6400.
I don't think it is a full stop difference, myself, between the two cameras. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that noise levels aren't radically increased despite the huge resolution increase.
Not my experience (coming from the x-t3, twin to the x-t4). With the x-t5 iso 10,000 is where my comfort zone starts to get tested. This is only a smidge lower than the x-t3 where 12800 would be my de facto limit. The main reason isn´t the noise per se, but unlike the x-t3 at high ISO (10,000+) if you push the files (heavy crop, shaddow recovery) those little white pixels start making an appearance, and these can be a pain to fix. They only seem to occur in the black areas. I´ve seen them referred to as hot pixels, but they´re not. But were it not for that, the nopise performance at ISO 12800 would be very comparable, and looking at the image as a whole - not pixel peeping - you wouldn´t really be able to tell. This is also true comparing to my x100v.
@@brownbear100 Have you tried downsampling the files? I export my x-t5 files with a long edge of 6000 pixles and that gives me a file size close to my x100v & x-t30ii. At that point, I cant tell them apart.
Have you tried using the new Adobe Lightroom Denoise AI capability in conjunction with high ISO raw images from the X-T5?
I got mine in today! Thanks for the advice
Hope you enjoy it!
I'm curious about the Tamron 17-70 lens for this camera. On the Sony the Tamron is a pretty sharp lens, but how does it perform with Fuji's 40MP sensor?
That would actually be worth testing in the future. Maybe when I do the X-H2 review.
I have it as the only zoom for my X-H2s and x-T5. It is a great performer on both cameras until you get to about 60mm-ish then from 60-70, it’s still really good but not as sharp.
Great in depth review as always. Thank you!
You're welcome.
Thanks, Dustin. I always enjoy your straightforward reviews. Do you have any plans on reviewing the flagship H2s? I went away from the T series and purchased the H2s, I've been very impressed with the stack sensor.
My plan is to review the H2 first. It will probably be a month or two, though.
My xt3 and xt2 still serve me well. Maybe in the future when the prices drop the xt5. But not at this moment. Nevertheless great they continue the xt line.
Makes sense.
Thank you for the detailed review Dustin. I love the style, film simulation, color and handling of the XT5.
I am debating to get a older full frame Sony A7 III for not too much more.
It's a tough decision, as Sony has a lot of great lenses.
Did I hear you say that the Xt5 records in pro res video, because if so I read that only the XH2 and the XH2S can record in pro-res.
It can output Pro Res over HDMI.
Another great review - always getting the pros and cons across is your forte. There is great contention with this camera and it seems that some have missed the point of the XT5. It is a stills camera first and foremost. That is why there are differencies with the XH2...which is a full hybrid system. Stills photographers were baying for Fuji to return to stills photography first and they listened. The 3 way tilt screen was top of the list because the fully articulated screen just isn't suitable just for stills. The screen should be directly behind the lens not at the side. The CF card issue is not valid because which stills photographer - not wildlife or action - needs 19 fps? If people want that and are photographing fast moving subjects, that is what the XH2 is for. The XT5 is excellent for what is is designed for. We can't make comparisons and "I wish it had that" kind of thing when it isn't meant to do that!! I'm glad that you gave a more rounded view and acknowledged that this camera is not a hybrid and neither was it meant to be.
I personally always prefer the articulated screen, but I think your points in general are valid.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Yes, we all have our own favourite features - enjoyed your vid as usual
Thanks for the great in-depth review as always, Dustin. Did you notice any rolling shutter issue (especially for video) vis-à-vis XT4?
Not that stood out to me, but I don't really torture test video stuff as I'm mostly a photography first channel.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Got it 👍
Hi Dustin, Loved the review. Wanted to ask your personal opinion, would you consider this to be an upgrade to the Sony a7 III?
I would say yes. Fuji still has limitations, but the a7III is outmoded in a lot of key areas now.
hello sir. are the photos you've shown are edited?? or are they straight out of the camera??? photos like the LAKE at 27:15, the trees at 29:08 and hi-way at 29:10. may i know if they've been processed already or not yet? thank you!! i just wanna know how sharp the x-t5 is. thank you
There is minimal edits to those photos. Essentially my basic edits on import to RAW images.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you sir! You are very helpful! Thank you for the review and reply have a nice day!
Thanks!
Welcome!
The biggest advantage of the cameras from Sony (A6600) is always overlooked: In contrast to the X-T5, they can be operated largely with one hand. And you almost never have to take the camera off your eye to adjust settings. You can always keep an eye on the composition of the picture, because you are constantly looking through the viewfinder with your right eye while operating the camera with your right hand. The left eye looks past the camera. Either to maintain direct eye contact with the model or to observe the surroundings (street photography!). The left hand also remains free. It can hold a reflector or a flash. Or a bag... Or you can hold something with your left hand or pull yourself up while you take pictures. With a wrist strap and a lightweight lens (Samyang!), you can carry the A6600 for hours at a time. The hand grip is shaped to hang securely on three fingertips. All of this is not possible with the X-T5. Unfortunately, the A6600 is overpriced and outdated. Hopefully Sony will soon release an A6800 with the 26mp BSI sensor and an A6800r with 40mp. Some would like a "professional" A7000 with the body of the A7. Personally, I don't need such a camera, but it would certainly be an important statement from Sony.
Your point is valid, though obviously it affects some people more often than others. I very rarely operate a camera one handed.
A most interesting review - progressed from an XT 1 to a lovely XH 1 - current is XT4 - don’t see enough to make me want to switch to a 5. Thank you for your review 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
I sometimes skip a cycle in my upgrade path, too. If you're happy with what you have, there's no big rush.
Great review, thank you. A friend bought the XT5 with a 24-105 equiv, and on AV setting, it allows the camera to hit very low shutter speeds, like 1/30th while zoomed to 105mm. Did you find a setting to restrict this at all? I shoot Canon and looked but did not see anything, Thanks!!
You can choose auto ISO that would change the ISO to keep the shutter speed up.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you Dustin, I did that since she is a new user, auto iso, she picks aperture in AV. It surprised me the camera would allow the shutter speed to go that low at 80mm (105mm equiv). I noticed some of her pix were not as tack sharp as a result. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully in a while she will not need auto iso, but to start, it is good.
@@DustinAbbottTWI will the help of a video crew, we found it! if others have this issue, go iso settings, AUTO 1, select auto range and then set minimum shutter speed. With time she will want to turn this off, but for now it should fix things. thanks.
Thank you. How does the build quality of the 5 compare to the 4? Dials feel as robust?
Recognize that I reviewed them over a year apart, but I also didn't notice anything that seemed to have regressed to me.
The extender grip allows you to mount the camera directly into an Arca Swiss tripod, which is at least for me the reason to use it.
Exactly. I really like a Fuji camera with a grip extender on it.
Great review as always. Would love to see a comparison between the Sony A7IV vs XT 5, IQ, tracking, video, noise etc. Thanks
Hi Sam, there's always more comparisons that I could do, but there is only so much space in a video!
Due to low/no sales of the X-H2 here in Norway, it has now been dropped in price to below X-T5.
I would definitely go X-H2 then, personally.
Thanks for the review, having had the XH2 and XH2s on loan from fuji for a few weeks ive decided ( I think ) to go for the XT5, that flippy screen drove me nuts although the body design was awesome, if shoot at the hip i want the screen inline and with the XH it felt weird to me to be looking of axis and lining up even with the lines on rear screen was an issue> im going to miss the XH viewfinder though and the dials and joysticks. Image quality from the XH2 sensor though so the XT5 was dam good, maybe 3rd or 3/3rds of a stop more noise but the details are there and I personally dont mind noise in my images as long as it's nice and even. 6400 was very usable. It will be my 2nd body as didnt feel i could rid myself of my A9II and Batis range of lenses, it will replace my A7RIV which I hated, paired with the 33mm f1.4 mainly
It's interesting, as I personally strongly prefer the articulating screen.
@@DustinAbbottTWI quality of screen was nice and for video work I can see the benefits but for stills and discreet shooting it expands the body of the camera this the visible footprint and makes you more visible and in a day and age where people are more savvy to photos to be discreet when either shooting documentary work or street life makes a difference 😃
Thanks. Great review, as always 👏👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it
One thing I don't really like about the xt-5 is the jpeg output from the camera, even with the best quality. There is still a big color information lost on jpeg, which I can actually tell by eyeballing the RAW and jpeg. the pictures exported with RAW has a much vibirate color However I don't see these differences on my old xt-20.
That's interesting. I didn't necessarily pick up on that, though I do focus mostly on RAW during my reviews.
I noticed all your raw files are DNG, not Fuji RAF. What kind of conversion did you apply?
I typically standardize RAW files to DNG upon import to Lightroom. Adobe has promised to support DNG perpetually.
Thanks Dustin!
You're welcome.
Good review, Dustin! Could you clarify something for me? Regarding highlight recovery - the people who advocate for "expose to the right" say that it is better to push your histogram as far as you can to the right without clipping. That is, they say it is actually better to overexpose the image and then bring the exposure down in post-processing. In your testing, when you overexpose and then have trouble recovering highlights, is it because there was clipping involved or is it simply reducing the exposure from a higher level that was still in the range of the sensor? (By the way, I shoot in raw. Do your highlight recovery tests only apply to JPEGs?)
That's a little strange to me, as I would advise the opposite. Basically every camera I test is better at shadow recovery than it is highlight recovery. I shoot all of my tests in RAW, BTW.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Okay, thank you. So it sounds like you are saying highlight recovery can be problematic even without clipping.
No, he's likely clipping the highlights by over exposing by multiple stops. If you ETTR and don't clip you won't have a problem with intact highlights.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Dustin, can you clarify, based on Double Bind's comment?
@@djstuc The live preview can fool you. It is much better to look at the histogram.
Very nice video as usual. One area that the new Fuji models have not substantially improved over the older models like the xt3 is dynamic range for stills and it will probably never reach that of full frame cameras. What do you think? Thanks
I'm not sure how much more DR can be squeezed out a smaller sensor. It will be hard to compete with the best full frame sensors, though, as typically DR improves with larger sensor areas.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thanks
As this camera can store the images in HEIF, would it be better to use this format instead of JPGs when using burst mode?
You could. I still find that fewer things are compatible with HEIF, though, so it does limit your sharing options.
Very good review. Quite Helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
I have been a Fuji shooter for 10 years now but the worms issue in Lightroom and the overall water color effects/fuzziness with foliage and patterns is getting me increasingly frustrated. The picture at 27:08 appears to show the fuzzines I am talking about in the trees on the left. What is your opinion on the subject ?
I feel like it's gotten better in Lightroom. I don't notice it as much.
Sorry for being a little slow, but why are the blown out highlights easier to recover at ISO 500 than 250? Thank you.
Because it is sampling from two stops lower (base ISO) rather than one stop, which gives you an additional stop of headroom for the highlights.
I love having RF 14-35 F4L on my EOS R. This is an amazing lens. I bought R10 and use my RF 24-105 F4L on that body and carry 2 cameras (for landscape - hobby). However, RF 24-105 F4L has terrible flare resistance. B&H still has a sale for RF 70-200 F4L for $1500. I plan to put it on R10 and get that 1.6 zoom as a bonus. What I do with RF 25-105 F4L is either keep or or sell it. I considered RF 100-400, but I think i will be disappointed with the image quality. I am a pixel peeper who stares at zoomed in images on my 55 inch 4K OLED screen. I think it makes sense to pull at trigger on 70-200 F4L for the R10? At least quality wise I won't be disappointed and I would not have to worry about flare resistance since it is good on this lens. I rented and used RF 100-500 lens before. It is amazing. However, I can't take it with me on the plane and I fly a lot worldwide. That lens is too big and heavy and I can't justify the price for a hobby, which will be limited to road trips. RF 70-200 F4L that is then? Thanks !
It is a nice lens, and if traveling is a priority, the compact size is a definite win.
First camera in the X-T line up that does NOT offer a battery grip.😢
That's true. I just don't think the demand was there on the X-T4, and I also think that they are trying to further differentiate between the X-Tx lineup and the X-Hx lineup.
I too appreciate your review Dustin. My head is about to explode trying to decide on an XT4 or XT5! I'm not an art photographer, I only have time for shooting jpeg. I've been quite happy with XT2, XF60mm macro and EF60 flash for documenting insects, herps etc. I heavily crop my images and am not interested in printing. Not a bird or large mammal photographer. Never video. While wading a stream, I slipped and went underwater with all my gear. XT2 and EF60 flash can't be salvaged, but Fuji is repairing the 60mm macro. I want the sharpest images possible for identification of subjects by myself or experts. Will the XT5 cropped image yield a noticeably sharper image with greater detail using the XF60 Macro or would you recommend I save myself money and look for a used XT3 or XT4? As for a macro lens, the XF60 is the only one that allows enough distance to subject, yet is light enough an old lady can carry it all day, so it's a keeper for me. I'd certainly appreciate input from you or any of your viewers who can offer some input.
I would personally go for the X-T5. It’s a more comprehensive camera, and the deep cropping potential seems to be just what you are looking for.
you mut be pre processing your fuji raw to get the dng files in lightroom. what software, could I ask?
Just converting them to DNG on import.
Is there Loxia equivalent type of lenses for this body ?
Unfortunately no. The older Zeiss Touit lenses available in X-mount, but I consider them to be a bit overpriced and the AF is outdated.
@@DustinAbbottTWI I am interested in the Loxia because they are not AF & of course give great picture results. Any other brands ? You get my point, I want a XT5 with great non AF lenses. I know a Sony R7III would do but I am an old man used to film photo and I don't like the PSAM system.
Consider the Voigtlander X-mount lenses bhpho.to/3r5rsCO - they are very like Loxia lenses (same glass as Zeiss, same beautiful build and focus rings). The Laowa 65mm F2.8 2X macro is probably one of the best value lenses for X-mount out there: bhpho.to/3qVDsqf
What I read is that x-trans from fuji have no low-pass filter which should give sharper images than bayer, but in reality even 40mpix samples feels blurry, because it gives tiny or none difference to much lower 24mpix from sony or 32mpix from canon, is there some denoising applied to RAW images? Is this can be turned off to get sharper results as fuji claims to be?
The specs of x-t5 is wonderful and would love to try it but this blurry thing keeps me away from fuji
I have found that it takes a little more deft touch in the sharpening department to get the best out of Fuji sensors, but it is doable.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you for answer, so there is hope, 40mpix is really tempting for wildlife cropping possibilities and still keeping aps-c weight
Another fantastic review 👌 is it possible to get good results using these Fuji apsc cameras professionally for use at weddings ? Rather than the more expensive full frame Sonys or canon
I would say it is, particularly if you pair them with good lenses and learn to maximize the focus system. I'm still more of a full frame person, myself, but a camera like the X-T5 can deliver very nice results.
I believe it's a common misconception that full-frame systems are more expensive than cropped-sensor ones. Lenses for APS-C and FF sensors that yield identical visual outcomes will virtually fall in the same cost and weight category. That is, the overall advantage boils down to the difference in the body price. And even this will vanish once you start growing your collection of glass.
@@mcchicken9342 a very valid point ! Sony cameras are compact and Sony lenses are also cheaper than canon and Nikon full frame and leica cameras and full frame bodies are very expensive and i Sony gear is the only system in price comparable to Fuji apsc prices but still a tiny bit expensive but it’s full frame and better in low light
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@@djstuc what is a "pro line" metric here, and how it helps me to choose between two camera systems? You managed to leave a pretty long comment, yet brought nothing to the argument but a bunch of insults.
Why is there suddenly more dynamic range in video?
Nowadays manufacturers claim more than 13 stops in video dynamic range, though according photonstophotos only two cameras (both Phase One') to date exceeded 13 stops in photographic dynamic range.
That's mostly due to having LOG profiles available on more non-cine cameras.
the X-T5 has an lcd display of Approx. 1.84 million dots, while the X-H2 has 1.62 million dots... seems strange the less expensive camera would have a better spec here. Do you think the difference is likely imperceptible?
I couldn't say for certain without seeing them side by side. The X-H2 is probably pretty similar to the X-T4 (fully articulating with a similar resolution)
GREAT REVIEW.
Thank you
I spent 5 days in Maine having EOS R with 14-35 F4L and R10 with 24-105 F4L with about 4000 shots. EOS R is so superior to R10. R10 auto focus simply does not work well. I had more out of focus shots of my wife and animals than on the EOS R. Bokeh on R10 is atrocious. Don't even bother with F4 with either RF 24-105 L or 14-35 F4L. I tried both. Might as well do all portraits at F8. At least on EOS R, you know what you are getting with is clumsy focus point with a touch screen. At least it works when you manage to use it well. R10's "upgraded" focus system is unpredictable and unreliable. I went to Best Buy and tried out R7, it is even worse than R10. The white balance is completely off towards the green end. It gave me a completely different white balance than EOS R and R 10 with the same lens. At least R10 is consistent with it's white balance . The new joystick with the control ring on R7 around it is abysmal. I have small fingers and I constantly hit the ring when I was trying to use the joystick for focus point. Does Nintendo , Sony or Microsoft put a control ring around their gamepad analog joysticks? They don't and for a good reason.
I haven't used the R10 yet, but the focus system in the R7 was very good.
I have heard good things about Fuji cameras
All camera systems have strengths and weaknesses, but Fuji is moving in the right direction, I believe.
One thing I’ve yet to see is if the ISO lock button also locks the drive mode; something that irritated me with the XT4.
I can’t understand why Fuji chose a 3.69 EVF for this camera knowing it was “photographer” first. I can only assume it’s an upgrade for XT2 and XT3 owners but the product cycle is only to solve a few issues at a time to keep with genuine camera updates on a 5 year timeline. I might buy this camera for my girlfriend but not for me.. the XH2S and Canon R5 EVF has spoiled me so much I don’t really want to go back.
That is a tough area. A quality EVF makes a big difference.
Nice video. Btw, your time stamps appear to be off.
Thanks for that!
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Not ever owning a FUJI camera, I am perplexed as to why they removed the fully articulating screen. Here's why I say that. (And, yes, I understand that many FUJI users prefer the tilting screen over the fully articulation one.) For me, it's one change [backwards] that literally could and probably will stop me from purchasing this nice camera. I mean, most of the camera industry has moved towards a fully articulating screen because it's what MOST camera users want. Them the facts, just look at the influencers out there on YT and they clearly outnumber those who prefer the tilting screen.
I definitely agree on this.
Thanks!
Thank you for the superthanks! Appreciated!