Fujifilm X-T5 Body Only - Black

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The X-T5 has analogue top dials for shutter speed, ISO and exposure compensation. Image credit: Andy Westlake It has nothing todo with X-Trans vs Bayer, you guys are so predictable, always the same FUD spreaders here at every Fuji gear review, get a life. I don't talk with your kind of ppl anymore. Park Cameras Limited is a credit broker, not a lender and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 720279). We do not charge you for credit broking services. We will introduce you exclusively to finance products provided by Duologi.

The X-T5 uses the same AF algorithms as its lower-resolution flagship sibling, the 26MP Fujifilm X-H2S. However, the latter is able to glean both subject recognition and depth data much more frequently, thanks to the faster readout of its sensor, and it also boasts a top speed of 40fps with AF (e-shutter). The X-T5, meanwhile, shoots at a respectable 15fps with AF (mechanical). The screen articulation has always been a bone of contention for Fujifilm owners. Some prefer the speed and discretion of a simple vertical tilt, whether they’re shooting stills or filming video behind the camera, while the side angle option does at least allow more comfortable shooting at unusual angles in the portrait orientation. Shot at ISO 6400, towards the top end of the ISO 125-12,800 standard sensitivity range, the standard setting for High ISO Noise Reduction does a pretty good job of minimizing graininess, but it comes at the expense of a loss of fine detail, which is largely smoothed out. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) The A6700 has a much larger buffer than the XT5, being able to shoot at 11fps for over 1000 Fine JPEGs, 59 RAW images or 44 RAW and JPEGs in one high-speed burst. The X-T5 drops the forward-facing screen in favor of the dual-hinge style from the X-T3, and sizes down its frame without sacrificing in-body stabilization. It comes in at 3.6 by 5.1 by 2.5 inches (HWD) and 1.2 pounds without a lens. It's a little smaller all around versus the X-T4 (3.7 by 5.3 by 2.6 inches, 1.3 pounds).The X-T5 looks to us exactly like the camera a lot of Fujifilm users have been asking for: it continues the classic looks/dedicated dials approach that a lot of X-series photographers have come to love. In practice, we found that in-camera high-ISO noise reduction helped to give fairly clean looking JPEGs without much luminance or chrominance noise, but at the expense of a significant loss of fine detail and texture, due to the smoothing effect of the noise suppression. As expected, the X-T5 loses out to most full-frame cameras for the retention of fine detail with reduced noise at high ISO settings. And finally there is of course built-in wifi and Bluetooth which works well with the current app for embedding location details from your phone, although I still have variable success when it comes to wirelessly copying images onto my phone. Sometimes it works perfectly, but at others it can take ages to carry out if at all. Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.

As a landscape photographer, and after several years of badgering, I am delighted that once again Fujifilm have delivered with, to some, a small but to me an important feature. You can now select the 5x4 and 4x3 crop modes in camera. Yay!

Fujifilm X-T5: Verdict

The X-T5's face/eye detection mode works reliably, though performance is distinctly lens dependent. Out of camera JPEG shot using the Provia/Standard profile (pre-production sample). The X-T5 includes two media card slots with support for UHS-II SDXC cards. You can offload via USB-C, a desktop card reader, or wirelessly to a smart device. Dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth LE 4.2 are included to connect to the Fuji Cam Remote app for smartphones and tablets.

Color rendition looks entirely natural and very pleasing in the standard setting, equating to Provia/standard film simulation. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) The latest X-H2 and X-H2S have now taken the pressure from the X-T series to be all things to all people, and allowed the X-T5 to return to its roots as a photo-oriented camera. The Fujifilm X-T5 is designed and built primarily as a stills camera, but it’s more than capable for shooting movies. For lightweight standalone filming, it can capture 10-bit 4:2:2 video at up to 6.2K 16:9 at 29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p direct to an inserted SD card. It also features F-Log2 for enhanced tonality and greater freedom in post-production. 4K UHD 16:9 and 17:9 options are available at 59.94p/50p/29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p. Downsize to 1080p Full HD resolution and you get an additional 240p slow-mo option. For photographers, the X-T5 is like an X-T series 'greatest hits' collection. You get the three-way tilt-screen and dual memory card slots of the X-T2 and X-T3. Unfortunately, you also get the same 3.69 million-dot EVF (with 0.8x magnification) as the X-T4, which is perfectly fine if a step down from the X-H2. Inside, there's also a boosted version of the X-T4's in-body image stabilization system, which promises 7.5 stops of compensation.This will undoubtedly frustrate the venn diagram of X-T lovers who want both the grip and the retro aesthetic, although I’m told the takeup on that accessory wasn’t particularly large. I certainly understand Fujifilm wants to differentiate between the models and provide reasons to spend more on an X-H2, but I feel killing the grip accessory for the X-T5 is an unnecessary restriction. Although it looks a lot like its predecessor, the X-T5's body is slightly smaller, with a slightly more finger-shaped indentation at the top of the hand grip and a more relaxed slope to the viewfinder hump. It retains the look of a classic SLR, though. It's also around 50g (.11 lbs) lighter than the X-T4.

The X-T5 uses the same NP-W235 batteries as its predecessor. It's a 16Wh unit that powers the camera to a rating of 590 shots per charge using the viewfinder or 580 shots using the rear screen. These numbers drop to 500 and 570 shots, respectively, if you use Boost mode to up the refresh rate of the finder to 100fps or the rear screen to 60fps. Fujifilm announce the latest mirrorless digital camera to join the X Series line-up, which boasts improved image quality, ISO 125 as standard sensitivity, the fastest shutter speed of 1/180000sec and the use of Pixel Shift Multi-Shot to expand photographic variations. The design means that the camera settings are always visible, tactile and can even be changed without powering up the camera. Unlike the best DSLRs you don’t need (or get) a mode dial, which can be confusing at first but it's something that you get used to with practice. The new X-T5 has exactly the same hybrid autofocus system with phase detection and and contrast detections points as the more expensive X-H2.FYI - https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-manager-explains-why-medium-format-and-not-full-frame-talks-about-fixed-lens-gfx-x-trans-mf-camera-and-more/ In my tests I occasionally found banding on some panoramas with constant flat colours like a clear blue sky, but this can sometimes be alleviated by manually fixing the aperture, shutter and ISO values, MyReality I'm not sure I understand, but perhaps we are talking pixel count. The A7rIV/V are 60MP sensors with 9504 pixels across the sensor. The Canon is 45MP and the A1 50MP so have less pixels over a subject that covers a fixed % of the sensor (which is a focal-length thing, a 600mm lens will make a subject a certain size on the sensor, regardless of sensor size, how many pixels cover it is down to how large/small the pixels are). Does that help? So it really comes down to what you want and what shoot. The X-T5 is a more 'traditional' enthusiast camera in both looks and handling, while the X-H2 is for professionals. Both will take Fujifilm X-mount lenses.