Fujifilm X-T5 Body Only - Black

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Moving onto autofocus, the X-T5 unsurprisingly inherits the same system of the X-H2, and as far as I could tell, the same performance too. As such one of the highlights is subject detection for animals, birds and a variety of vehicles, although like the X-H models, this is separate to the existing human face and eye menu making it feel a little bolted-on. All subject types should really be on the same menu like other systems. If that’s not enough for you the XT5 also features Pixel Shift Multi-Shot, which uses the camera’s in-body image stabilization (IBIS) mechanism to shift the image sensor with precision, to shoot 20 images that can be combined to create a final 160mp image for the ultimate in image quality. In practice this feature is not always relevant to landscape photography where grass and foliage might be moving between frames resulting in a blurring in the image. However, for architecture this is a great feature.

Fuji mixes up control schemes among cameras, not just body styles. The X-T5 takes a dial-driven approach, with discrete control wheels for shutter speed, EV, drive speed, and ISO on its top plate. Add on-lens aperture control and you've got a system camera that allows for manual control when you want it. If you prefer to let the camera make a decision it's easy enough to set the dials to A for automatic position. IBIS is also invaluable when it comes to framing. Here’s the view with the XF 35 with IBIS disabled, before enabling it in the menu and returning to a much steadier view. This makes it much easier to achieve precise compositions, especially at longer focal lengths. 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. The X-T5 sports the same 40MP BSI CMOS chip as its sibling, the X-H2, and is capable of the same outstanding class-leading APS-C image quality. Studio scene Whether you’re new to the system or a seasoned X shooter the number of X mount lenses ensures you’ll never run out of creative options for any type of content creation. This includes the simultaneously released Fujifilm XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro Lens, which follows the recently released next generation XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR lens. You’ll also discover a huge range of third party options from leading designers such as Samyang, Tamron and Sigma to name a few. Connectivity and accessoriesFor example our 30cm subject at 20m will, with a 600mm lens, be rendered as 1/4 the sensor width of a FF sensor (it covers 120cm horizontally at 20m on FF), so will be covered by 1/4 of the pixels across that sensor. If you have a 24MP camera, with 6000 pixels across the sensor, the subject will be covered by 1500 pixels, with the A1 you have 8640 pixels across so the subject has 2160 pixels across it. From our limited experiences so far, the X-T5 feels like a worthy addition to a series that's staking a claim towards becoming a classic.

The body features two SD Card slots which take the UHSII cards, the same as the XT4. Interestingly there is also a “No memory card warning“ in the camera – a new, but welcome, feature I’ve not seen before. The camera also features a 3D level rather than the simple horizontal level. Although video is not the priority for this camera you can now record 10-bit 4:2:2 video at 6.2K/30P. Switching to the electronic shutter allows you to shoot at up to 20fps, but with a 1.29x crop, resulting in smaller images. Once again I confirmed the actual speed in my own tests, managing to capture 603 JPEGs across 30 seconds or 22 uncompressed RAW files in 1.1 seconds. In both cases, the buffer took around ten seconds to fully write onto SD memory. There’s also the full selection of Advanced filter effects and the Panorama mode which stitches together images in-camera to deliver a particularly wide or tall image, albeit not with the same resolution as manually stitching photos yourself.The X-H2's ProRes modes are also absent, along with any of the X-H2's options that required the use of a CFexpress Type B card. Instead the X-T5 writes everything to a matched pair of UHS-II SD card slots. Fujifilm says the camera can shoot 6.2K/30 video for 90 minutes or 4K/60p for 60 minutes at 25°C (77°F); these numbers drop significantly at higher temperatures, and there's no option to add a fan to compensate. An upgraded stabilisation algorithm improves IBIS which rises from 6.5-stops in the previous model to 7-stops of high image stabilisation performance. Video mode stabilisation offers improvements to panning through: 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 X-T5 features the 5-axis in-body image stabilisation of up to 7.0 stops. Users can shoot hand-held even in low light conditions such as nightscape photography. The IBIS mechanism is also used to shift the camera’s image sensor in high precision to facilitate the Pixel Shift Multi-Shot function.