Fuji X-T5 is on the way!

[SquarePeg]

I just couldn’t resist the IBIS, 40MP and AF improvements… super excited for the upgrade. Selling my X-T2 to mpb since there are too many scammers online these days.

 

[stapo49]

From what I have read it's a fantastic camera. No pressure to produce even more amazing shots than you do now

 

[wobe]

Agree fully with your comment on not selling online due to scammers
Anything I no longer require is either sold to people I know, given/sold to family or kept, been hassled one time too many.

Beautiful looking camera and specs, 1/180,000 max shutter speed (?!) kind of blew my mind, guess you can start shooting solar flares then

Stupid question (which, yes, I will Google...) I see it has both mechanical (1/8000) and electronic (1/180,000) shutters.

I assumed mechanical shutters were dead and superfluous these days. Curious to see what the decision process would be for choosing to shoot mechanical vs electronic shutter on a modern camera.

P.S. - Finding out now.. Mechanical vs Electronic Shutter vs EFCS

 

[SquarePeg]

From what I have read it's a fantastic camera. No pressure to produce even more amazing shots than you do now

The reviews have been pretty great and the timing is good for me.

Agree fully with your comment on not selling online due to scammers
Anything I no longer require is either sold to people I know, given/sold to family or kept, been hassled one time too many.

Beautiful looking camera and specs, 1/180,000 max shutter speed (?!) kind of blew my mind, guess you can start shooting solar flares then

Stupid question (which, yes, I will Google...) I see it has both mechanical (1/8000) and electronic (1/180,000) shutters.

I assumed mechanical shutters were dead and superfluous these days. Curious to see what the decision process would be for choosing to shoot mechanical vs electronic shutter on a modern camera.

P.S. - Finding out now.. Mechanical vs Electronic Shutter vs EFCS

I know some features don’t work with certain shutter modes. I believe the crop 1.29x mode only works with the E shutter and ISO range and flash are limited when E shutter is used.

 

[CherylL]

Congrats! Can't wait to see what you can do with the new camera. I hear you on scammers online is why I trade in at a local camera store.

 

[Fujidave]

Congrats Sharon, hope you enjoy/love the X-T5 as I'm well chuffed with my one.

 

[SquarePeg]

Congrats! Can't wait to see what you can do with the new camera. I hear you on scammers online is why I trade in at a local camera store.

Yeah it has become really bad the past 2+ years. In 2016 when I bought the X-T2, I sold all of my Nikon gear either in person via Facebook Marketplace / Craigslist type of cash only transactions or via the Nikon Buy Sell Facebook group. I also bought a lot of Fuji gear in the Fuji Buy Sell Group but every time I check those groups now all I see is obvious scammers and scammer warnings.

 

[SquarePeg]

Congrats Sharon, hope you enjoy/love the X-T5 as I'm well chuffed with my one.

Based on my extensive watching of British tv shows I believe "well chuffed" is a good thing.

 

[cgw]

Sweet. It's a superb system. All you need now is a Fuji X-100 series camera for whenever you want to leave the bag at home.

 

[terri]

Congrats on the new toy!

 

[SquarePeg]

Sweet. It's a superb system. All you need now is a Fuji X-100 series camera for whenever you want to leave the bag at home.

I have a XF10 but I think I am going to sell it off. I never use it anymore. I don't like that it doesn't have a viewfinder and I find it hard to see the controls and lcd even with my glasses on. Now that I have a iphone 14pro that can shoot in raw and has 48mp - f 1.78 and f 2.2 at 13mm and image stabilization, I just don't see the need for the pocket sized camera. The only one using it has been my mom and she just got a new iphone as well.

Congrats on the new toy!

Thank you! I'm super excited for it to arrive. It's a pricey toy. I was just thinking how this hobby makes you gradually immune to the price tags. You start out thinking $500 for a dslr is a lot but it comes with xyz... then you splurge on one fast lens... then you upgrade the body to a mid level, then you want the latest toy and start to think $1K+ seems like a steal for the upgraded features!

 

[John 2]

Congrats and enjoy. I can't make up my mind as to whether it is worth upgrading from my X-T4. Come spring and wildlife, I suspect I might be wishing for the 40MP though.

 

[CherylL]

The 40MP does sound tempting.

 

[SquarePeg]

Congrats and enjoy. I can't make up my mind as to whether it is worth upgrading from my X-T4. Come spring and wildlife, I suspect I might be wishing for the 40MP though.

The 40MP does sound tempting.

Yes the thought of maintaining decent IQ on a 100% crop is one of the things that pushed me over the edge.

BTW - it’s here! Ordered Monday at 1:27pm and received Wednesday at 12:10pm.

 

[CherylL]

It is mostly your fault I got my first Fuji lol. A few others on here have the Fuji system and were partly responsible.