Fujifilm Surprised by X-M5 Popularity and Shortage is Not Intentional
X-M5 Shipping Status
The Fujifilm X-M5 was announced back in October 2024.
The silver Fujifilm X-M5 started shipping in November, whereas the black version is supposed to start shipping in April.
The silver X-M5 struggled with delivery shortages, whereas the black version never ever shipped, as it was supposed to hit stores only in April 2025.
So much so, that some stores like BHphoto have never taken preorders for the black Fujifilm X-M5.
Fujifilm X-M5 Reviews
With that said, those who got their hands on the Fujifilm X-M5 mostly seem very happy with it. That’s looking at the customer reviews on the various stores:
Sure, there are always those, who complain. But sometimes I don’t get those complains.
Like when on Amazon one customer complaint heavily that it has no viewfinder. I mean, that’s something people should be aware of before they buy the camera. So why give it a bad review because of that? If a viewfinder is a must have for you, then the X-M5 is a no-go.
I mean… if I choose to buy a car with a manual transmission, does it make sense to criticize it for not having an automatic transmission?
Fujifilm Managers About X-M5
At Fujifilm X summit in Prague, Yuji Igarashi, Manager of Fujifilm’s Professional Imaging Group, had a talk with PetaPixel about the Fujifilm X-M5, as you can read here.
The manager said:
- producing the X-M5 is less complex than the X100VI
- Fujifilm will try to catch up with demand
- the X-M5 is very popular
- situation won’t be as bad as with X100VI
- months after release it is still hard to purchase
- Fujifilm isn’t intentionally limiting camera production
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