Fujifilm X‑E5: When Specs Lie, Complaining Fails and Even the Sony A7CR Can’t Save the Rant

Originally in this article I highlighted how many reviewers love the Fujifilm X-E5.

It’s such a great looking and well built camera, compact and yet packed with powerful features. A camera that is truly inspirational and “makes you want to shoot pictures“.

It’s sexy, it’s fun, and it comes with features like a film simulation dial, which turned into a favorite feature for some people, who previously didn’t care much about film simulations.

Inspiration… falling in love with photography… that’s what we hear in their reviews.

But you know what?

We are going to ignore all of that good stuff.

We are here to moan. And we’ll do that by focusing on those few specs that are a sheer disappointment and ruin our inner peace.

Let’s start with the lower resolution LCD and the EVF.

Here is what Luca Petralia has to say about it (full video below)

  • LCD, while lower resolution than other cameras, it is actually really good from a color and contrast perspective
  • zero issues using this LCD even under the bright summer sun in Sicily
  • if he had to chose between higher resolution or better usability under the sun, he’d go for the usability under the sun
  • example: he owns the Sony A7CR (which costs twice as much as X-E5), which has a higher resolution screen, but that Sony screen is much much worst under the sun to the point where it is almost unusable. X-E5 screen is better
  • it’s a great LCD when it comes to using it in real word
  • EVF is crisp, contrast is really good and even under difficult circumstances you can see through the viewfinder pretty well
  • the new vintage “classic display” view mode on the EVF may seem like a gimmick, but it cleans up the screen and simplifies the scene

Damn Luca, that was not what we planed.

We wanted to moan.

But hey, we can still moan about the lack of weather sealing, right?

And who can tell us better about how awesome weather sealing is than DPReview, who has tested hundreds of cameras in all possible conditions. They say here:

One luxury I’ve had as a DPReview editor is the opportunity to use many mid-range cameras in absolutely terrible, wet conditions, sometimes with water dripping off them for extended periods. Every single camera I’ve done this to kept working. I’m not suggesting carelessness, or that water will never cause a problem – just that gear may tolerate more than many imagine.

C’mon DPR, that also does not help our case here. We are trying to convince people that no weather sealing is a shame and that at the first water drops rain flows through the camera like water through a pasta strainer. A camera without weather sealing should cost 800 USD max!

Ok, I guess our attempt to moan about the Fujifilm X-E5 was not as successful as we hoped for.

So we are left with a camera that is not just a decent to excellent technical tool, but more importantly a creative enabler. A grab-and-create camera that focuses on experience, fun and inspiration. And that’s quite refreshing in a camera world that is often just battling for best specs on paper.

Fujifilm X-E5 Review Roundup

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It Happened: Fujifilm Price Increase Effective Today – New Prices Up 8-15% (One Item Up 43%)

We told you that Fujifilm will increase prices on August 1st, and so it happened.

The price increases are between 8 to 15%, with only one item seeing a hefty 43% price increase. The 43% price increase is already visible at Adorama here, but other stores like BHphoto here and Amazon here still show the old price for now (I guess that will change soon).

I hope some of you have saved some bucks thanks to FujiRumors warning you ahead of the imminent price increase.

Fujifilm X-T5 Teardown Shows Compact IBIS Unit and Why It’s Great for Infrared and Astrophotography

IRreCams has disassembled a Fujifilm X-T5 for infrared conversion.

Some things they noticed:

What is noticeable here is that the design of the housing parts feels lighter compared to a X-H2 or X-T4. It’s difficult to photograph, but you can feel it in your hand. Fujifilm has managed to save a few grams and bring a high-quality, compact camera onto the market.

These features [7 stops IBIS and Pixel Shift Multishot] are already available from the X-H2 but what is new is the compact design of the sensor unit. Since the first sensor-based image stabilization in the X-H1, Fujifilm has gradually made the sensor module smaller and lighter. The module in the X-T5 is the most compact we have ever seen in a Fujifilm camera – and the design on the data sheet shows no disadvantages compared to the slightly larger module in the X-H2.

Similar to the sensor of the X-H2, the X-T5 also has a few precautions to dissipate the heat from the sensor towards the housing, but these are not quite as extensive as on the X-H2 (after all, the X-H2 still has to keep a cool head even when recording 8K video).

Some modern cameras have an internal infrared LED. Stray light from this LED can be visible on infrared images in poor lighting conditions. [X-T5] has no such LED problems. This means that the X-T5 is not only suitable for the Conversion to an infrared or full spectrum camera but also for a Astromodification in order to become sensitive for H-Alpha light. […] The sensor shows no unwanted sensor artifacts such as a line pattern of the PDFA pixels and delivers a very good resolution, dynamic range and noise performance

You can read the full article and check out all images at IRreCams here.

NOTE July 31, 2025 is the last day at the current price for X-T5 – price increase on August 1)

Last-Second Fujifilm Best Sellers – Before Prices Go Up in 2 Days (in USA)

A few days ago, we informed you that Fujifilm will raise prices on almost all X and GFX gear, and we also shared the full list of upcoming prices here.

I’ve now checked on what’s been selling best through FujiRumors affiliate links—and here’s the current top-selling gear, just two days before the price hike takes effect.

If there’s anything you’ve been thinking about getting, now’s the time to grab it at the current lower price.

NOTE: All the price increases listed below apply – obviously – only to the U.S. market. That’s why I’m sharing prices in U.S. dollars only—not in euros, yen, or any other currency. Will other regions see increases too? I don’t know. I have no info so far. My guess (not rumor) is that so far price increases are planed only for USA.

  1. Fujifilm X-T5
    BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Moment / BestBuy / Paul’s Photo
  2. XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
    BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera / Moment / Paul’s Photo
  3. NP-W235
    BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Moment
  4. XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR
    BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera / Paul’s Photo
  5. X-S20 body
    BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Moment / BestBuy / Paul’s Photo
  6. XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR II
    BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Moment / Nuzira / Paul’s Photo
  7. NP-W126S
    BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Moment

Of course the list is heavily influenced by the disastrous stock situation with Fujifilm gear – availability is tight, and many people are simply snapping up whatever they can still find in stock. For example, I bet that if the X100VI would be available anywhere, it would be on top of the list.

Viltrox AF 15mm F1.7 Now Available Worldwide + Reviews Drop

The Viltrox AF 15mm f/1.7 has now been officially announced.

You can get it at Amazon here, BHphoto here and other stores linked below.

You can check out price and specs here and see reviews below.