Fujifilm X-T5: The Issue with Focus Peaking

I have received a message via the revived anonymous contact form by FujiRumors Boris, pointing me out towards an issue with the focus peaking on the Fujifilm X-T5.

Here is the issue:

When you use manual focus and a manual lens on other Fuji cameras and have some kind of focus help like peaking activated, it will show you the highlighted areas but once you half press the shutter, the focus help goes away and you see the pure image, which is very helpful for composition.

On the X-T5 that sadly doesn’t happen anymore and focus peaking stays on screen all the time and you can’t view your actual image. In some situations that doesn’t make a big difference, but when you for example take a photo in the forest or in busy environments, the entire screen is yellow, or red etc. and you basically have no idea what you are shooting.

And you also can‘t put focus peaking on a function button to quickly turn it off. In other words, manual focusing on the XT-5 became very unpractical for no reason.

I don’t know if that’s like this for all 5th generation Fujifilm cameras (X-H2, X-H2S, X-S20 and X-T5). Please let us know in the comments.

My take?

Well, having focus peaking ON all the time, even when the shutter button is half pressed, could actually make sense for example in macro when an insect for example is slightly moving and you want to make a quick adjustment before fully pressing the button. Or when you shoot handheld macro and you want to have the possibility to make quick micro-adjustment at any time, even with the shutter button half pressed.

However, I can also understand if you want to get the focus assistance out of the way once you half press the button to have a clean view over your composition (for example in landscape photography on a tripod).

The solution is simple: Fujifilm should give us the option to pick whatever solution we prefer.

And just for curiosity, a little survey where you can tell us which solution you prefer.

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Fujifilm FAQ Page: Best Settings (and Lenses) for Subject Tracking, SD-Card Tips, Lenses Made in Japan, Compatibility Questions and More

Fujifilm FAQ

I often get questions from fellow FR-readers about all sorts of issues, recommendations, tips and what not surrounding all type of Fujifilm X and GFX cameras and lenses.

Now, I do my best to reply to all of you, but it can take time until I reply and sometimes I sadly don’t have the answer to your questions.

That’s why today I wanted to inform you that Fujifilm has a dedicated FAQ page for their X and GFX gear.

Inside there you might sometimes find the answer to your questions faster (and better) than what I can do.

Some Selected Questions

Fringer NF-FX II Released: Smaller and with Weather Sealing

The Fringer NF-FX II (FR-FTX2) has been released.

The NF-FXII adapts Nikon F mount lenses to Fujifilm X mount cameras while keeping all the auto functions. Compared to the first version, the Mk II has added weather sealing and reduced the size of the ‘foot’. Now it can be used in more weather conditions and is more vertical-grip friendly.

Fringer says that the Fringer NF-FXII will soon be available at other stores like Amazon here, BHphoto here and Adorama here and you can also grab it directly at the Fringer store.

I am Sorry for the Rumors I’ve missed to Share with You – Technical Issues Update (and Fix)

I owe you an update.

A few weeks ago I told you that the anonymous contact for was broken form a few months, which means I have not received any of the rumors and news you sent me (even though you got the notification that the message has been sent).

And while the fix worked for a few days, the contact form broke again.

So we started to work on it again, and initially we were able to restore text messages and later today you should also be able to send attachments anonymously again.

Right now we have a downtime where it does not work at all (no text, no attachments), but it should all be working in a couple of hours again.

So… if you wonder why ahead of the last X summit in May we did not get any low resolution leaked images of the upcoming products, that’s very likely the reason, as usually I get those leaks via anonymous  sources via rumor box.

Again… everything should fully work again later today. And that’s good so, as we are approaching another hot rumor seasons given the Fujifilm X summit taking place on September 12.

And to be clear: this has nothing to do with safety or security issues on FujiRumors. It’s really just a matter of coding, plug-ins and server updates that kind of don’t play nice together and mess up things, which is why I now added a few paid services and new plug-ins to sort it out one by one.

Costs time, costs money, but I am confident that all will be fixed forever in the next few hours.

Sorry again for the inconvenience and for all the nice rumors and news I missed to share in these weeks and months.

Again the invitation: if you have used the rumor box between late April and now, I did not get your message, so if possible, it would be great if you could share them again

 

Mitakon 200mm f/4 1x APO Macro Lens Announced

ZY Optics has announced the Mitakon 200mm f/4 1x APO macro lenses for several mounts including Fujifilm GFX mount.

It should be available soon at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and it is available for order at ZYOptics.

Main Specs

  • 200mm focal length
  • Exceptional working distance
  • Aperture Range: F/4 to F/32
  • Manual Focus Design
  • Smooth bokeh
  • No chromatic aberration
  • 1x magnification

Press Release & Product Images

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