About My Fujifilm X-E5, Therapy Sessions, and the Art of Letting Go!

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Yes guys, I own the Fujifilm X-E5.

And many have already reached out to me asking why I haven’t reviewed it yet on FujiRumors or if I ever will share a review about it.

Well, I’ll tell you below why I don’t think it makes sense to review it.

But if you want my opinion, let me share the three main problems I encountered with the X-E5.

Problem 1.

I needed half a day to convince my Fujifilm X-E3 to let go of the XF27mmF2.8 R WR — her lifelong companion.

After a complex psychotherapy session (yes, we talked it through), I gently explained that sometimes we just have to let go and move on. Sometimes growth requires change. And if she truly loved the XF27mmF2.8, she’d set it free — let it explore new resolutions, new autofocus algorithms, new X-Trans relationships that would help it grow in ways she never could if always stuck on the X-E4

Problem 2.

The Fujifilm X-E5 looks so perfect — clean lines, flawless build, an aura of quiet confidence — I was honestly terrified to scratch it. It felt like holding a piece of art instead of a camera.

But then my X-E3 gave me a therapy session. She reminded me that the marks we carry are proof of a fully life lived. She said: “you can’t protect your X-E5 from scratches without also protecting yourself from the joy of using it“.

I knew my Fujifilm X-E3 stole that line from one of the best books I’ve ever read, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, in which Jonathan wrote “you cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness“. But I somehow forgot about it, and it is nice that my X-E3 reminded me of that.

Problem 3.

Problem 3 required a group therapy session with a secret Fujifilm community — a place where we meet only to discuss and cry about the nonsense things Fujifilm does.

You’ll find people there who still haven’t emotionally recovered from last year’s autofocus firmware fiasco (finally fixed after months of collective suffering). Others are still clinging to hope for an X-Pro4 or X80, wondering why on earth Fujifilm poured tons of R&D into “GFX Eterna” instead. Then there are those waiting since 65 months for their pre-ordered Fujifilm X100VI and even a special support circle for those permanently traumatized by years of using the old Fujifilm Camera Remote app. We’ve all endured our share of pain.

My personal breaking point? Discovering that my new favorite EVF display setting — the “Classic Display Mode” — had simply vanished. Gone. For hours I frantically searched menus, reset settings, questioned reality. Nothing.

Only through the combined wisdom of the Fujifilm group did we uncover the truth: if you enable “Semi-Transparent” in the “Surround View Mode”, the Classic Display Mode disappears.

Why? No idea.

Some things in life just defy logic… and this is one of them.

So Why No Review?

It makes no sense to review perfection. ;)

Or as a fellow Fujifilm brother wrote in his Amazon X-E5 review, it deserves six out of five stars. I couldn’t have said it better myself — that’s exactly my rating, too.

So I’ll leave the formal reviews to those who make a living dissecting specs and pixel-peeping at 300%.

Honestly, I haven’t even watched a single X-E5 review since I own it. I couldn’t care less. Whether people praise it or tear it apart doesn’t matter to me. I own it. I love it. And that’s my review.

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Surprise in Japan (?): Fujifilm X-M5 Outsells Fujifilm X-E5 – But the True APS-C King Is Another One, and It Calls for Fujifilm X80

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Mapcamera, the largest retailer in Japan, published its sales ranking for September:

  1. Ricoh GR IV
  2. Fujifilm X-M5
  3. Fujifilm X-E5
  4. Ricoh GR IIIx
  5. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  6. Sony α7C II
  7. Sony α7IV
  8. Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  9. Canon EOS R5 Mark II
  10. Nikon Z f

It’s interesting to note that the Fujifilm X-M5 was able to outsell the Fujifilm X-E5. But there is a reason for that: probably also in Japan the most sold version was the Fujifilm X-E5 with XF23mmF2.8 kit lens, and that combo is mostly unavailable also in Japan.

Also, for several months now the Fujifilm X half was on the top positions of the ranking, but now it disappeared from the top 10.

The true king of the ranking remains the Ricoh GRIV, who jumped on top of the ranking. It’s just more puzzling why Fujifilm has not yet kicked out an X80, which would be its most logical competitor.

via digicame-info

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Black Fujifilm X-E5 Kit Now on Amazon — Ships Soon, Sells Fast, Ranks High!

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Finally also the black Fujifilm X-E5 with XF23mmF2.8 kit is available for order at Amazon for regular price shipped and sold by Amazon.com.

If you place your order now, it will ship between October 18/20.

At the time of this post, the X-E5 kit is marked as the best selling new mirrorless camera new release.

The X-E5 kit is sold out at BestBuy, not yet available at Nuzira here and Moment here, and available with a “slight delay” on Adorama here (no firm dates given).

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5DayDeal Giveaway Starts Now (Free) and Early Bird Discount on Bundle

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The 5DayDeal Giveaway is now live.

You can enter for free here.

You have a chance to win the wrong APS-C cameras :D, but also the DJl Flip Drone and more. You can check out the full list of prizes here.

Also, you can actually already grab the deal now with a early bird discount. When the official deal goes live, you’ll be able to save “only” up to 95% on all sorts of educational content, presets and more.

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