Fujifilm X-E5 Manual Reveals a Feature I’m Excited About (and it Solves What Annoyed Me on my X-E3)

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So, the Fujifilm X-E5 is now shipping and my own X-E5 – which I ordered in this color – will hopefully arrive soon.

NOTE: The Fujifilm X-E5 is now in stock at BHphoto and at Amazon you can find the X-E5 silver with XF23mmF2.8, the X-E5 black body and X-E5 silver body.

There is a lot I am looking forward to on my X-E5:

It really is the best X-E camera ever made… by far!

And for an X-E line lover like me that’s a GAS trigger I can’t resist to. So here you have my money again, Fujifilm!

But will all the goodness the X-E5 offers, there is actually one thing I am looking forward to a lot, and that we could read about also in the just released X-E5 owners manual.

You see, my Fujifilm X-E3 served me well, took some of my favorite shots (like the first image of the X/GFX series Dolomites image slideshow in this video) and was overall a great companion.

However, there was one thing that annoyed me: having to swipe through the custom function on the LCD display due to the lack of physical function buttons.

You see, on all my other Fujifilm cameras, I have completely disabled the touch function on the LCD. If it was for me, Fujifilm could remove the touch function altogether.

But the lack of FN buttons on the X-E3 kind of forced me to keep the touch screen enabled on my LCD to access certain custom functions.

Now on my (future) Fujifilm X-E5, I will have 5 custom functions just on the front lever alone

  • press button on lever
  • pull lever quickly left
  • pull lever quickly right
  • pull and hold lever left
  • pull and hold lever right

That’s 5 custom functions on a single lever!

It’s a small change on paper, but for my shooting flow it’s huge — and just one more reason why the X-E5 feels like the perfect evolution of the X-E line.

X-E5 STOCK CHECK

Amazon:

BHphoto

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Fujifilm X-E5 Available at Amazon – Bundled with XF23/2.8 Shipping Soon and Shortest Waiting List

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Amazon USA has had a strange policy when it comes to the Fujifilm X-E5, having taken pre-orders only for a few minutes and then completely removing any X-E5 combo from its store. But now it is back… and it’s either in stock or shipping very soon.

By basically not taking pre-orders, they might well have the shortest waiting list of all stores.

Interestingly, Amazon Europe never stopped taking pre-orders on the X-E5.

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Fujifilm X-E5 Body In Stock at Some Stores (Selling Out Fast) – Kit Version Backordered After Heavy Preorders

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A while ago I checked which X-E5 combo you’ve pre-ordered most, and these were the results:

We can see: a total of 80% went for the X-E5 with XF23mmF2.8 lens, and 20% with the X-E5 body only.

So it is not surprising that right now, we can find the Fujifilm X-E5 body in stock for example at BHphoto here

But attention: at the time started writing this article both the silver and in black version were in stock at BHphoto. But now that I am publishing it, I only see the silver X-E5 in stock.

So the X-E5 bodies are selling out fast.

Also Adorama has only the silver body available, same goes for BestBuy here and Moment has nothing yet.

What was never in stock is the X-E5 bundled with the XF23mmF2.8. That’s likely because most people ordered the bundle, hence it will take longer to ship out all preorders

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Viltrox 56mm F1.2 PRO Coming Early September and Pre-Orders Start at Some Stores

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Some stores already accept pre-orders for the upcoming Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 Pro, as it’s the case with Vietnamese store techspot.

They say it will be coming beginning of September.

  • OFFICIALLY RECEIVE ORDERS – VILTROX AF 56MM F1.2 PRO SERIES COMING IN BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER/2025 📸
  •  A new masterpiece from Viltrox for photographers who love portraits, smooth erasing and superior optical quality!
  • Product information
  • Full Name: Viltrox AF 56mm F1.2 Pro
  • Support: (Sony E / Fujifilm XF)
  • Large scale F1.2 – for smooth bokeh effect, very good light in low light conditions
  • PRO Quality – High-end design, quick and accurate sharpening, solid metal body
  • Suitable for: Portraits, events, streets, low light…

Viltrox Fujifilm X mount lenses are sold at Amazon here, BHphoto here and Adorama here.

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