We shared the rumor, provided to us by a new source, about the Fujifilm X-T5 having no battery grip option.

Now, for some reason I had the feeling that this wouldn’t be a big deal, as my impression was that the vast majority of X-T shooters don’t use the battery grip anyway.

But a recent survey we made shows that 38% of the FujiRumors readers owning an X-T camera also own the battery grip.

Assuming there will be quite some X-T shooters that might want to upgrade to the Fujifilm X-T5, I was wondering if the lack of battery grip would be a dealbreaker for you or not.

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We shared the rumor coming from a new source, that the Fujifilm X-T5 will be the first X-T camera that won’t offer a vertical battery grip option:

• Fujifilm X-T1 → VG-XT1
• Fujifilm X-T2 → VPB-XT2
• Fujifilm X-T3 → VG-XT3
• Fujifilm X-T4 → VG-XT4
• Fujifilm X-T5 → No Battery Grip Option

After we shared our rumor, some said this will totally cripple the X-T line (which is Fuji’s by far best selling line).

That made me wonder how popular the vertical battery grip really is among Fujifilm X-T shooters, so I thought I could launch a survey about it.

So…

• if you are a Fujifilm X-T camera user (X-T1, X-T2, X-T3, X-T4)
• … and ONLY if you are a Fujifilm X-T camera user…

… feel free to vote the survey down below.

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When Fujifilm launched the Fujifilm X-H2S, it also launched not one, but two battery grip options for it: the regular Fujifilm VG-XH and the file transmitting Fujifilm FT-XH.

So will this be the case also for the Fujifilm X-T5? Will it also get both options?

Well, apparently not.

A new source reached out to us and told us that there won’t be any battery grip for the Fujifilm X-T5.

This would mean that if you love to shoot with a battery grip, your only options will be the Fujifilm X-H2S and the upcoming Fujifilm X-H2. Or you can go with older models like the Fujifilm X-T4 with the VG-XT4 grip.

• Fujifilm X-H2S: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Moment
• FUJIFILM VG-XH: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama
• FUJIFILM FT-XH: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama
• XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Moment
• XF 18-120mm f/4: BHphoto / AmazonUS /  Adorama / Moment
• Cooling Fan for X-H2S: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Moment