Did Fuji Impress or Disappoint? XM5, 500mm f5.6, 16-55mm f2.8 II

Fuji summit 2024 was... interesting. Some decent gear. XM5 somehow targeted towards vloggers but with no IBIS. Tiny body with XT4 specs. Worse than the XS20 in my opinion. XF 500mm f5.6 now there's a wildlife lens. Much cheaper and lighter than Nikon full frame offerings. Definitely the lens to get for Fuji telephoto. 16-55mm f2.8 II is a photographers lens, boring, flat rendering, but lighter than what you're used to I suppose. I'm a prime guy so it's of no use to me.

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[sauzefilms]

I wish Fuji could stop pushing to make the film sim dial work and just give us proper tech like IBIS that ACTUALLY HELPS photo/videographers. Kinda stupid when Fuji don’t even have a lot of OIS-enabled lenses lmao.

[RevJock]

I know Fuji has it's issues, but seeing you with the wonderful 35mm 1.4 made my day😊
Good lad!

[avslife]

Brand new XM5 for $799 or used great condition XS20 for $900. Its a no brainer.

[TimDillardPhotography]

No ibis and you’ll get your XM5 by Christmas 2025.

[banana_necessary]

For me its: Travel somewhere with one bag > Have fun > Take photos/Journal on my iPad mini > Merge the two into a travel journal. The XM5 seems like a solid option as I'm not a fan of the computational photography look my phone gives me and taking big cameras is a pain. Its at a price point where I would not baby it, which is a big thing for me.

[thepickyreviewer]

Finally u r back into Fuji. Your old Fuji videos were the reason I got into the system. Left Sony and never looked back.

[wesleystreetshots]

It's just GAS. I know because I've been doing the same thing. From Fuji X-H2/X-T5 to the Nikon Zf and Lumix S5ii to the Leica Q3 and now I'm looking at Fuji again. We'll never be happy! Haha

[youfollow_]

"Fujifilm Called"
Camera Con: What the flying hell

[eyosyastadesse]

XS20 owner here. Absolutely gem of a camera. I do think it’s better for photography over videography, mainly due to the poor IBIS (biased, also have the G9ii). But if you’re completely still with it, you can get some gold. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with it!

[sabamacx]

That XF 35mm f/1.4 + Glimmerglass 1/4, and the XF 27mm f/2.8 + Glimmerglass 1/8 are permanently glued to my XH2. LOVE IT.

[piotr]

Ah, IBIS - the Egyptian god of stability

[PaulSwansonIdAu]

The Fuji arch begins again! Knew this wasn't a wasted sub.

[HandsomeBaldManMovieReviews]

Glad you're coming back to Fuji. I found you back when you were using a XT-4. You actually helped me choose Fuji lol. I love my 35 1.4. I film some of my videos with it and I'm happy with the look every time. Hope it works out for you man.

[edvard]

I am amazed by the "First look" videos on the X-M5. Those videos are basicaly ads. Almost none of them talked about the bad video AF while the camera was hunting in their "vlog" tests. Contrary to that, some even said the autofocus is good lol

[ofthenearfuture]

And Fuji want to make a vertical digital half frame camera lol, that will have even less reason to exist than the X-M5. Especially as it's market will overlap with the X-M5... Which I do think has it's niche, for new photographers or content creators who want something 'better' than their iPhone and to get the Fuji look. I'm not mad at that because the price reflects it's place in the lineup as an entry level camera, and the X-T50 was really disappointing in that regard.

[PixPete]

That 500mm prime + the autofocus update has just stopped me from completely abandoning Fuji. Early reviews of that lens look incredible, it's the same glass as the one for the GFX system - it will work with both Teleconverters (which I know some people hate) but the 1.4x works perfectly. So you'd get 1067mm reach!

[motazinenglish]

Hi Kasey, I wonder if you could advise.. I'm looking for a small light body for street photography, M43 or APSC. Problem is most are bad to handle or have no grip.. so looked at Olympus Pen F? EM5? What do you think? What else should I consider?

[simon]

I like the Fuji 33 1.4. Turned out to be my favorite prime lens this year!

[DavidLyon]

You could buy a Fuji adaptor for your Nikon and be able to use that lens in just a few days. Seems like a long wait to buy the body.