On Thursday in the early morning hours, Fujifilm announced the brand-new X-E5. I’ve been traveling in an RV up the east side of America, and just got home late last night. Preferably, I would have posted something about it on announcement day, but aside from being on the road, it was also my wife’s birthday. Because of that, I’m just now getting this typed out—I’m pretty much the last to the Fujifilm X-E5 party.
This upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday I will be at the B&H BILD Expo in New York City. A few weeks back Fujifilm invited me to be a part of their booth—specifically, to help with a “Film Simulation Station” (without any details of what that would be)—which, of course, I am honored to be a part of. Fast forward to a few days ago, just before the announcement of the X-E5, I had a conference call (while in the RV stopped in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania) that explained what my specific role was going to be: Fujifilm will have X-E5 cameras to touch-and-try, and I’m there to talk about Film Simulation Recipes with anyone who wants to. It’s going to be a great time, so I hope some of you can stop by. It was on that call that I first learned the camera not only has the ability to save three Recipes in the Film Simulation Dial, but that Fujifilm is using the term “Recipe” in the camera and manual.
Back in early 2017 (before I had even started Fuji X Weekly), I published two Film Simulation Recipes on a blog that I used to have prior to this one. When I showed my wife, she thought the term “Recipe” was a bit cringe, but I liked it, so I continued to use it, including when I launched Fuji X Weekly in August of 2017. Mostly by word of mouth, this website grew and grew (10 million page views two years in a row, and still growing), largely because people had an interest in my JPEG Recipes for Fujifilm cameras. Even though Fuji X Weekly began as a Fujifilm X100F journal, very quickly it became most known for Film Simulation Recipes.
In the summer of 2020, I received a message from a talented cinematographer, who had a funny conversation with Fujifilm North America that he wanted to share with me. They had loaned him an X100V for a few weeks; when he returned it, they asked for his feedback. He told them, “I really like shooting with Portra 400 and Tri-X.” They replied, “What do you mean? It’s a digital camera.” He was very surprised that Fujifilm had no idea about Fuji X Weekly, so he informed them.
Shortly after this, Fujifilm North America reached out to me. They were more curious about what I was doing than anything else. They wanted to know what a Recipe is. It was a very positive phone call, and I was thrilled to talk with someone at Fujifilm for the first time. A few emails went back-and-forth, and I was asked to write an article for them. Excitedly, I got it typed out and over to them quickly. They said it was great, and they would forward it up the chain. When it came back down, I was told that they liked my article, but they had to reject it because I had used competing brand names (like Kodak, Portra, Ilford, etc.). There wasn’t much communication after that, except that they wanted to use one of my pictures in an article. In December, Fujifilm sent me a coffee mug for Christmas.
A year later I was invited to be a guest on a Fujifilm tech webinar (did you know that Fujifilm does regular webinars?). The tech team is great. They’re all very knowledgable and helpful, and otherwise good people. They are big fans of Film Simulation Recipes, too. I enjoyed that experience. It was my last interaction with the brand until January of 2024, when Fujifilm North America called out of the blue, stating that they’d like to start working with me.
Last year was epic. Fujifilm invited me to be a part of various things, including a release event for the X-T50 and GFX100S II, a creator retreat, and their annual Create With Us event. I traveled across the country from coast-to-coast, leading photowalks. Incredible! It was such an honor. I will always remember 2024 fondly.
During that time I noticed Fujifilm began to use the term “Recipe” occasionally on their website and social media accounts. A certain X-Photographer noted to me that after years of promoting Recipes with pretty much zero interest or help from Fujifilm, suddenly Recipes were “the thing” within the company. Now, in 2025, “Recipe” is an official Fujifilm feature, and the term is found within the camera menu.
Nikon beat Fujifilm to the punch when they began using the term Recipe a year ago for their JPEG settings. I’m not sure if it will catch on within that community or not (it will be interesting to see), but it is noteworthy that they are trying to capitalize on it. This whole Recipe concept—whether by name or not—is certainly growing and spreading across photography. I think we will see it more and more in the coming years.
I didn’t invent the word “recipe” and I certainly wasn’t the first to use it within the photo world. Apparently, user-created Capture One presets have been called recipes for some time now (I became aware of this last year, I had no idea). Specific darkroom chemicals and development times have been called recipes for many decades. I discovered that a couple people had used the word when describing their Fujifilm JPEG settings before I ever published my first Film Simulation Recipe. I’m not sure if I coined the term Recipe for JPEG camera setting combinations (I might have, but it doesn’t matter if I did or didn’t). What is certain is that if not for this website and the wonderful community that formed around using Recipes (which is the best community in all of photography, IMHO), the word would not be found in the Fujifilm X-E5 today (and it probably wouldn’t be used by Nikon, either). I’m still in disbelief at where we’re at today, I never imagined it would go this far. Some people will read that and think I’m bragging and taking too much credit, but believe me that I’m writing this in all humbleness.
I won’t get to see the Fujifilm X-E5 until Tuesday morning, about two hours before the BILD Expo doors open. Fujifilm tried to get me a loaner camera a little earlier, but due to travel, it just didn’t work out (it’s not their fault—they really did try). Right now I know as much about the X-E5 as the next person (maybe less), so I don’t have any real insights. I’m going to spend this weekend learning more so that I don’t sound completely ignorant at BILD. Once I’ve had a chance to touch it, and maybe even capture a couple of pictures (hopefully I’ll get an opportunity to do that), I’ll be able to speak more about it, so look for a more thorough article in a couple weeks.
What I can say is that the Fujifilm X-E5 is basically an interchangeable-lens X100VI. It’s not exactly that, but it’s as close as you’re going to get. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. The X100VI has an optical viewfinder, shutter/ISO combo dial, leaf shutter, flash, built-in ND-filter, and can be weather-sealed; the X-E5 has a Film Dial, selfie-capable LCD, and you can change lenses. Otherwise, the two cameras are a lot alike. For those that have asked for an interchangeable-lens X100VI, here it is! You are unlikely to get closer to that wish than this camera.
As a more premium iteration of the X-E line, it obviously has seen a price increase. Add to that inflation and tariffs, and you get a $1,700 price tag. That seems like a lot of money (because it is), but remember 1) every major camera maker has indicated that they will be raising their prices soon (Fujifilm is just the first, beginning with the X half and X-E5), and 2) cameras used to be a lot more expensive—for example, the Canon A-1 was $625 in 1978, which is over $3,000 when adjusted for inflation; the Pentax K-5 was $1,750 in 2010, which is nearly $2,600 in today’s money. The X-E1 was $1,000 in 2012, which is $1,400 today when accounting for inflation—add tariffs on top of that, and it’s the same cost as the X-E5. So maybe the price isn’t so unreasonable after all. People will say, “But I can get an X-T5 for the same money!” Or, “For just a few hundred dollars more, I can get [insert camera name here]!” That’s true, for now. Either the prices of those models will increase shortly, or something will happen with the tariffs, and Fujifilm will be able to reduce the price of the X-E5 to what it was intended to be. Those who wanted 40mp and IBIS and the camera to be more premium but didn’t want the cost to go up were not being realistic. Even the X-E4, when accounting for inflation would be over $1,000 today.
The final thing I’ll say about the Fujifilm X-E5 is that, with C1-C7, plus the “bonus 8th Recipe” that you can program into the IQ Menu, plus the three Recipe slots on the Film Dial, it’s possible to have up to 11 Film Simulation Recipes loaded into the camera at any given time. You can only name seven of them, so you’ll have to remember what the other four are. If you use one or both of my “universal” Recipes (here and here), that adds even more flexibility. Awesome! We’ll see if Fujifilm brings that functionality to the X-T50 and X-M5 via a firmware update—I hope they do.
If you are in New York City on Tuesday and Wednesday, be sure to stop by the Fujifilm booth and touch-and-try the X-E5. I’d love to chat Recipes with you, so be sure to look for me. If you are in Colorado Springs on June 28th, I’ll be leading a photowalk with Mike’s Camera (click here for the details and to register); while I won’t have an X-E5 with me, I’d still love to chat with you about it, or any other Fujifilm or photography related topics. I hope to see you soon!
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Fujifilm X-E5 in black:
B&H, Nuzira
Fujifilm X-E5 in silver:
B&H, Nuzira
I had some skepticism like others as to how the film sim dial would be made. I take back anything skeptical. I love how they installed this feature. All in all I think Fujifilm did a great job in this X-E5. Coming from and loving my X-E4, it’s obvious Fujifilm believes in the XE line themselves. So Fujifilm did it again and now I find myself rattling around my pockets looking for another expenditure. Although I just saw a Fujifilm teaser eluding that there’s another rangefinder Fujifilm on the horizon. What’s that all about? A new X-Pro? I hope so. It’s the X-Pro that got the attention of the photo world. It would be great if Fujifilm honored that tradition by releasing a new Top professional version of the street enthusiast rangefinder to cement the notion that one doesn’t need to spend $9,000 on a camera. You get the gist.
It seems like a pretty good implementation of the Film Dial, although I haven’t tried it personally.
My guess is that the next X-Pro will come in the spring of next year, so about seven or eight more months. That’s just a guess.
It looks gorgeous, but reports are the body will be $2000CDN. I remember buying my XE-3 and 23mm kit for around $1300CDN.
I’m not surprised that you were able to find the X-E3 for so cheap. Fujifilm miscalculated the demand, producing too many copies, and had to significantly discount it in order to sell them. When it was released in 2017, it was $1,215 CAD ($900 USD) for the body only. That’s $1,522 CAD ($1,183 USD) in today’s money accounting for inflation. The X-E5 is more premium than the X-E3, so it shouldn’t be surprising that it costs more. In this case, about $500 CAD more (or $360 USD… plus tariffs in the US). So the price seems like it is pretty much what it should be, when keeping expectations realistic.
Great recap of the history of the film recipes, I really wish Nikon would invest in this the way Fujifilm has, it seems to be a token effort at this point but you never know. With the X-E5 Fujifilm has taken the next step forward (hopefully they have worked out their production issues and will anticipate the demand for this camera), and I can’t wait to watch the reviews come in.
Enjoy the expo in NY look forward to the reports of how that goes!
Much appreciated! I hope they were prepared for the massive demand. If anything, perhaps the higher price tag will help keep demand closer to production capabilities.
Well Ritchie, it is quite a journey indeed! I’m very happy, as wrote before, you’ve been at last since last year regonized by Fujifilm USA and this year finally by Fujifilm HQ and worldwide (in a sense).
And to be honest, I do not care much if you were the first or the last posting something on latest gear. The most important is family (quality) time. And you are catching up via this article. So 😉
On last Brussels Fujikina in May, I’ve seen with great satisfaction the growing interest in film simulation recipes + SOOC photography + jpeg with less post-processing.
I’ve discussed and exchanged with a lot X-Shooters present over the 2 days event.
Since 2017 I’ve travelled along your recipe journey and I gadly see it growth. We were at that a bit weirdos in the RAW world but it doesn’t matter.
Before the Fujikina Brussels event, I’ve done some private workshops around recipes, and during the event from visitor feedback I’ve came to realize that in fact I could run at least 2 hours professional grade workshop on film simulation recipes. I’ve kept quite a few contacts, and I’m now thinking to go for it at least on X-Shooters collectif way.
People are really interested.
So upon this Shanghai X Summit, while I was having despite Patrick’s rumours some heavy doubts on the X-E5, I was super thrilled and happy on what Fujifilm produced and stand for with the X-E5!
Having the GFX100RF, I can only say bravo to Fujifilm on the X-E5 and what they were able to put in it 👏
Appart from the lack of weather resistant (and some could say the battery and smaller EVF) this X-E5 is simply a gem! And I’m sure despit it’s price will be a huge succes. Along with the new XF23/2.8.
Having back the AF switch, a small grip, the 4 way functions button like on RF, a couple of aspect ratios with the semi-transparent option like on the RF (I hope this will come the other same generation cameras via firmware upgrades), the Classic View Mode that an amazing feature to came out – well the old ways spirit is fully back like on the X-Half with the Film Camera mode, it will make me remember my usage of my Nikon F3, FM2, etc in a digital way – why not? At my reseller, one of the guys grabbed on a Sunday market a beautiful Nikon FM2. It was cool to look at the viewfinder, putca battery and it still working. I’m not nostalgic about it, but quite nice mode to have as an option and not to be forced to it like on a Leica. Will this mode come too via firmware upgrade to the generation cameras???
Last the new film simulation dials with 3 FS recipes storable (yeah the used at the word – Hurray 👌👏👍) is simply brilliant. At last I would say.
When I discovered it, I was super happy and thrilled.
And I thought immediately about you Ritchie.
Like Omar did on his latest YouTube video on the X-E5 where he made a hello to you 👋😎😉 and commented on the recipe word usage.
Do check is video if you did not have done it already. Very nice of him.
Well I can only say this X-E5 is a celebration for all of us recipe lovers.
I’ve the chance to meet and discuss for 20 minutes at the Fujikina Brussels event with Kunio and Shin. We exchange on the film simulations and recipes along many other things + giving extended user feedback. It was a great moment. Cherry on the cake of this Fujikina. Let’s see if Fujifilm continues on this good path and expand on it 🤞
So Patrick asked in one post if one would upgrade. I answered at the maybe.
But after looking at the X Summit and several reviews, well even if I’ve a beautiful X-E4, the X-E5 is checking every boxes to upgrade with several features I like on the RF + 1 extra mores. I definitely want to try this new film sim dial.
+ Lihe on the RF, the single aluminium block make this camera a beauty.
Well done Fujifilm like said in his YouTube X-E5 review Damien Bernal.
Also Ritchie, my quick decision to upgrade to the X-E5 is also made as I’ve tried via a X-Shooter who attended the Fujikina Brussels his X-T2 Full Spectrum converted by our German friend IRrecams.de.
His X-T2 with the X-Trans sensor was simply working as I wanted with my IRChrome filter and yours IR recipes! And also way better with UV filters. While I’m struggling with the Bayer sensor on my X-A3 Full Spectrum converted. So I’ll go with IBIS (I’m not getting younger!) and with all the goodies that offers the X-E5 with all my manual lenses collection and older non WR XF lenses (will be great to put the XF35/1.4 on it like done on my X-T5). And instead of reselling my X-E4 (to a high price ???) I decided to keep it and send it for Full Spectrum conversion.
It will give a perfect and lighter version of the X-T4 ES you have and will be at last able to go full speed on UV and IR recipes and desired Full Spectrum photography with all the missing features and options I do not have on my X-A3.
So I placed on Friday an order to my reseller for a Silver X-E5. But I’m not going for the kit like I did with the X-E4. I prefer my XF27/2.8 Mark II over this new 23 (I’m glad Fujifilm produced one). To go extra pancake I like very much on my X-E4 to use the Viltrox AF 28/4.5. Viltrox issued a couple of firmware upgrades and the little glitches are removed. Just a joy to put on a small body like the X-E4. I do expect the same on the X-E5, gaining IBIS and digital converter in plus.
I wish you Ritchie a very good Fujifilm event in NY and talks with fellow US X-Shooters.
I’m super glad for you and Fujifilm initiative. Would love to have those in Belgium (I need to dig further on that ground with Fujifilm Belgium staff).
I’m sure you’ll give us feedback on your experience (event, talls, X-E5, XF23/2.8) in next post.
Looking forward and in the meantime enjoy 👋
I appreciate all of your kindness! We had a great time. I think BILD will be great, too. Can’t wait to share the photos.
Definitely look forward to seeing your IR photos, please do share! The X-E4 is a great option for an IR conversion, I think.
Welcome and thx.
Let’s see how it goes and I still lack time to update my website 😓
The cheapest price here in Australia is a huge $3039. that is more then twice what I paid for the XE-4 with the 27mm lens. As a pensioner that is now just too far out of my reach. Shame as I wanted to upgrade but I must face the truth I cannot afford it. 🙁
The X-E4 was an especially affordable camera, and was basically Fujifilm’s entry-level model, while the X-E5 is mid-tier. The X-E4 was $1,399 body-only in Australia in 2021, accounting for inflation, that would be $1,630 in 2025. The X-E5 is $2,700 body-only in Australia. That’s a sizable increase, for sure.
People wanted all the bells and whistles. It’s like the saying: Be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it. A lot of people wished for this, and now they’re complaining about the price. I wasn’t one of those people (you might not have been, either). I said many times that the X-E5 should be basically an X-E4 with some small changes. If Fujifilm had done that, it might only cost you $1,700 or $1,800 Australian (because of inflation). They didn’t listen to me, but they did listen to a lot of people, and now it’s the price that it is, which is unfortunate, but understandable. I’m sorry that it is beyond your means, that’s really too bad. Hopefully Fujifilm considers a lower-tier rangefinder-style camera with an EVF (the X-M5 doesn’t have an EVF) as an entry-level model, but I’d be surprised.
Well I fully sympathise with you Mark as this will happen to me when I’ll retire!
The photo market as stop shrinking. But all brands are going to more premium bodies. The competition is still ruthless against smartphone combine to IA. Fujifilm is no exception and unfortunately stopped entry-level camera. The X-M5 is definitely not entry-level price tag event though it is the entry for X system. I’m still surprised by the very premium price asked for the X-Half! I’m really wandering who can afford it now…
I hope price will drop soon. It is way too expensive for me with what it is offering. The X-E5 is another debate. Indeed as Ritchie wrote much more premium that the X-E4. But the price range is nearly equivalent for having a X-T5 (body only) or X100VI or a X-T50 in kit. It is blurring the boundaries between models and gives not anymore real alternatives price wise.
Like Chris said in his X-E5 review you simply choose the body shape and certain functions or lack of them now.
Before the differenciation was more clearer. I smilled when Chris spoke of the different models against the X-E5 and when he approached the X-Pro line he stopped making comments (aka where the X-Pro is *** lying into???).
At the same time we have way better construction and design over the time competing hard with Leica. Is it good? Maybe, Maybe not. But even with my revenue I find now more and more difficult to justify and more so pay for an upgrade. Unless the specs / construction and design and packed options just blow the roof against previous model which the X-E5 does. I’m really wondering what Fujifilm will do with the X-Pro4. They said it will need to very different in order make it.
I agree and concur with Chris statement on that part: it needs absolutely too and bring new tech s (X-Trans VI ?). If not it will be another difficult round for this line.
X-Trans V models are all great but quite crowded now and price wise (very) expensive for the latest models.
I help a couple of days ago a retired photographer friend to choose between last X-Trans V models. Her Pentax K-5 camera just was too old and was broken. She remembered already to have pay a lot for it…
It was finally quite a hard exercise considering prices. I wasn’t expecting that to such an extent.
It was way more easier before.
Finally she picked an X-T5 (better EVF, WR, dials and better hand operation for her). This was before the X-E5 was announced. But she was obliged to make heavy sacrifices afterwards and wait for a next time to complement on accessories and memory cards, in order to simply offard the 16-50 kit.
I’m happy to see the increase quality and design but Fujifilm needs now to be also careful not loosing (long time) customers along the way.
Compact cameras are making a comeback. I hope Fujifilm will consider producing a X40 or XQ3 if the X-Half is successful with a reasonable price tag. I said so to Kunio and Shin at the Fujikina Brussels along about producing enough quantities. I hope they have listened.
“The final thing I’ll say about the Fujifilm X-E5 is that, with C1-C7, plus the “bonus 8th Recipe” that you can program into the IQ Menu, plus the three Recipe slots on the Film Dial, it’s possible to have up to 11 Film Simulation Recipes loaded into the camera at any given time.”
Did you actually try this out with the camera? I read a post in the dpreview forum (https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/68310765) that sounded more as if all the image/recipe settings were stripped from C1-C7. It would be really great if you could clarify how exactly the FS1/FS2/FS3 recipes would interact with the C1-C7 settings in the X-E5.
Thanks for all your work and enjoy your time at the BILD Expo!
C1-C7 still exist, just like on the X-T50. The Film Dial must be set to C (unless you are using a “universal Recipe” like the Film Dial Recipe), or else the film sim on the dial will override the film sim in the C1-C7 Recipe (but all other settings remain the same). This behavior is identical to the X-T50 and X-M5, so nothing has changed in that regard. The change is with how FS1/FS2/FS3 behaves. They can be used just as a film sim, and in that way it behaves the same If you use an X-T50 or X-M5. Or (and this is what’s new), you can use FS1/FS2/FS3 as a Recipe, which will override all of the IQ settings (however, not the other settings, like AF, Sound, etc., etc.), and not just the film simulation. At least that’s what I have been told by someone at Fujifilm who has used the camera extensively, as I have not used it myself.
I hope this answers your question.
Intriguing! I’m very interested in seeing how the FS1-FS3 dial works in practice.
Recent Fuji bodies have disappointed me that settings such as AF, RAW/JPEG mode, and Drive mode are now stored in the C1-C7 settings. This makes it much more fussy to program a recipe and switch between them… you’re not just changing the “look” of the photo by changing from (for example) C1 to C2. You’re also changing to whatever (for example) AF mode you might have been using when you created C2, which might not be appropriate for the photo you’re taking now.
I can switch recipes with C1-C7 on a dial on my XPro2 just like film sims, which is why I sold my X-T5 to keep my XPro2, and why I don’t use my X cameras much anymore (as AF is so much better on newer cameras).
If the X-E5 brings a dial that has a dial with “FS1-FS3”, and those FS1-FS3 dials change ONLY the look of the photos, this camera goes from being a high-priced X-T50 that I avoid to the camera that I’ve been hoping for since the X-T4, and I have to decide if it’s the camera that finally retires my XPro2, or if I wait for this rumored XPro4.
I’m holding out a sliver of hope that the XPro4 brings about an embracing of aspect ratios like the GFX100RF. With FS1-FS3 and Xpan ratio, that XPro4 would be my “perfect camera”, and I could sell off a bunch of equipment.
Can’t wait to hear more about how the FS1-FS3 settings work!
It is my understanding that is how it works, just as you hope. I’m hoping to find out later in the week.
Honestly, all of the 40mp cameras should have the XPan aspect ratio, and it’s a shame that they don’t. I really hope the next X-Pro will have it.
I concur with you Chris K.
And I relate fully to your comment.
I’m happy that the WB is now fully stored in C1-C7 banks, but I could wish the X-Pro3 way have been kept.
Since the X-E4, it takes me hours to configure fully my Fujifilm cameras after unpacking them. Once done it’s OK.
And now you can backup and restore everything from the X App which is super great, easy and fast process. Especially when you loan your camera and need to get back to your private settings quickly.
BUT the initial configuration process is nearly a hell. And I need a fellow camera to think about all the little configuration details that I’ve configured so not to miss them. If missed it will impare my photography processes as I make sure core camera settings are exactly the same every where.
When I’ve done the initial configuration of my RF, I forgot once fully done on the generic settings to copy them 1:1 to the C1-C7 banks and only then program and customised my recipes.
I end up going to program my 7 recipes, named them etc… To find out after a hour doing so that all core camera settings like RAW settings, JPEGs ones, AF, especially the manual lenses slots (7×7 to program 😓), etc, were still the default ones in the C1-C7 banks 🤬
This pissed me quite a lot as I would be obliged to review 7x times those settings 🤬
I end up making a full camera reset and start all-over again not missing the crutial copy step. So spending quite a significant time to do so.
A real pain. Once done and backupped then it is super easy to change one particular setting. You switch off the camera it is back. Cool. But…
Hence, I would appreciate that via the X App or whatever you could save core settings and reapply them on a brand new camera…
After all, if on the same generation it could be done as using the same core programming…
On restoration process every which is shared could be reintroduced. Everything not matching 1:1, could simply ignored by the restore process.
At least you could save up a lot of time in the initial configuration process.
Or going back to the X-Pro3 way where C1-C7 are simply retaining what it is needed for a recipe with the WB saving. Nothing else so keep sharing the same Manual lenses slots for example!
It is many times refreshing to use back my X-Pro3 for this (even if I’m loosing the “C8” generic bank) or even older models (then I’m pissed off for not getting the WB saving and other goodies like color effects, clarity, etc) 😉
I’m complaining, just a little as I’m happy with all the possibilities and heavy customisation that offer Fujifilm cameras. When I picked an X-T2 Full Spectrum converted, it was so heavily customised for this purpose and shooter needs and habits that as expected I had isfues using straigt away. When I loaned my camera samewise especially for someone not even use to Fujifilm cemeras.
So I appreciate greatly the given hyper flexibility of Fujifilm cameras. You not just owned a camera, you make it fully yours to you specific habits. I would not change for something else.
But it goes not without a ‘price’ though.
Simply, next time I will not forget again to copy the customised generic settings once done to the C1-C7 banks first on generation V cameras!
I will remember this especially when I will help my friend to customise her brand new X-T5 😉
I think Fred Miranda’s idea (here: https://fujixweekly.com/2024/12/15/fujifilm-please-read-a-firmware-update-idea-for-fujifilm-fixing-c1-c7-on-newer-cameras/) would work great. This is how Recipes work on FS1/FS2/FS3 on the X-E5 Film Dial, so it is definitely possible.
If it’s a straight pick between the X-T50 and X-E5, I’d pick the X-E5 every time.
That said… X-T50 doesn’t do it for me for pretty much one reason. WR. I just want that piece of mind. I’m not going to exchange my X-Pro3 without WR, and ideally I’ll be able to get TX-1/XPan ratio in it. Fuji EMPHATICALLY needs to bring this to their 40mp APS-C cameras, just as a crop, but let folks do it in-body.
I know a lot of folks are shocked at the price, and I get it. Some of that is the asinine tariffs. Those brought the xhalf from a $700 to $850 camera, this from a $1400 to $1700. But in addition, the core of the X-E lineup (heck, to some extend the X-T00 lineup, too) got a lot more premium this cycle. Maximum MP, IBIS, and so forth. The gap between the X-T50 and X-T5 is smaller than the gap between previous 0 and 00 models, and that carries a higher price tag. The old X-E4 was closer to an X-M5 with a viewfinder. That kept the price low, but you also only got what you paid for. That top plate is pretty good, IMHO. The milled metal, plus the implementation of the film sim wheel like an old film counter window is a great concept. Keeps things nice and smooth, while adding something neat.
It’s not for me without WR, but I can respect the upgrade they brought to the camera. I guess I’ll have to hold my breath for an X-Pro 4 or 5 (X-M skipped 2 through 4, went right to 5), and hope it has in-camera pano crops.
Hopefully the next X-Pro will be not too far around the corner (my best guess is spring 2026). I’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t have the XPan ratio as an option, it’s a shame that none of the 40mp cameras have it. Would be super easy for Fujifilm to implement.
Would you please use any influence you have to wake Fuji up to adding in-camera vignette.
I don’t know how much influence I have. 🤣
I’ve not been asked for my opinion; however, I do know that Fujifilm reads this website—at least occasionally—but rarely does anything I suggest on here come to fruition, so I’d say that my influence is very small. It would definitely be cool if they added vignetting in-camera.