Buy a Fujifilm X-T5 & Get an X Half for Free!!

Adorama has a crazy good deal on the black Fujifilm X-T5 bundled with the 16-80mm f/4 lens. Not only is it $100 off (that’s Fujifilm’s discount), but they’ll throw in a free black Fujifilm X half (that’s Adorama’s discount)! Wow.

Of course, the X-T5 is great. I just used it last night for some cool multiple-exposure pictures. I definitely recommend the camera. I’ve never used the 16-80mm (I’m just not much of a zoom lens guy), but I’ve heard good things about it. And I really like the X half as a fun camera for everyday snapshots and family vacations. Altogether, that’s $2,400 for what would have cost you $3,350 just two months ago.

I don’t know why Adorama created this bundle sale, but my assumption is that they have an overstock of black X-T5 with the 16-80mm kits, plus they have too many black X half cameras sitting around. Creating this super bundle clears some of the excess stock for both. I don’t know if that’s the reason, but it seems like it must be.

I wouldn’t read too much into what any of this “means” other than one camera store has an extra supply of the black version of two different cameras. Maybe we can conclude that silver Fujifilm models tend to sell better than their all-black counterparts, but even that is speculation at best. In any event, if you’ve been thinking about getting a Fujifilm X-T5 bundled with the 16-80mm lens and have had the X half on your radar, this seems like a great opportunity for you. Or, if you’re not already using X-series gear and have been considering taking a plunge into the Fujifilm world, this might be your time. Get it before it’s gone, because this sale will probably end soon.

2 comments

  1. chiefnoah · 1 Day Ago

    Considering how many of the X-Half are available on resale sites like MPB and how hard they were pushing refurbs of it in ads, I’d guess the X-Half has a massive return rate and sales have cratered after the initial launch hype and reviews came out. It’s not a bad camera necessarily, but is dramatically overpriced at a time when economic conditions are not in favor of overpriced toys.

  2. Malcolm Hayward. · 23 Hours Ago

    Take the X-T5, put the lens on fleabay / in the re-cycling and give the “half” to one of the grand kids.
    Win-win. If they grow up with a camera rather than a phone, so much the better.
    Remember, if you are using stacked lenses for macro (which vignette on full frame) there is no better camera body.
    Best Rgds.

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