Fujifilm X-M5 vs X-T5 Autofocus Test: No Competition, the X-M5 Wins Hands Down
Pal2Tech was one of the guys, who addressed the latest Fujifilm 5th generation gear autofocus issues in his videos.
That’s why he was particularly interested to test the autofocus of the Fujifilm X-M5 versus the one of the Fujifilm X-T5.
You can see with your own eyes his comparison in the video above (just click and it will start at the right point).
This is what Pal2Tech has to say about:
- the focus square on the X-M5 was able to keep with up with him (moving fast around the yard) in a noticeable way
- when he starts to run, the X-T5 box is behind him whereas the X-M5 autofocus box is sticky on his face
- when jumping into frame, the X-M5 locks focus faster than the X-T5
- when moving very very fast all over the frame like crazy, the X-M5 locked focus better than the X-T5
- he track running dogs and and people, and it keeps up with them fairly reliably
- the X-T5 would not have nailed that many images in that order in AF-C for stills
- tracking cars the X-M5 handled very well. Every shot was in focus
- tracking bicycles also worked very well
- the autofocus performance is great and definitely better than the X-T5, even before the X-T5 experienced the AF issues with the May firmware
- Pal2Tech is very impressed by what he saw and he hopes firmware updates will come with same AF to other models
Look guys, Chris from Pal2Tech did put lots of effort into this test.
It’s up to you now to trust him, or maybe trust YouTubers who did not hold the X-M5 in their hands for a single second and looked hours of launch videos to find 2 seconds in which the AF of the X-M5 failed.
Is it at Sony and Canon level?
Well, I feel confident to say very likely not. But according to the most in depth test we could see so far, it is the best autofocus Fujifilm has yet offered on any its cameras.
It seems to be a step into the right direction.