Fujifilm X Summit – LIVE COVERAGE
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Fujifilm X Summit – The Full Coverage Live!
- last items coming in 2022
- X-T series is like a violin
- perfect like it was originally made and hasn’t changed much since then
- nature of photography
- the dials capture the basic of photography
- dials are important if photography is your first priority
- X-T4 had vary-angle screen with both photo and video in mind
- but now there is the X-H line
- now X-T can go back to be more photography centric
- classic and modern coexist in X-T5 and enhance each other
- improved grip
- shutter dial shifted forward
- better hold on entire hand and index finger moves better on the shutter button
- even lock button on dials has been improved
- better black camera body, better color
- this camera will fuel your desire to shoot
- large capacity battery
- it was important to come up with a size that fits well in the hand and can be used intuitively with the dials
- it is smaller than X-T4, dimensions are almost the same of the X-T1. But X-T5 has IBIS
- 50g less weight than X-T4
- more pixels increase resolution but also tonality and improve colors
- X-T5 uses same battery of X-T4 but the X-T5 can shoot more images on 1 battery
- new Autofocus system and AI learning
- high precision autofocus, taking advantage of high pixel count
- last X summit of 2022
- introducing XF30mmF2.8 R LM WR Macro
- minimum focus distance of 10cm from the sensor surface. From the front lens it is about 1.2cm minimum focus distance
- very versatile
- extreme closups often suffer from chormatic abberation. Fujifilm used 3 aspherical lenses to improved closeup performance
- superior resolution
- portable size
- 1 asperhrical lens is equivalent to 2 to 3 spherical lenses
- the closer you shoot the harder it becomes to control focus unit
- precision is required
- XF30mm uses linear motor, high speed and accurate
- perfect match for this lens
- this lens will re-define the standard of compact macro lenses
- X-T5 is $1,699
- XF30mm is $599
- both shipping November 17
Screenshots from the Event
