Fujifilm X-M5, XF16-55mm and XF 500mm announced

Monday 14 October 2024, 16:08 by Elja Trum | 2,472 views | 0 comments

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Fujifilm has announced a new lightweight and compact camera today, the Fujifilm X-M5. A camera aimed mainly at beginner photographers and vloggers. The brand has also announced two new lenses.

Fujifilm X-M5 specifications

- 26.1-megapixel APS_C X-Trans CMOS sensor
- Sensitivity: 160 - 12,800 ISO (expandable to 25,600)
- 6.2K video at 30 frames per second, 40K 60p and 1080 at 240p
- Weight: 355 grams
- Dimensions: 11.19 by 6.66 by 3.8 centimetres
- 3-inch swivelling and tilting screen (1.04 million pixels)
- Shutter speed up to 1/32,000s
- X-Processor 5

Last week, I was able to try out this new camera in practice. The camera is nice and compact. Fit it with a compact lens and it slips straight into your trouser pocket. Thanks to the X mount, you can use all lenses for this mount on the camera.

The Fujifilm X-M5 is the lightest and most compact camera in the X line. So even more compact than the X-T30 II. It could be a good step up for smartphone photographers towards a 'real' camera. There is no viewfinder on the camera, so you do everything with the screen, as smartphone users are used to.

It's nice to have good image quality in such a compact camera.

Video

The camera is also aimed at vloggers. They can film at up to 6.2K resolution (30p 4:2:2 10-bit). There are three microphones in the X-M5. This means you can choose from several microphone direction options: surround, front, rear, or front & rear.

The camera also supports noise reduction, which can suppress distracting constant sounds, such as the sound of an air conditioner, while filming.

If you do a lot of video work, you can attach an optional fan (FAN-001) to the back of the camera. This allows the camera to keep filming for longer periods at a time.

The camera can also record 9:16 videos, ready to use for example on TikTok. It has a special short-movie mode for this, so you can record a reel very quickly. You can transfer photos and video wirelessly or, faster, via a USB-C cable to your smartphone through the X app.

Price and availability

The Fujifilm X-M5 will be available in two versions: the all-black version and a version with a metal/silver top. They will go on sale next month and the body will cost 899 euros. The kit version with Fujinon XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ will cost 999 euros.

Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR II

Fujifilm's popular fast standard zoom lens has received a nice update in the form of the Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR II. The new version is around 16 per cent more compact and 37 per cent lighter than the old model, which is now 13 years old.

New XF 16-55mm (left) versus the old XF-16-55mm (right)
You notice this straight away when you see and pick up the lens. It really is much lighter and smaller. This has not come at the expense of quality. The 16-55mm f/2.8 II is suitable for higher resolutions and, thanks to its new dimensions, is also much better balanced, especially on more compact bodies.

If you shoot video with your Fujifilm camera, it's useful that you can now switch between apertures in 1/3-stop increments, which is more suitable for photography, or use a stepless transition between apertures.

The XF 16-55mm f/2.8 weighs 410 grams. Converted to full-frame, you get a range from 24mm to 85mm, which is a useful practical range for many types of photography.

The optical construction consists of 11 groups with 16 lens elements, including aspherical elements, ED and Super ED lenses. The minimum focusing distance is 30 centimetres.

The Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR II will be available in December and will cost 1,349 euros.

Fujinon XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR

Fujifilm has also announced a lens, the Fujinon XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR. This weather-resistant super-telephoto lens is aimed at photographers who want to capture sports, aircraft, birds and wildlife, for example.

Fujinon XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR (photo by Untold Storytelling)
Thanks to the sensor's 1.52x crop factor, you get an angle of view equivalent to no less than 762mm. It weighs just 1.335 kilograms, which is very little for such a fast super-telephoto lens. This is also what immediately stands out when you pick it up: it is unexpectedly light.

Attach a camera to it and you can easily walk around with this lens for a few hours taking photos.

The lens consists of 21 lens elements divided into 14 groups. This lens has five ED elements and two Super ED elements.

Earlier this year, the GF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR was also announced. This one looks very similar to the new lens, but is now for the X mount.

The Fujinon XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR should be in shops next month and will cost 3,399 euros.

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