Fujifilm X-T5 Sample Images

Behind its retro styling, the Fujifilm X-T5 packs some serious performance. And with this edition of the X-T range, Fujifilm has consciously gone back to a photography-first approach (some of its predecessors leaned more heavily toward video).

I’ve posted a more detailed hands-on review of the X-T5 separately. What I’m aiming to do here is post a larger selection of sample images taken in real-world conditions.

These have only been lightly edited, and they’re taken under a range of lighting conditions and with a range of ISOs. I’m trying to give a sense of what you might expect as pretty standard out of the camera. (I’ve also posted separately some sample images specifically focused on high-ISO performance of the X-T5 and side-by-side examples throughout the ISO range.)

The original RAW (RAF) files are free to download, too — there’s a link under each image. If you’d rather judge the files without my edits in the way, grab a few and process them yourself.

The original RAW files for the images in this post are available to subscribers to my newsletter on the RAW file downloads page. The page is password-protected; the password is in the newsletter’s welcome email. The JPG versions linked in the captions stay free.

A quick overview of the Fujifilm X-T5

But first, a quick overview of the Fujifilm X-T5. It has a 40-megapixel sensor, the latest version in Fujifilm’s APS-C X-Trans line (this one is CMOS 5 HR with primary color filter). It produces images that measure 7728 by 5152 pixels, which works out to about 39.8 million pixels in the file; Fujifilm’s 40.2-megapixel figure is the sensor’s effective pixel count. The body is metal, weather-sealed, and has the same kind of retro styling that Fujifilm often uses (and is inspired by cameras from decades ago, like the Nikon FM or Olympus OM-1). And while Fujifilm is leaning more toward stills with this edition, it also packs impressive video capabilities, with video bitrates maxing out at 360 Mbps.

Two things worth knowing if you’re looking closely at these files. Base ISO on the X-T5 is 125, down from 160 on the previous 26-megapixel X-Trans 4 cameras, which is why so many of these shots sit at ISO 125. And because X-Trans uses a non-Bayer color filter array to control moiré, there’s no optical low-pass filter in front of the sensor — that helps keep fine detail crisp, but RAW converters differ in how well they demosaic X-Trans files, so if you download the RAFs you may get slightly different results in your editor than I got in Lightroom.

Fujifilm X-T5 sample photos

Here’s a selection of general travel-style photos I’ve taken with the Fujifilm X-T5 under various real-world conditions. I’ve tried to include a variety of scenes, with an emphasis on difficult lighting conditions.

All of these were taken hand-held — there are no shots here taken with a tripod or lens filters, because I was particularly interested in what the X-T5 could do as a small form factor carry-around camera. The objective is to try to give a representative sample of what you can expect to get out of the Fujifilm X-T5 under normal conditions.

Two lenses did all the work here: the XF 8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR and the XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR. A number of the low-light frames were shot at 1/15 sec hand-held on the wide zoom, which the in-body stabilization makes very doable — although Fujifilm’s 7-stop figure is measured with the XF 35mm f/1.4, and you get fewer effective stops as focal length goes up. At 40 megapixels, camera shake and slightly missed focus show up sooner than they did on the 26-megapixel bodies, so it’s worth opening these at full size before drawing conclusions about the lens.

These were originally shot in RAW, and I’ve only edited these lightly, so as not to mask what’s camera performance and what’s editing, and I haven’t applied any of the usual enhancement or fixes that are readily available.

But there is something worth mentioning here because film profiles are such a prominent part of Fujifilm’s offerings and history. Most of these are using the Fujifilm Standard-Provia film emulation profile (applied in Lightroom Classic) rather than the default Adobe treatments. Of course, being RAW files, it’s easy to change this according to personal preference. If you like punchy color, the Velvia or high-contrast negative profiles might work better. Or if you prefer softer, Astia or something similar might be a better fit. But to keep things pretty standard and neutral across the board, I’ve used Provia here.

You can click on each image for a full-size view for a closer look. You can also use the link under each image to download the original RAW (RAF) image (they’re approx. 85 MB each).

Fujifilm X-T5 price & availability

The Fujifilm X-T5 is sold in several configurations, from body-only to bundles with kit lenses. It’s also available in all-black or with silver trim.