The #5 slick like no other, size beauty sound it just fits on your hand, a beauty... the bad things are the focusing problems. I like to think there is because I just got her, but I already have experience using other fuji. Focusing is so erratic and the time it takes for the image get process it feels like old times when cameras were working on 4 mg. It flicks on and off I see a vertical triangle then changes to square then the pic ture gets taken. Perhaps I don't have is set up properly,but I have been following guys on their advice setting up their xt5 still I get the fo using problem. Not even a month together and returned one before and this one is flickering while shooting I don't want to be returning it and only ?said what gives? With Fuji

I have owned the X-T2 and X-T4 prior to my purchase of the X-T5. The 5 was hard to come by. BH afforded the notification option, which I used to good effect. Delivery was when stated.

The X-T5 does not offer a vertical grip. This means there is no opportunity to add additional batteries or the grip assistance for portrait shots. The X-T5 battery life is longer than the older battery and the camera is apparently more efficient in its power use. The weight of two extra batteries will not be missed. As for the vertical group, spend 40+ years without one and you figure out how to hold the portrait orientation without the grip.

The handgrip on the camera body is deep and comfy. Even so, I opted for the Fuji baseplate making for an even more secure handhold.

Those who do a lot of tracking focus will have to read up on the current firmware botching this mode. We can't be certain that Fuji will fix it - they claim to have done so for the X-H2 and G series. So why not the X-T series?

I don't typically use tracking focus but I did try it out. Using it in dog mode produced the first photos of my dogs running that had eyes in focus. So, for me, I am happy.

Stabilization works as advertised.

I keep ISO at 640 so that my RAW files can inherit the greater latitude (400 percent HDR). I always thought this would not have RAW but I was wrong. Noise has not been a concern.

Ergonomics have been great. Controls are what you expect from a photo oriented camera. No simulation dial or obvious mode dial offering P for Professional.

I appreciate the increase in resolution over the X-T4 allowing greater crop flexibility.

Color quality is as one would expect, no differences here.

All in all, I love the camera so much I might dust off my old studio lights and have a go at the neighbor's kids come Christmas. They carol!

If you own a lot of X glass, as I do, this is an awesome camera.

Already owned an XT5 for a year and knew it was the best aps-c camera out there... but now that I have the XF 16-50mm f2.8-4.8 I have the lightest, most powerful setup in the solar system... love it.

I just upgraded from the T30II and I love this so much more (I loved the T30II also that's why I stayed on brand). The extra size is so welcomed, love the locks on the dials and the button positions and the AF tracking and image stabilization and weather sealing and extra MP for cropping. so far no complaints.