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Also notable on the X-E5 is the addition of in-body image stabilization (IBIS), which was intended for the X-Pro series cameras (again, IBIS on the XE 5 sounds like another death knell for the X-Pro 4). Fujifilm claims seven stops of IBIS, which seems about right based on my testing. I was able to capture plenty of shots of my kids on Christmas morning and didn’t miss anything due to camera shake.
Photo: Scott Gilbertson
The overall build and build quality of the X-E5 is also a huge leap forward. Unlike the X-E4, which had a somewhat plasticky feel, the X-E5 is solid and well-designed. The top plate is now a single piece of aluminum, which goes a long way to giving the camera a sturdier, higher-end feel. If you throw a pancake lens in there, like new 23mm f/2.8it feels like the X100, which was not true of the previous model.
My favorite thing that the X-E5 stole from the X100 is the fake self-timer switch on the front of the camera. (The X100 series took this switch from almost every film SLR ever made.) On the All five of these items are customizable, which is a good thing because, frustratingly, there’s no ISO dial on the X-E5. I set up the self-timer as a shortcut to get me to the ISO to solve this problem.
In other button updates, the X-E5 restores the X-E3’s dual pressable command dials (the X-E4 was missing the rear dial). The AF mode switch is also back, allowing you to switch between manual focus, one-shot AF or continuous AF via a button rather than heading to menus.
Simulacra and simulation
Photo: Scott Gilbertson
Photo: Scott Gilbertson
Then there’s the new dedicated movie emulation disc.
Let me say up front that if there was an ISO disc, I would have less trouble with this connection. It would still be embarrassing in some mysterious way that I couldn’t put my finger on, but I could stick a piece of tape over it and forget about it. But there’s no ISO disc, and adding a hardware disc for something as trivial as toggling film emulation, while not having a disc for something you change all the time (ISO), is inexcusable in my book.