Fujifilm has simply introduced a couple of pristine cameras on the corporate’s X Peak Sydney tournament. There’s the medium layout GFX100S II, which frankly falls out of doors my scope of hobby (and price range). The extra mainstream of the 2 is the X-T50, which is a followup to — however now not a alternative for — the X-T30 II, which is able to stay in Fujifilm’s lineup shifting ahead.
The X-T50 is a hodgepodge of the digicam maker’s pristine and impaired tech. Let’s get started with the pristine. The physique has a unutilized, extra rounded environment that’s not like the rest within the X-Order lineup, and there’s a movie simulation dial proper at the lead, a primary for any Fujifilm digicam. You get a number of preset movie sims to circle between and will select your personal for the 3 customizable slots — even though you’ll’t poised those to customized movie recipes. Nonetheless, the dial is going to turn what an important a part of Fujifilm’s enchantment that those simulations have develop into over time.
The X-T50 contains the similar 40-megapixel sensor because the X-T5 and X-H2, plus the accompanying fifth-gen processor, so this digicam do business in a considerable building up in each solution and autofocus efficiency in comparison to the X-T30 II. And it additionally features a 7-stop in-body symbol stabilization gadget; the a ways more economical X-T30 II lacks IBIS altogether. Steady taking pictures is proscribed to 8fps with the mechanical shutter, while the X-T5 and X-H2 can each crash 15fps. For cupboard, there’s a unmarried UHS-II SD card slot. Video efficiency has additionally been dialed up considerably:
However there are nonetheless some used {hardware} parts to this digicam. For one, you’re caught with the last-generation battery that isn’t just about as long-lasting. And disappointingly, the digital viewfinder may be unchanged from the X-T30 II. You do a minimum of get the similar 3-inch, 1.84-million dot rear LCD with two-way tilt as at the X-T5.
The X-T50 slots right into a curious spot relating to pricing. Should you’re purchasing the physique unloved, it’s $1,399.99, which is $500 greater than the X-T30 II. However once more, Fujifilm doesn’t imagine this a alternative for that digicam. It will get its personal distinctive park within the lineup, which now seems like this:
Probably the most upgrades that include stepping as much as the X-T5 come with H2O resistance, a nicer EVF, twin SD slots, higher steady taking pictures efficiency, and the more moderen battery with stunning continuity.
Fujifilm’s package lens may be getting a important revamp. The corporate’s well-regarded 18-55mm glass is being changed by means of a pristine, lighter 16-50mm f/2.8 – 4.8 lens that now options H2O resistance. (The X-T50 itself doesn’t have any reliable H2O resistance.) Fujifilm believes this lens does a greater activity resolving that 40MP sensor in comparison to the traditional 18-55mm. It’s additionally a continuing range, so the entire zooming now occurs internally with out the lens having to increase. Offered by itself, the pristine 16-50mm lens prices $699. The mixed X-T50 package runs $1,799.99, so that you’re best paying $400 for the lens in that situation.