Fast lenses are bigger and heavier. For travel/street photography, they are also more conspicuous and tiring to use. My go-to on the X-T5 is the 27mm f/2.8 WR pancake lens. Most shooters will stop down to f/4 or f/5.6 anyway for most of their daytime shooting, so it makes little difference if the lens wide open is a 1.4 or a 2.8.
Another great video I have been a Fuji user since the XT-2, I just got my XT-5, I will get the small rig as I do miss the battery grip, but I love how compact the xt5 is, love the wrist strap. I agree that some bean counter decided not to include a battery charger That move really sucked. I did buy a double charger when I got my XT-4 . I agree with never ever adding that lens filter on this great glass . I love your videos and have passed your name onto many Fuji users
Hey Andy thank you so much for the support! The battery charger thing drives me nuts, and it's not just Fuji. I have a Nikon Zf on loan for review and they didn't give a charger either, for a $2k camera. Crazy.
I have the SmallRig grip and with the screw it did not bind tightly and thus wobbled when attempting to attach it. Solution -- dig around in my location of nuts, bolts and washers and found a lock washer. Removed the SR and undid the screw, added the washer, re-installed the screw and lo and behold a perfect fit was had by all. Simple.
Fujifilm has a charger as well, with % indicator and visual indicator LED, and it can charge two as well. It seems like it is a norm to manufacture chargers with 2 slots as minimum, haven't seen a single slot charger, maybe I have but it didn't felt unusual as I am new to photography. And you forgot the other necessary item, more necessary than the alternative strap that is already included with the camera, and that item is.....the additional battery!
Hi Pete. I liked your video and following it I ordered a SmallRig bracket for my X-T5. I was very pleasantly surprised at how well it fitted and how much it improves the feel and handling.
Nice video, thanks. One remark, insted of making a handheld shot and applying a stabilization at the post production (which is super obvious on the soft shutter button closeups) try to use a monopod, squeeze it between your arm and body and move your body only ;)
Hello. I understand that using the soft button increases the pressure of pressing from the top and causes shutter failure. Fujifilm also warned about this. Do you still recommend using it?
I never heard that so thanks for the info. I've used soft shutter releases on all my Fuji cameras for many years with no problems. If you are afraid of it damaging your camera, then I recommend that you don't use one.
I love my ex to 5, but I agree with you he’s a couple of things I should’ve done I think I should include a wrist strap … And they should also include the button that goes on the shutter release… Especially in the premium end of Photography where are you paying? Well I’m in Australia $3000 for the camera 📸
@@PeteCocoPhoto I am in Australia mate and everything is expensive in Australia. Given our dollar conversion it probably should only be about $2400 for the camera but it was three grand. I sold some other lenses from a Nikon range that I wasn’t using. I’m still really grateful that I can open this camera and I can honestly say that it competes with full frame really well. It’s as close to full frame as you will get. I actually believe it probably outperforms most full frame cameras on the market, with the exception of probably the last three or four years with a full frame cameras. The dynamic range on the Ex T5 is absolutely off the charts good and I shoot of a lot of landscapes mate where I tend to under expose images and then recover them. Dealing with a lot of uneven light is challenging so I need a camera that can do that the Nikon D850 is incredible and I still love that camera, but I can tell you what the Xt5 competes really well… I really thought strong and hard about this camera and did lots of research on it, but I’m about four weeks into owning this camera and I love it. It is just brilliant
@@nevvanclarke9225 I agree with you. I think the XT5 and XH2 are SOLID competitors to full frame when it comes to quality, DR, etc. I was blown away by it as well, plus I absolutely loved the new 56mm but I sent it back because it had some focusing weirdness. I'm probably going to give it one more try at some point.
@@PeteCocoPhoto I tried the old Fuji 56 1.2 and I wasn’t overly impressed with it. It missed focus a lot now I’m not a huge portrait shooter. I do some portrait work but I mainly do landscapes. I think I’m gonna either go for the Viltrox 56 or sigma … The Sigma 56 got really good reviews. I shoot a lot of landscapes mate and I can tell you. The dynamic range on this camera is pretty good like I said it is the closest camera I have seen the full frame in terms of dynamic range. It’s incredible how much you can drop the highlights and recover shadows of this camera. Staying in my bag and I absolutely love it. I didn’t think any camera could compete with my Nikon D850 in terms of dynamic range and Resolution… I have never been a huge fan of the Z series cameras by Nikon. I think they’re overpriced for what they are. This camera just fits perfectly and I can also use my Nikon lenses on the Fuji body and it works really well. So now I have a the Nikon d850 to shoot with and the Fuji xT5
How do You think, is it a good idea to switch from Canon R6 to an X-T5? I do studio sessions with models, portrait, street and travel. Video - almost not. I love film simulations and color style of Fuji. But little bit nervous to downscale to crop from FF because of image quality and autofocus. Will it be as good as in FF...? Never had Fuji, and crop-experience on Nikon z50 was not as good.
If you are happy with the R6 I don't think you should switch. Film sims are awesome but when I do studio portraiture I don't use them and instead color grade my portraits. I also have, and use a Canon R5. The 40mp Fuji sensor is close to the Canon, but still not quite as good as the 45mp on the R5. The thing I love about Fuji is the user experience - it lends itself to being creative if that makes sense.
I really wanted that grip, but like you, all the complaints about the frame being bent were off-putting. Admittedly, with that as well as the battery door clearance issue, I find myself curious what it's on a must-have list.
I detailed my experience with it and let the viewer decide if it’s worth giving a try. As I said, I have had a positive experience with it despite a few flaws, as have many others.
I don’t really like the L bracket it felt the group was too big for me so I was able to hold one in a camera store so I didn’t buy it and I’ve gone with the leather case on the bottom of the camera which I really like and that does increase the grip size a little bit, but it gives the camera also some protection as well in terms of putting the camera on a tripod. I just have a little acro Swiss Square and that’s easy to screw in and then mounted to the tripod takes two seconds and with my tripod I can put it in the portrait position because the tripod is really well designed so I prefer the leather case that goes around the bottom of the camera it makes it look really cool plus, it does protect the camera
@@PeteCocoPhoto Yes, and I use a Ulanzi tripod Which you can use a very small Accra Swiss plate … And with that tripod, I can easily flip the camera into portrait position without having to use an L bracket. I only buy an L bracket if I absolutely have to. I also feel the leather protects the camera a little bit. It gives it a beautiful feel I must say. And because Fuji film cameras are very light that position holds very well on the tripod I don’t need an L bracket.
@@nevvanclarke9225 Cool. In a funny coincidence, SmallRig just reached out to me to review the leather case so I will most likely do a video on it soon.
@@PeteCocoPhoto Just one tip with those leather cases though, and this is from being a very experienced photographer every couple of weeks, it’s a good idea to take them off and just give the camera a bit of a dust down as you will often get a bit of dirt and grit in between the leather case and the camera and you don’t want leather building up moisture either so it’s good to take it off once every couple weeks and just make sure there’s no bridge in between the leather case and the camera. It’s something I do.
Really like the Small Rig Hand Grip but they do not have a black version to match the Black X-T5. Might just have to suck it up and pick up Fuji's Hand Grip if they really aren't making a black one. Do you know any alternatives?
I think there are some off brand ones floating around on Amazon but I don't know whether they are any good. That Fuji grip is a ridiculous price though.
@@PeteCocoPhoto Ended up getting the SmallRig Leather half case and it feels nice and looks amazing. It also came with a leather/nylon-like wrist strip that looks great too! Your thoughts on removing both of the X-T5's included Strip Clips (as they make so much noise dangling around) to just using the string mount?
@@skibidiwonyoung Cool! If you're going to leave it on long term I would take off the included clips. I like to use a neck strap often too so I left mine on.
I bet you won’t notice a picture taken with UV filter from another without. I would still recommend for those who are using lenses that are not WR, and those who prefer to clean on the go with whatever cloth an easy flat surface. I recommend B+W, but HOYA, on the 20$ level, are really good as well.
Maybe. People. say yes you will, or no you won't. I used them for many years but when I moved over to digital I ditched them. I rather not have a $20 piece of glass in front of a $1000 lens but I totally understand why people use them.
Good luck carrying your lens naked. You can’t justify not using a filter simply by its cost. Think about telling people not to drink Costco water because it is cheap and it won’t do good to your priceless body. Think about that.
Fast lenses are bigger and heavier. For travel/street photography, they are also more conspicuous and tiring to use.
My go-to on the X-T5 is the 27mm f/2.8 WR pancake lens. Most shooters will stop down to f/4 or f/5.6 anyway for most of their daytime shooting, so it makes little difference if the lens wide open is a 1.4 or a 2.8.
Good point and great setup! I just got a 50 f/1 and it's a chunk! lol but I don't mind carrying it around so much
Another great video I have been a Fuji user since the XT-2, I just got my XT-5, I will get the small rig as I do miss the battery grip, but I love how compact the xt5 is, love the wrist strap. I agree that some bean counter decided not to include a battery charger That move really sucked. I did buy a double charger when I got my XT-4 . I agree with never ever adding that lens filter on this great glass . I love your videos and have passed your name onto many Fuji users
Hey Andy thank you so much for the support! The battery charger thing drives me nuts, and it's not just Fuji. I have a Nikon Zf on loan for review and they didn't give a charger either, for a $2k camera. Crazy.
I have the SmallRig grip and with the screw it did not bind tightly and thus wobbled when attempting to attach it. Solution -- dig around in my location of nuts, bolts and washers and found a lock washer. Removed the SR and undid the screw, added the washer, re-installed the screw and lo and behold a perfect fit was had by all. Simple.
Nice. Mine was a touch finicky at first too but works great after a little adjustment.
About wrist straps, those are very easy to learn to make. I found a tutorial here on TH-cam and made my own. I only use these now. They’re so nice!
Hey that's pretty cool!
Fujifilm has a charger as well, with % indicator and visual indicator LED, and it can charge two as well. It seems like it is a norm to manufacture chargers with 2 slots as minimum, haven't seen a single slot charger, maybe I have but it didn't felt unusual as I am new to photography.
And you forgot the other necessary item, more necessary than the alternative strap that is already included with the camera, and that item is.....the additional battery!
Hi Pete. I liked your video and following it I ordered a SmallRig bracket for my X-T5. I was very pleasantly surprised at how well it fitted and how much it improves the feel and handling.
I'm so glad to hear this! Yes, I really like the case too and I find myself using it more often than not.
I have the 27mm 2.8, buying the 16-55 2.8 soon...and I think after that, the last lens I'm gonna get is the 35mm 1.4
Great choices!
Great tips...thks
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video, thanks. One remark, insted of making a handheld shot and applying a stabilization at the post production (which is super obvious on the soft shutter button closeups) try to use a monopod, squeeze it between your arm and body and move your body only ;)
Thanks for the tip!
I got the Fuji hand grip first and it was too small for me. The SmallRig was considerably better.
I like mine a lot
the shutter button really does make the camera look sexy im sure it effects the way the camera feels to operate
haha and it does make the button operate better too
Hello. I understand that using the soft button increases the pressure of pressing from the top and causes shutter failure. Fujifilm also warned about this. Do you still recommend using it?
I never heard that so thanks for the info. I've used soft shutter releases on all my Fuji cameras for many years with no problems. If you are afraid of it damaging your camera, then I recommend that you don't use one.
Great Video! Thank you for the content, please continue to do more videos about the XT5 :)
More to come! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the tips Pete! Raining endorsement for SmallRig! Geoff
Any time!
I love my ex to 5, but I agree with you he’s a couple of things I should’ve done I think I should include a wrist strap … And they should also include the button that goes on the shutter release… Especially in the premium end of Photography where are you paying? Well I’m in Australia $3000 for the camera 📸
$3000 for the camera is just crazy! I didn't realize things were that much more expensive there.
@@PeteCocoPhoto I am in Australia mate and everything is expensive in Australia. Given our dollar conversion it probably should only be about $2400 for the camera but it was three grand. I sold some other lenses from a Nikon range that I wasn’t using. I’m still really grateful that I can open this camera and I can honestly say that it competes with full frame really well. It’s as close to full frame as you will get. I actually believe it probably outperforms most full frame cameras on the market, with the exception of probably the last three or four years with a full frame cameras. The dynamic range on the Ex T5 is absolutely off the charts good and I shoot of a lot of landscapes mate where I tend to under expose images and then recover them. Dealing with a lot of uneven light is challenging so I need a camera that can do that the Nikon D850 is incredible and I still love that camera, but I can tell you what the Xt5 competes really well… I really thought strong and hard about this camera and did lots of research on it, but I’m about four weeks into owning this camera and I love it. It is just brilliant
@@nevvanclarke9225 I agree with you. I think the XT5 and XH2 are SOLID competitors to full frame when it comes to quality, DR, etc. I was blown away by it as well, plus I absolutely loved the new 56mm but I sent it back because it had some focusing weirdness. I'm probably going to give it one more try at some point.
@@PeteCocoPhoto I tried the old Fuji 56 1.2 and I wasn’t overly impressed with it. It missed focus a lot now I’m not a huge portrait shooter. I do some portrait work but I mainly do landscapes. I think I’m gonna either go for the Viltrox 56 or sigma … The Sigma 56 got really good reviews. I shoot a lot of landscapes mate and I can tell you. The dynamic range on this camera is pretty good like I said it is the closest camera I have seen the full frame in terms of dynamic range. It’s incredible how much you can drop the highlights and recover shadows of this camera. Staying in my bag and I absolutely love it. I didn’t think any camera could compete with my Nikon D850 in terms of dynamic range and Resolution… I have never been a huge fan of the Z series cameras by Nikon. I think they’re overpriced for what they are. This camera just fits perfectly and I can also use my Nikon lenses on the Fuji body and it works really well. So now I have a the Nikon d850 to shoot with and the Fuji xT5
@@nevvanclarke9225 the Sigma 56mm is excellent! I reviewed it and I was very impressed with it.
How do You think, is it a good idea to switch from Canon R6 to an X-T5? I do studio sessions with models, portrait, street and travel. Video - almost not. I love film simulations and color style of Fuji. But little bit nervous to downscale to crop from FF because of image quality and autofocus. Will it be as good as in FF...?
Never had Fuji, and crop-experience on Nikon z50 was not as good.
If you are happy with the R6 I don't think you should switch. Film sims are awesome but when I do studio portraiture I don't use them and instead color grade my portraits. I also have, and use a Canon R5. The 40mp Fuji sensor is close to the Canon, but still not quite as good as the 45mp on the R5. The thing I love about Fuji is the user experience - it lends itself to being creative if that makes sense.
I really wanted that grip, but like you, all the complaints about the frame being bent were off-putting. Admittedly, with that as well as the battery door clearance issue, I find myself curious what it's on a must-have list.
I detailed my experience with it and let the viewer decide if it’s worth giving a try. As I said, I have had a positive experience with it despite a few flaws, as have many others.
@@PeteCocoPhoto Fair enough
I don’t really like the L bracket it felt the group was too big for me so I was able to hold one in a camera store so I didn’t buy it and I’ve gone with the leather case on the bottom of the camera which I really like and that does increase the grip size a little bit, but it gives the camera also some protection as well in terms of putting the camera on a tripod. I just have a little acro Swiss Square and that’s easy to screw in and then mounted to the tripod takes two seconds and with my tripod I can put it in the portrait position because the tripod is really well designed so I prefer the leather case that goes around the bottom of the camera it makes it look really cool plus, it does protect the camera
I saw the leather case AFTER I bought the Small Rig LOL. That would have been my second choice, or maybe my first if I had seen it sooner!
@@PeteCocoPhoto Yes, and I use a Ulanzi tripod Which you can use a very small Accra Swiss plate … And with that tripod, I can easily flip the camera into portrait position without having to use an L bracket. I only buy an L bracket if I absolutely have to. I also feel the leather protects the camera a little bit. It gives it a beautiful feel I must say. And because Fuji film cameras are very light that position holds very well on the tripod I don’t need an L bracket.
@@nevvanclarke9225 Cool. In a funny coincidence, SmallRig just reached out to me to review the leather case so I will most likely do a video on it soon.
@@PeteCocoPhoto Just one tip with those leather cases though, and this is from being a very experienced photographer every couple of weeks, it’s a good idea to take them off and just give the camera a bit of a dust down as you will often get a bit of dirt and grit in between the leather case and the camera and you don’t want leather building up moisture either so it’s good to take it off once every couple weeks and just make sure there’s no bridge in between the leather case and the camera. It’s something I do.
Jupio has batteries with usb-c. Amazing
Really like the Small Rig Hand Grip but they do not have a black version to match the Black X-T5.
Might just have to suck it up and pick up Fuji's Hand Grip if they really aren't making a black one.
Do you know any alternatives?
I think there are some off brand ones floating around on Amazon but I don't know whether they are any good. That Fuji grip is a ridiculous price though.
@@PeteCocoPhoto Ended up getting the SmallRig Leather half case and it feels nice and looks amazing. It also came with a leather/nylon-like wrist strip that looks great too! Your thoughts on removing both of the X-T5's included Strip Clips (as they make so much noise dangling around) to just using the string mount?
@@skibidiwonyoung Cool! If you're going to leave it on long term I would take off the included clips. I like to use a neck strap often too so I left mine on.
I bet you won’t notice a picture taken with UV filter from another without. I would still recommend for those who are using lenses that are not WR, and those who prefer to clean on the go with whatever cloth an easy flat surface. I recommend B+W, but HOYA, on the 20$ level, are really good as well.
Maybe. People. say yes you will, or no you won't. I used them for many years but when I moved over to digital I ditched them. I rather not have a $20 piece of glass in front of a $1000 lens but I totally understand why people use them.
Good luck carrying your lens naked. You can’t justify not using a filter simply by its cost. Think about telling people not to drink Costco water because it is cheap and it won’t do good to your priceless body. Think about that.
Hi Peter, i don't find the link to buy the strapp presented with your xpro3 Can you help me to find it on amazon or others sites ? Regards
Here's a similar one: amzn.to/4cjTNIz
I couldn't find the exact one sorry!
@@PeteCocoPhoto thanks a lot Peter, this is cool 🙏
The soft release I got keeps getting off. I lost so many even if I put the gasket :(
Oh sorry to hear that! I have had no problems with mine once I installed the gasket.
I would like to tell Fuji to save your money on the (actually nice) strap and give me a battery charger.
That's a great idea!
i missed a protection for the screen...
I don't ever use those. I find them to be annoying and I can never get them to sit properly haha but yes that's a good one too.
The most important accessories to get when you got a xt5, an a7 iv for nailing the focus. 😂
Savage! Lol
Any Fujifilm user has already sent Sony to their graveyard.
Well deserved.
So don't bother.
thats crazy mine came with the charger
All I got was a plug LOL
@@PeteCocoPhoto thats mad wild smh yeah they gave me the usb c and wall piece. Did u get the kit combo or just body?
@@REMRODFILMS Just the body. I had a charger already because have an XT4 - which also did not come with a charger LOL
@@PeteCocoPhoto thats crazy! Lol smh they want people to use there laptops 😂
Coming from Canon, Fuji's AF is a source of concern. I ain't buying Fuji till it raises its game in this department.
I totally understand. The struggle is real! This is why I have not abandoned my Canon gear even though I wanted to move completely to using Fuji.
Tooooo much chit chat but thank you!
And that was me trying to be pithy lol
It obviously didn’t fit because it’s not a Fuji brand.
Using that logic, no lens or other accessory made by a 3rd party company would work with a Fuji brand anything LOL