X-T5 vs X-H2s & X-H2 Initial Impressions (Store demo)

Studio_Melon wrote:

I happened to be passing by my local camera store today (figured I'd salivate over the X-H2s) and saw they had received a demo X-T5.

Nice...lucky day for you!

As they weren't busy, I decided to give them a brief go back to back in the store.

X-T5:

1. Autofocus is quite good. Noticeably more responsive than my X-T3.

2. Face detection is much faster, more reliable, and stickier at longer distances.

Definitely huge improvemnt...anything from the previous generations were unusable for me...I had them turned off mostly.

3. 15FPS burst fine but ES is limited to 13FPS (full resolution burst slower than X-T3)

4. Classic Fuji control scheme is great(!)

5. Buttons feel good, and the camera feels good to hold & use.

X-H2s:

1. Feels slightly more responsive (no just AF in general) than the X-T5?

Interesting...not many people seem to have compared these new cameras side by side.

2. Autofocus & face detection are on a different level than the X-T5. Both shooting at 18mm, the X-T5 would struggle to or not recognize faces that were very small in the frame, while the X-H2s Just. Didn't. Care. found & stuck to them like glue.

Haha good to know that...that's where the stacked sensor comes in!

3. 40FPS(!) is... wow! Really nice!

Indeed!

4. PSAM control scheme... Bleh... usable but IMHO inferior to the X-T5

Agreed but the C1-C7 is the real benefit here. If you don't use it, the Fuji way is more intuitive.

5. Grip is nice, but buttons feel mushy and less premium/tactile than X-T5. Also it's... large.

I love the grip & handling of the XH2s.

X-H2:

Basically a midpoint between the other two.

Exactly...makes it a bit boring imo.

Summary:

Overall... for me I don't know that I'll be upgrading, but... putting the X-T5 and X-H2s in my hands definitely reinitiated my G.A.S. Came home, tried the face tracking on X-T3 and came away thoroughly unimpressed.

Haha XT3/XT4 face tracking is terrible in comparison.

Anyway I'm hoping to head back in a few days with some SD cards so I can test image quality, buffer size/clearing speed, etc. I'll post an update when / if I can. If I had to choose between the two ATM, I'd probably still go for the X-H2s but its tough... I really want 40MP AND the stacked sensor :/

Nice...you're lucky to be able to do that. I went with the S and have nothing to complain about. I also have no doubt it will be improved even further with future firmware updates (especially the S version).

TL:DR Try them both out if you can before making a decision.

Yes...if you can.

Have fun.