What's the deal with the X-T5 autofocus?

yomimoi wrote:

Well thanks to those who provided the usual *constructive* comments (“meh, professional YouTubers…they don’t know what they’re doing”…). That’s exactly the kind of feedback that’ll make anyone spend 2,000 € in a camera without thinking twice.

Me, I’m a little more cautious with my money and will wait until more users have reported on their experience, and maybe Fuji addresses this.

I suppose I’m a little puzzled and disappointed with the whole thing. While the AF system is, by all accounts, an improvement on previous ones, it doesn’t seem to be, at least in its current form, the implementation that I expected would end this long-running debate. I’m still hopeful though.

I have been a multiple system user for many years and things have not changed.

If you want the most automated AF system - almost like a cell phone - just whip it out and shoot - let the camera do all the thinking for you - that would be any of the Sony Gen 3 and above bodies.

You mentioned you are using an X-T2 for event photography - I don't know how you do it but that camera was an AF-S only camera for me - the AF-C was a no go zone for me with that camera - its pretty much a no go zone for all of my Fujifilm cameras so far.

I haven't tried any of the Gen 5 cameras yet but from seeing those YouTube videos you posted - they are all shooting AF-C in its most automated mode. The fact that they are shooting like that and getting any in focus photos is amazing. If you shoot the X-T5 like you shot the X-T2 - I am sure you will get way more keepers than you are getting today.

If you want best auto mode camera in the market - look elsewhere - its not a Fujifilm camera, Sony is your brand for that. Fujifilm requires the photographer to do some of the work to get good photos, you have to work for it with Fujifilm . Sony - just whip it out and shoot. That hasn't changed in years.