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

Austin CB wrote:

It's too bad that legitimate questions such as the OPs are always met this way here. We aren't mercenaries in the camera wars, or at least we shouldn't be.

Just as likely as the argument that these videos are made by people who've no background with the camera - as has been suggested here - is that they're made by people who try many brands of cameras and speak to them relative to what else is out there. It's perfectly fine for the OP to try to get more information, and this should be the place to find it.

It's quite ridiculous and sad really how many forumers cope and gang up on any opinion or question that they perceive as "negative" towards the brand.

I love Fujifilm but autofocus has been their biggest weak point ever since the X series started and I've stopped believing their hype every time they announce the autofocus has been improved, the fastest, 0.000000001 second blah blah blah. I've been with Fujifilm from X-Trans I and while they have certainly improved their AF, it has not been able to keep up with the competition. And the improvements have been more on the responsiveness of the interface and detection. But as far as actual accuracy and hit rate, the improvements have not been revolutionary for the system. Heck, even an old Sony A7 III can nail focus and stick to a subject better. Not saying the Fujifilm AF is useless or you can't make wonderful photos with it. I'm just saying that it's not as fast and reliable as the competition.

That's why I use manual lenses with my Fujifilm cameras and treat them like digital film cameras. And with manual lenses, startup time and switching from menu/playback to shooting display is a lot quicker too. No AF lenses pulsating and lagging the camera for a moment.