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

yomimoi wrote:

Truman Prevatt wrote:

yomimoi wrote:

baobob wrote:

Altogether i would say I would quite agree about your 2 main points : 1/-the system needs to be clearer and/or simpler

2/- The communication of Fuji is just terrible, manual explanations are difficult to understand and the lack of comprehensive non english manual is just a fault and an offence to the customer that pays 2000€/$ and cannot get a tool to master the machine easily. Btw this is a common situation in informatics, either A...e or M.......t so as an intensive user of these machines I'm rather trained to find my own way.....

As my permanent realistic position in life I did the job of experimenting what makes the camera ok. At this point I just posted my opinions, experinec and practice.

Thx for discussion.

Bob

Agree. My other main point is that, as a photographer, I have enough on my plate with sorting out the logistics of a shoot and grappling with the creative aspects of the job. The last thing I need is having to spend weeks trying to find the specific arcane settings I need for every single shooting situation that should be straightforward for a camera at this price point in 2022.

I can live with the system being unnecessarily complicated to set up, but the least the manufacturer can do is help its users do their job by issuing specific detailed guidelines.

Thanks to you too for keeping the discussion rational and civil.

Do you really think that a professional tennis play or golfer would buy a brand new racket or clubs and expect them to improve his/her game "right out of the box." I've played enough tennis at a pretty high club level to know it takes several months of practice and drills to understand just how new equipment no matter how good impacts their game and to develop the muscle memory to use the advances in the racquet technology.

Every generation from wood to metal to to wood/graphite composite to to metal graphite composites to pure graphite to ceramic from standard size head, to mid size head to oversized head. They all have advantages and they all play different. When I was playing for the Annapolis (MD) tennis club team - we would lick our chops when a opponent showed bragging about the brand new racquet he had just picked up and was using in the match. The normally turned out very well for our team.

Sure one can read the specs but all the technical specs don't translate to you and your game, It takes practice and drills with the racquet and develop a feel for how to get the best out of it - or in some cases when the racquet does not match your game well. You even have to learn how to best have your racquet strung with what types of string so it improves your game. At that point one has to work with the equipment to develop the muscle memory so one does not have to think about his shots.

A camera with advanced technology - how is that different? I actually don't think it is.

I've no idea what a professional tennis or golfer does, but I know that a professional photographer has better things to do than spend weeks trying to establish just which of many possible AF-C setting combinations are better for different shooting scenarios. AF-C systems that mostly work "straight out the box" are no longer a novelty in 2022 at this price point. That's all I know.

I am surprised…

II know a dozen of pro photographers who spend ONCE a little bit of time with a camera presenting new technology. to understand how they work and perform. And use them for a job AFTER having accomplished this, not before nor never ever having understood the camera. I know that there are still some Little issues, but the AF and recognition capabilities of the. t5 and especially of the two XH2 models are much, much better than that of the. h1 or XT4. And they will get even much better after some optimizations of the firmware.
You might be surprised that they all are very pleased by the AF system of the XH2 and XH2s having sharp shots in about 90-95% ….
of course Fujifilm will present updates to reduce problems - like does Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Olympus…
These new cameras are just new in the market and EVERY enterprise has to advance the firmware performance of high-Level Cameras, just like any other electronic device (computer, mobile phones, you name it). If you do not accept that, stay with your older cameras and wait some time.

But Fujifilm is not guilty if you deny that reading the Manual might help preventing most of problems. So don’t blame Fujifilm . Or just get one of those Cameras in the neighbors garden, where the Gras is always greener. Good chance!

If you have chosen a XT5 instead of a XH2 model you might already have missed some points and done the wrong choice. it is not by coincidence that every Pro camera nowadays presents a PSAM UI… is it?