Fuji X-T5 Shutter Priority Question

[DanielBme]

I sold my Fuji XH2 and recently got an X-T5. On my XH2 I could easly switch between aperture and shutter priority but on my XT5, I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure it out.

I'd like to be able to use the command dials to change either the shutter spead or aperture. I managed to get my camera to change the aperture using the front command dial but just can't figure out how to change between shutter priority and aperture priority.

I know I must be missing something easy but just can't find it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

 

[Bielers]

I'm not sure if this is the case when you have the functions assigned to the dials, but I believe you set the camera to shutter priority by changing the aperture to 'A' and to aperture by setting the SS to 'A'.

Someone please do correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[BluesJake]

Set the lens to 'A' rotate the shutter speed dial.

 

[Morris0]

This is how to wrap your head around how the old cameras work:

The setting you chose a value for is priority and the one your set to automatic is the one that floats.

So if you set the aperture to f8 and shutter speed to A then it's aperture priority.

If you set the shutter speed to 1/125 and the aperture to A then it's shutter priority.

Morris

 

[DanielBme]

No, doesn't work. Right now I have the shutter dial set to A and on the lens itself it is also set to A. My front command dial is st to F. This works for Aperture. I can change the fstop and my iso and shutter speed are auto selected.

I'd like to be able to do the same but with shutter speed. Where I can select the shutter speed and fstop and iso are auto selected. That's how my XH2 was setup.

I'm pretty sure there's a way, but it's not obvious....to me...

 

[DanielBme]

This is how to wrap your head around how the old cameras work:

The setting you chose a value for is priority and the one your set to automatic is the one that floats.

So if you set the aperture to f8 and shutter speed to A then it's aperture priority.

If you set the shutter speed to 1/125 and the aperture to A then it's shutter priority.

Morris

Can I not sure the command dial to select th shutter speed or can it only be done via the shutter dial?

 

[DanielBme]

This is how to wrap your head around how the old cameras work:

The setting you chose a value for is priority and the one your set to automatic is the one that floats.

So if you set the aperture to f8 and shutter speed to A then it's aperture priority.

If you set the shutter speed to 1/125 and the aperture to A then it's shutter priority.

Morris

Can I not sure the command dial to select th shutter speed or can it only be done via the shutter dial?

I tried what you said but when I set the shutter dial to a speed, the aperture doesn't change.

 

[Erik Baumgartner]

This is how to wrap your head around how the old cameras work:

The setting you chose a value for is priority and the one your set to automatic is the one that floats.

So if you set the aperture to f8 and shutter speed to A then it's aperture priority.

If you set the shutter speed to 1/125 and the aperture to A then it's shutter priority.

Morris

Can I not sure the command dial to select th shutter speed or can it only be done via the shutter dial?

I tried what you said but when I set the shutter dial to a speed, the aperture doesn't change.

With the aperture ring set to “A” mode, the camera has options to either operate automatically (AUTO) or, for manual control to be transferred to the command dial (COMMAND). I suspect it’s one thing or the other, probably not both. As I always use the aperture ring and never shoot in shutter priority mode, I never looked into it deeper than that.

 

[Lettermanian]

I sold my Fuji XH2 and recently got an X-T5. On my XH2 I could easly switch between aperture and shutter priority but on my XT5, I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure it out.

I'd like to be able to use the command dials to change either the shutter spead or aperture. I managed to get my camera to change the aperture using the front command dial but just can't figure out how to change between shutter priority and aperture priority.

I know I must be missing something easy but just can't find it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Yes you can use the front command dial to change both aperture and shutter speed. By default, aperture is controlled by the ring on the lens if the lens has one. This can be changed though if the aperture switch on the lens is set to A (auto):

Menu > wrench/spanner icon > button/dial setting > aperture ring setting (A) > Command

Next, the front dial can adjust three settings when given a short press in. To set these, perform a long press-in, and a settings menu will display. For the front dial, set a function for press-in 1 (such as SS for shutter speed), then a function for press-in 2 (such as aperture), and one for press-in 3 (such as ISO, unless you want to only switch between shutter and aperture. In that case you would choose None).

After this, set the top shutter speed dial to T (Time).



With this setup, if you only want to adjust the shutter speed (shutter priority) with the front dial, the way to get the aperture to auto mode is to turn the dial to set the shutter past the minimum (highest) aperture value, when the aperture value turns white in colour on the display. For example, with my 70-300, I have to set the dial past f22 to get it back to auto mode.

Once these are all set, you will be able to shoot and adjust both shutter speed and aperture with the front dial. Just do short press-ins to switch between them.

 

[DanielBme]

I sold my Fuji XH2 and recently got an X-T5. On my XH2 I could easly switch between aperture and shutter priority but on my XT5, I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure it out.

I'd like to be able to use the command dials to change either the shutter spead or aperture. I managed to get my camera to change the aperture using the front command dial but just can't figure out how to change between shutter priority and aperture priority.

I know I must be missing something easy but just can't find it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Yes you can use the front command dial to change both aperture and shutter speed. By default, aperture is controlled by the ring on the lens if the lens has one. This can be changed though if the aperture switch on the lens is set to A (auto):

Menu > wrench/spanner icon > button/dial setting > aperture ring setting (A) > Command

Next, the front dial can adjust three settings when given a short press in. To set these, perform a long press-in, and a settings menu will display. For the front dial, set a function for press-in 1 (such as SS for shutter speed), then a function for press-in 2 (such as aperture), and one for press-in 3 (such as ISO, unless you want to only switch between shutter and aperture. In that case you would choose None).

After this, set the top shutter speed dial to T (Time).

With this setup, if you only want to adjust the shutter speed (shutter priority) with the front dial, the way to get the aperture to auto mode is to turn the dial to set the shutter past the minimum (highest) aperture value, when the aperture value turns white in colour on the display. For example, with my 70-300, I have to set the dial past f22 to get it back to auto mode.

Once these are all set, you will be able to shoot and adjust both shutter speed and aperture with the front dial. Just do short press-ins to switch between them.

Well, this helped for the most part. I can now get it to auto select the aperture when I select a shutter speed in T mode. However, when I press the front command dial to go to aperture priority, the camera shows a small M near the bottom left corner and when I change the aperture by rotating the front command dial, the shutter speed doesn't change. Did I miss something or misunderstand? Do I need to change the shutter dial back to A? That seems to work.

 

[Erik Baumgartner]

I sold my Fuji XH2 and recently got an X-T5. On my XH2 I could easly switch between aperture and shutter priority but on my XT5, I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure it out.

I'd like to be able to use the command dials to change either the shutter spead or aperture. I managed to get my camera to change the aperture using the front command dial but just can't figure out how to change between shutter priority and aperture priority.

I know I must be missing something easy but just can't find it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Yes you can use the front command dial to change both aperture and shutter speed. By default, aperture is controlled by the ring on the lens if the lens has one. This can be changed though if the aperture switch on the lens is set to A (auto):

Menu > wrench/spanner icon > button/dial setting > aperture ring setting (A) > Command

Next, the front dial can adjust three settings when given a short press in. To set these, perform a long press-in, and a settings menu will display. For the front dial, set a function for press-in 1 (such as SS for shutter speed), then a function for press-in 2 (such as aperture), and one for press-in 3 (such as ISO, unless you want to only switch between shutter and aperture. In that case you would choose None).

After this, set the top shutter speed dial to T (Time).

With this setup, if you only want to adjust the shutter speed (shutter priority) with the front dial, the way to get the aperture to auto mode is to turn the dial to set the shutter past the minimum (highest) aperture value, when the aperture value turns white in colour on the display. For example, with my 70-300, I have to set the dial past f22 to get it back to auto mode.

Once these are all set, you will be able to shoot and adjust both shutter speed and aperture with the front dial. Just do short press-ins to switch between them.

Well, this helped for the most part. I can now get it to auto select the aperture when I select a shutter speed in T mode. However, when I press the front command dial to go to aperture priority, the camera shows a small M near the bottom left corner and when I change the aperture by rotating the front command dial, the shutter speed doesn't change. Did I miss something or misunderstand? Do I need to change the shutter dial back to A? That seems to work.

You’ve got SS and ISO dials, plus the Aperture ring. Whatever you want the camera to adjust automatically, set the dial/ring to A, whatever you want to adjust manually, set something else - either a fixed value or use the C and T options to transfer manual control somewhere else.

 

[Paul_R_H]

I sold my Fuji XH2 and recently got an X-T5. On my XH2 I could easly switch between aperture and shutter priority but on my XT5, I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure it out.

I'd like to be able to use the command dials to change either the shutter spead or aperture. I managed to get my camera to change the aperture using the front command dial but just can't figure out how to change between shutter priority and aperture priority.

I know I must be missing something easy but just can't find it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Yes you can use the front command dial to change both aperture and shutter speed. By default, aperture is controlled by the ring on the lens if the lens has one. This can be changed though if the aperture switch on the lens is set to A (auto):

Menu > wrench/spanner icon > button/dial setting > aperture ring setting (A) > Command

Next, the front dial can adjust three settings when given a short press in. To set these, perform a long press-in, and a settings menu will display. For the front dial, set a function for press-in 1 (such as SS for shutter speed), then a function for press-in 2 (such as aperture), and one for press-in 3 (such as ISO, unless you want to only switch between shutter and aperture. In that case you would choose None).

After this, set the top shutter speed dial to T (Time).

With this setup, if you only want to adjust the shutter speed (shutter priority) with the front dial, the way to get the aperture to auto mode is to turn the dial to set the shutter past the minimum (highest) aperture value, when the aperture value turns white in colour on the display. For example, with my 70-300, I have to set the dial past f22 to get it back to auto mode.

Once these are all set, you will be able to shoot and adjust both shutter speed and aperture with the front dial. Just do short press-ins to switch between them.

I believe all this fully works only if DR is set to 100.

I actually use the camera in program shift. It's an excellent mode, which was first coined as 'hyper program' by Pentax, and when I had Pentaxes I used it all the time.

Use 'wrench -> command dial setting' and set to SS. Then the front dial moves shutter, but aperture moves to compensate. So if the program chooses say 1/500 and f/8, turning the front dial one notch gets 1/1000 and f/5.6; turning it back the other way gets 1/250 and f/11. That works even if the shutter speed dial, lens aperture ring and ISO dial are all set to A.

So in effect you can use the dial to get the shutter speed or the aperture that you want, without messing with exposure – all using just the front dial.

If you want to get exposure compensation, you can use button/dial setting (wrench menu) to get compensation on a push-in of the front dial but for that to work the compensation dial has to be turned to C. You can also use the front dial to move ISO if you've set it that way, but again I think the ISO dial has to be in its C position, not A.

What if you now want to return to full-auto P mode? The manual suggests turning the camera on and off, which is slow and feels messy. Turning to HDR mode and back is far quicker.

This has all taken me a while to get my head around, and I might still have errors in the above. If so please correct me. Hope it helps anyway.

Paul

 

[Morris0]

This is how to wrap your head around how the old cameras work:

The setting you chose a value for is priority and the one your set to automatic is the one that floats.

So if you set the aperture to f8 and shutter speed to A then it's aperture priority.

If you set the shutter speed to 1/125 and the aperture to A then it's shutter priority.

Morris

Can I not sure the command dial to select th shutter speed or can it only be done via the shutter dial?

I tried what you said but when I set the shutter dial to a speed, the aperture doesn't change.

Check that you don't have ISO set to auto.

Morris

 

[jonikon]

I sold my Fuji XH2 and recently got an X-T5. On my XH2 I could easly switch between aperture and shutter priority but on my XT5, I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure it out.

I'd like to be able to use the command dials to change either the shutter spead or aperture. I managed to get my camera to change the aperture using the front command dial but just can't figure out how to change between shutter priority and aperture priority.

I know I must be missing something easy but just can't find it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Consider using Manual mode with Auto ISO instead of Shutter Priority when you need to choose shutter speed. Since Auto ISO became available with digital cameras I never use Shutter Priority anymore. I find it makes more sense to use Manual mode with Auto ISO when higher shutter speeds are necessary for fast moving subjects where you can also control the aperture for depth of field, maximum sharpness, and avoid apertures greater than f8 which will result in softer images due to diffraction.
The aperture setting is key to look of the image and it is why I, (and perhaps most photographers), prefer to shoot in aperture priority when fast subject movement is not an issue. I consider Shutter Priority a holdover from film photography days where the ISO was fixed and could not be changed either with a dial or automatically, so altering the aperture, (which was limited by the maximum aperture of the lens being used), was the only alternative for Auto exposure when a shutter speed was selected back then.

 

[Bill Ferris]

The X-H series have PASM dials and can be controlled in much the same manner as other brand PASM cameras. The X-T series do not have PASM dials and are designed to function differently. The single-digit X-Ts have dedicated ISO, shutter speed, and exposure comp dials. The lens ring is used to control aperture. If the lens doesn't have an aperture ring, the front command dial can be used to set f-stop.

Here's a link to the X-T5 manual. It's worth perusing now that you own one: https://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-t5/

Set shutter speed, and the aperture ring to A to delegate those exposure settings to the camera. Set either control to a specific setting to take manual control. Set the shutter speed dial to C to use a command dial to adjust that exposure setting.

Similarly, ISO can be set to A (delegate ISO to the camera), a specific setting (manual control), or to C to use a command dial to adjust ISO. Exposure compensation has similar options with the obvious exception that there's no auto setting.

 

[David Garth]

You must turn the aperture ring to the “a” position. (In this case “a” means “auto” not “aperture “) If the lens doesn’t have an aperture ring, use the front command dial to set it to “al.

 

[DanielBme]

I think I got it all setup now. Thanks for all the help.

Just having one slight issue I can't figure out. In Single point, continous focus whether I look through the LCD or viewfinder, I can see the green focus box tracking when recomposing my shot. However, when I set the dial to CL and continuous focus tracking. I only see the focus box tracking via the viewfinder. If looking at the LCD it only shows green for the initial focus, then disappears.

I am setup for backbutton focus as that's what I've used my entire life. I know it definitely worked for the XH2 so not sure what setting I'm missing. Any ideas?

 

[Bielers]

I think I got it all setup now. Thanks for all the help.

Just having one slight issue I can't figure out. In Single point, continous focus whether I look through the LCD or viewfinder, I can see the green focus box tracking when recomposing my shot. However, when I set the dial to CL and continuous focus tracking. I only see the focus box tracking via the viewfinder. If looking at the LCD it only shows green for the initial focus, then disappears.

I am setup for backbutton focus as that's what I've used my entire life. I know it definitely worked for the XH2 so not sure what setting I'm missing. Any ideas?

 

[DanielBme]

I think I got it all setup now. Thanks for all the help.

Just having one slight issue I can't figure out. In Single point, continous focus whether I look through the LCD or viewfinder, I can see the green focus box tracking when recomposing my shot. However, when I set the dial to CL and continuous focus tracking. I only see the focus box tracking via the viewfinder. If looking at the LCD it only shows green for the initial focus, then disappears.

I am setup for backbutton focus as that's what I've used my entire life. I know it definitely worked for the XH2 so not sure what setting I'm missing. Any ideas?

I'm glad you got things sorted with the set-up. Unfortunately I can't help you with your new query.

Out of curiosity, can I ask why you decided to switch to the X-T5? You seem to like the PASM set-up and both cameras share the same sensor, if I'm not mistaken.

I reset my camera and got my CF worked out.

After my last safari last year I got rid of my fuji XH2 and Nikon ZF. I wasn't sure how I wanted to proceed with a camera for travel. I really wanted something overall lighter. I almost decided on just the fuji X100VI but kinda worried about travelling with just one fixed lens. I worked out all the weights with various cameras and bodies I wanted and decided on the XT5 and 16-55 2.8 II and will probably end up with the 23 2.8 when it's available. Overall small package and fairly light. XH2 is definitely bigger and heaver in the hand.

I also looked at the om5 mii and 12-40 2.8 I had the original em5 when it first came out and really enjoyed it while travelling through Morocco. It was a hard to make a decision but thought the fuji overall was the wiser choice...for now. After using the ZF and 24-70 f4, just not interested in the weight of full frame.

 

[Bielers]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. It's always interesting to hear why people make the camera choices they do. What you say makes sense (I never realised that the X-T5 was noticeably lighter and/or smaller).