I Wanted to Love This Camera | Fujifilm X-E5

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Ekster’s Fall Sale is offering up to 35% off until Nov. 5th and Using my promo code "ARMITAGE" at checkout will unlock an extra 10% off - https://partner.ekster.com/alexarmitage Fujifilm X-E5 Recipes and First Impressions - https://www.alexarmitage.com/blog/2025/9/14/fujifilm-x-e5-first-impressions-and-recipes Fujifilm X-E5 Camera Guide - https://www.alexarmitage.com/shop/p/fujifilm-xe5-camera-guide Fujifilm X-E5 - https://geni.us/FujifilmX-E5 Fujifilm X100VI - https://geni.us/FujifilmX100VI Glow Filter I'm Using - https://mavenfilters.com/product/show-glow-diffusion-filter/aff/12/ I was lucky enough to get delivery of my Fujifilm X-E5 plus the Fujifilm XF 23mm f2.8 right as it came out thanks to B&H. I’ve had a chance to spend a full day using the camera, thus giving me a really good first impressions of the camera. Normally I wouldn’t talk about a camera after only using it for a single day but considering how similar (nearly identical) this camera is to the Fujifilm X100VI, I feel more at ease giving you my thoughts. To summarize: I really wanted to love this camera but there are a few design choices that leave me questioning if they actually used the camera before manufacturing it. Considering Sophia and I have a Fujifilm X100VI in our possession and the striking similarities of the two cameras, it’s hard not to directly compare the two, specifically with the new Fujifilm XF 23mm f2.8 attached. It’s clear this combination is intended to be compared. I plan on writing up a direct comparison between the two which I’ll add here once I do, but to keep it brief. Basically the body and ergonomics is essentially identical. Handling, size, and weight also basically identical. So it’s basically an X100VI with very little downside? Well, not quite. On paper and comparing notes, the camera has a lot going for it. It wasn’t until using it for the first day that I realized a couple big flaws in the design. 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 Website: https://alexarmitage.com Newsletter: https://alexarmitage.com/newsletter Discord Community: https://discord.gg/NEsSB7ArKW Instagram: https://instagram.com/alexarmitage_/ Camera/Video 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Affiliate Links) 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : https://www.alexarmitage.com/gear Colored Magnetic Filters: https://mavenfilters.com/aff/12/ Photography Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R5 Vlog Camera: https://geni.us/DJIOsmPocket3 Video Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R7 Drone: https://geni.us/DJI-Mavic3-Pro Music (Typically) from Musicbed: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3300666/1347628/16252 0:00 I Wanted To Love the Fujifilm X-E5 2:25 Comparing the Fujifilm X-E5 to the Fujifilm X100VI 5:50 A Frustrating Experience 7:45 A Good Experience 10:41 Fujifilm X-E5 Recipes 13:25 Sophia Tries the X-E5