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It’s hard not to be jealous as, one by one, all of my colleagues ditch their old cameras for Fujifilm bodies. The beautiful retro style, compact size and analog film simulation are all reasons to fall deeply in love with their models. Not to mention, if you’re taking a decade old Olympus to events, the ability to charge the camera via USB-C puts me to shame.
That’s why I think it’s time to join the gang, and hopefully someone will bring me an X-T50 for the holidays. It’s Fujifilm’s new entry into the mid-range, with the high-end features I’m looking for in a more affordable package. It carries the same 40.2-megapixel sensor, 6K 30p video and in-body stabilization that you’ll find on the high-end X-T5.
Fujifilm knows the X-T50’s target market and wants to make the most of those film analogs and add it to one of the top dials. If you’re out and about, and want to adjust how the photo looks, you can turn on the wheel to see what looks best before you start shooting. I’m a big fan of physical controls, too, rather than hiding everything in boring digital sub-menus.
So, I borrowed the X-T50 for two weeks to see if the reality lived up to all the hype online, along with my colleagues. The learning curve is steep, and you’ll need to quickly integrate all the different controls to get things working. There are still some important things buried deep in the digital menus, like making sure the in-body OIS is always enabled.
But that’s where the bad stuff ends, because the pictures this thing produces are great. I’ve taken some great portraits, landscapes and architecture and I feel like this is the camera I should have started my photography journey with. There is so much to manage, and so much to do, that you feel very empowered by what it has to offer. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Santa, or a traveling millionaire, drops one off at my door this holiday season. – Daniel Cooper, Senior Reporter
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