Fujifilm Factory Tour & First Images With Fujifilm X-T5

View from Tokyo Skytree

Fujfilm X-T5

I was recently invited to Tokyo, Japan, as part of their latest X-Summit to celebrate the launch of the brand-new Fujifilm X-T5.

During the trip, I was lucky enough to be invited to the Fujifilm Factory in Sendai to spend some time with the factory managers, workers and engineers.

Primarily, I will share this content over the coming weeks on the podcast I host with my good friend Neale James. You can listen to the latest episode here and find the Fujicast Podcast on all good podcasting platforms.

I did not get a chance to shoot a wedding with the new Fujifilm X-T5, so I don't feel qualified enough to give you a full review.

However, what I can tell you is that it is, in my opinion, what everybody who loves the X-T range has hoped for.

It's smaller than the X-T4, has in-body stabilisation, and an incredible new 40-megapixel sensor.

The Fujifilm X-T5 has been one of the most leaked cameras to date, so I'm sure you will find many reviews, images and information on it.

So today, I want to share a little story about the Fujifilm Factory in Sendai and some of my first photos taken with the X-T5.

Fujifilm X-T5 Images - The Fujifilm Factory, Sendai, Japan

It was a great honour to be shown around the factory, and, as mentioned, you can hear the interviews over the coming weeks on the podcast.

One thing that struck me from the tour was the intricate detail and expertise involved in constructing the lenses and the cameras at every stage.

There are no automated robotic arms or conveyor belts. Instead, each worker painstakingly performs their role. And at every stage, there are checks and more checks.

Each of the machines and jigs is designed and engineered at the factory, and those same jigs and machines are then delivered and installed in the other factories so production can be identical.

Even the boxing of the products is done meticulously and checked repeatedly.

It was a truly humbling experience and one I'll forever remember.

As you know, my time as an official X-Photographer ends as Fujifilm UK makes some understandable changes. However, this trip has brought me full circle from being one of the first adopters of the original FinePix X100 to one of only a few trusted people to be treated to such a tour.

All photographs taken with the 18mm F1.4 or new 56mm F1.2 Lenses

Fujifilm X-T5 Images - Out and about in Tokyo

Obligatory images on the metro and in the parks and markets.

Fujifilm X-T5 Images - Tokyo Sky Tree

I was also very honoured that Fujifilm used my photograph taken from the Tokyo Skytree as the banner for the X-Summit this week in Tokyo.

You can see that film at the end of this post. That original image was taken on an X-M1 camera.

I again visited the Sky Tree this time and tried to replicate a similar shot with the new Fujifilm X-T5.

According to Wikipedia, The Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. It reached its full height of 634 meters (2,080 ft) in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world after the Merdeka 118 (678.9 m or 2,227 ft) and the Burj Khalifa (829.8 m or 2,722 ft). It is also the tallest freestanding structure in the OECD, the G20 and G7 countries.

Fujifilm X-T5 - X-Summit

I’m in the following video…. :-)

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