Fujifilm's small interchangeable-lens body with X100-style dials, still current. Launched at $1,399.95 in 2024 (body only). Who it suits: everyday and travel shooters who want 40MP and Fujifilm's film looks in a light body.
Fujifilm X-T50, front view of a store display body with no lens. Photo: 昼落ち via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)
HIGHLIGHTS
Why it exists. FUJIFILM North America says the X-T50 was "designed with the similar manual controls and classic camera styling of FUJIFILM X100VI and other X100 Series fixed-lens cameras, but with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses for those who seek added versatility in their everyday carry camera." Its headline control is new: "For the first time on any X Series camera, X-T50 features a dedicated Film Simulation dial", for quick access to Fujifilm's 20 Film Simulation modes.
Fujifilm announced the X-T50 on May 16, 2024 at $1,399.95 body-only in black, charcoal silver or silver, with an XC15-45mm kit at $1,499.95, for June 2024. It puts the 40.2MP back-illuminated X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor and X-Processor 5 in a body of about 438 g, with 5-axis in-body stabilization rated at up to 7.0 stops, AI subject detection (animals, birds, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, airplanes, trains, insects and drones), 6.2K/30p and 4K/60p video with F-Log2, a 1.84M-dot tilting screen and a pop-up flash.
Our gallery comes from three photographers: Korek Mountain in snow, a college building in Orsk, Doan Creek in Michigan, a dolomite outcrop in Ohio's Mad River Gorge, a suspension footbridge over Kearsley Creek and sycamores in the Olentangy River floodplain. Who should buy it? Anyone who wants the X100VI's look and 40MP sensor with interchangeable lenses. Its limits: a 0.62x finder, one card slot, no built-in headphone jack (a USB-C headphone adapter comes in the box) and the small NP-W126S battery, rated for about 305 shots in Normal mode (CIPA).
The story
FUJIFILM North America announced the X-T50 on May 16, 2024, "designed with the similar manual controls and classic camera styling of FUJIFILM X100VI and other X100 Series fixed-lens cameras" (FUJIFILM North America).
The release set "expected availability in June 2024 at a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $1,399.95 USD", with a kit including the XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ at $1,499.95, and gave the weight as approximately 438 grams.
Fujifilm's US site still lists the X-T50 with its full specifications (Fujifilm).
Specifications
Key specs for the Fujifilm X-T50, from fujifilm-x.com's US X-T50 specifications page and FUJIFILM North America's May 16, 2024 release. Source for each row in brackets.
Intelligent Hybrid AF; subject detection for animal, bird, automobile, motorcycle and bike, airplane and train; Fujifilm adds insects and drones [Fujifilm, FUJIFILM North America]
Bursts
About 8.0 fps (mechanical shutter); 20 fps or 13 fps (electronic, 1.29x crop); 13 fps (electronic, no crop) [Fujifilm]
Shutter
Mechanical to 1/4000 s; electronic to 1/180000 s [Fujifilm]
Viewfinder
0.39-inch OLED, about 2.36M dots, 0.62x [Fujifilm]
Screen
3.0-inch tilting touchscreen, about 1.84M dots [Fujifilm]
Video
6.2K (6240 × 3510) up to 29.97p; DCI 4K and 4K up to 59.94p; up to 360Mbps; F-Log2 [Fujifilm, FUJIFILM North America]
Film Simulations
20 modes, on a dedicated top-plate dial [FUJIFILM North America]
Card / ports
One SD (UHS-I/UHS-II, V90); USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2); micro HDMI; 3.5 mm mic jack; no built-in headphone jack (USB-C headphone adapter supplied); pop-up flash and hot shoe [Fujifilm, FUJIFILM North America]
Wireless
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.2 [Fujifilm]
Battery
NP-W126S; about 390 frames (Economy) / 305 (Normal), CIPA [Fujifilm]
Size / weight
123.8 × 84 × 48.8 mm; about 438 g with battery and card (389 g without) [Fujifilm]
Announced / price
May 16, 2024; $1,399.95 MSRP body-only (US) [FUJIFILM North America]
Sample photos
Six photos taken with the Fujifilm X-T50 by three photographers, shared on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses or in the public domain. Each caption gives the settings the file records. Select a photo to enlarge it. More samples from Wikimedia Commons
f/4, ISO 250, 1/2200 s, 17.5mm: Korek Mountain in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR). Photo: Alli Khalil via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)f/14, ISO 125, 1/160 s, 19mm: a technical college building on Lenina Prospekt, Orsk (XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR). Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
f/11, ISO 125, 1/75 s, 11mm: Doan Creek in the Iosco Natural Area, Michigan (XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR). Photo: Tim Kiser via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)f/13, ISO 250, 1/60 s, 11.5mm: a Cedarville Dolomite outcrop in Ohio's Mad River Gorge (XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR). Photo: Tim Kiser via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
f/14, ISO 200, 1/60 s, 15.9mm: a footbridge over Kearsley Creek, Michigan (XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR). Photo: Tim Kiser via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)f/11, ISO 320, 1/60 s, 12.6mm: sycamores in the Olentangy River floodplain, Ohio (XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR). Photo: Tim Kiser via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Fujifilm: Launched at $1,399.95 in 2024 (US MSRP, body only); $1,499.95 with the XC15-45mm.
Verdict
Who it's for: everyday, travel and street photographers who want 40MP files, in-body stabilization and Fujifilm's Film Simulations on a dial, in a body of about 438 g.
Look elsewhere if you want weather sealing, two card slots and a bigger battery: the X-T5 uses the same 40.2MP sensor in a larger body.
Pros
40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor
5-axis IBIS rated at up to 7.0 stops
Dedicated Film Simulation dial
About 438 g with battery and card
Cons
0.62x viewfinder
One card slot
No built-in headphone jack (USB-C adapter in the box)
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