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Community Spotlight: Graeme Youngson on the FUJIFILM X-M5 A ward-winning street photographer and regular FUJIFILM Focus community Read Graeme’s thoughts on using the tiny X-M5 for everyday street stills
XF Lens range. I found I was taking it to all sorts of places I wouldn’t normally carry a camera: my daily ten-kilometre walk in the countryside, going to the pub, shopping with my wife, attending football matches and much more. Never having been a fan of phone photography myself, I think the beauty of the X-M5 is that, in terms of length and breadth, it’s actually smaller than most smartphones! Secondly, it’s the perfect backup body to have when you’re venturing away from home with your full Fujifilm set-up. I wanted to share this story with FUJIFILM Focus because my experience tells me the X-M5 would be enjoyed by a much wider range of Fujifilm users than I’d initially imagined! See more of Graeme’s photography at photocrowd.com/photographer- community/62880 . Do you have a similar experience you’d like to share with FUJIFILM Focus ? Scan the QR on page 18 to get in touch!
contributor Graeme Youngson got in touch with this look at the diminutive FUJIFILM X-M5. It’s a model that’s proved particularly popular among vloggers for its small form factor and impressive video specs. Graeme put it through its paces as a stills camera and had the following to say about how this experience went… Last year, I had the opportunity to borrow the FUJIFILM X-M5 for a few months. As much as I love the X Series, the X-M5 was not a camera that immediately jumped out at me. No EVF and limited exposure control felt like deal breakers. Besides, the audience for the camera seemed to centre around photographers and vloggers much younger than myself – everyday storytellers and content creators who were stepping up from smartphones for the first time. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained – so I took to the street with the X-M5 in hand. I initially found the camera was deciding what settings were best for me! However, after looking at the instruction manual, I realised just how simple it was to customise the camera in exactly the way I wanted and take back full control. For instance, it was easy to increase the screen brightness by a factor of five, thus ensuring that exact compositions could be made even in the brightest of conditions. This way, I didn’t miss having a viewfinder. I then customised the command dials in such a way that I had full control over aperture, shutter speed, ISO settings and exposure compensation. Perfect! What followed was a eureka moment – I realised this was a really fun camera to use. Primarily, it’s the perfect take-anywhere camera in terms of size (111.9mm across) and weight (355g), especially when it’s coupled with the compact FUJINON
FUJIFILM X-M5 ● Sensor: 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 ● Processor: X-Processor 5 ● Shutter speed: 1/32,000 sec to 60 mins ● Continuous mode: 30fps (1.25x crop); 20fps (no crop) ● Film Simulations: 20 ● Video: 6.2K/29.97p open gate ● Dimensions: 111.9x66.6x38mm ● Weight: 355g (including battery and card)
24 FUJIFILM Focus Magazine
May/June 2026
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