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@HC-110 Yes, disappointing, right. I've sort of given up - I'll never buy Fuji again. I tried interjecting on their social media ads, living comments imploring them to fix what they deliberately changed/broke. But not a word in response. Something changed at Fuji and it does not benefit the user. -on to other worries. John

I know - everything you say is true. It simply isn't the way I like to work. That used to be the beauty of the X-Series. Work the way you want to. Adapt the camera to your preferences - not the other way around. Now with the camera, I must adapt to the way the camera is. They have, at the request of a pool of users, removed a function I had grown to rely one. One which I miss, and want back. I know how the camera works - I've been using the X-series for 8 years. I liked it better before. That's the point of all this. You say, "This is close to what you asked for in your initial posting." I say, the crucial word there is "close." And no - I don't think there is a group of malicious plotting to mess up a camera. But I do think that no one sat up in a meeting to defend the work they had done - and they wiped out a feature to shut someone up who had the access, to get Fuji to modify the camera. And no, I don't walk around muttering about the unfairness of life - but I do reply to people who are interested enough in my posting to make a comment. And thank you, I do appreciate the reply. My hope is that this crazy thread gets noticed by Fujifilm and they fix the camera - because they cannot be contacted.

Hi Jerryy, The instant you touch the shutter you snap back to default view - or if you make an exposure. Lately I've just given up on focus aides. Fujifilm murdered the feature. I just use check focus and read the image as seen in the EVF. Note that the ONLY mode they bombed is peak highlights - clearly a targeted hit. All the other modes, prism and split work as designed and as they did historically. Great corporate decision making - hurt one group of users to appease another. Gutless corporate group-think (he practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility.) Scream loud enough and long enough and maybe they'll do the right thing. Thanks jerryy

Right you are - we used to be able to half press the shutter - your finger was already on the shutter release. It was intuitive and seamless. But yes! Now you can repeatedly press a whole other button to get the same effect. LOL. Thank Fujifilm exec committee. Brilliant. It is so screwed up - all I want is for Fuji to either bring back the function, or make it an option. I regret buying an X-T5.

Hi littleego, Yes, you can turn it off. I have FN2 set to Focus Check (and had it this way for 3 generations of x-series.) You can cycle through the 4 choices, micro prism, split screen, peak highlights, and nothing. When I shoot film using my Pentax Spotmatic, I never use the center split and instead focus using the any part of the screen by judging the sharpness of the image. I've begun doing the same thing with my X-T5. For my purposes, Fujifilm has essentially killed manual focus aids - so I'm upping my game and going old school. I use focus check for the magnified view and focus "off the glass," no aids. The old setup was better, but it seems Fujifilm is not concerned any longer with the usability of the products they make and sell - so carry on.

Hi - and I thank you for your help, I do appreciate it. I truly do. What I am trying to communicate is that yes, it is one thing. Only one thing. But it is a BIG thing. As a person who rarely uses an autofocus lenses, it is a very, very big thing. The workflow is something that once was seamless, you are adjusting the triad, SS, Aperture, and ISO. You are focusing and exposing - the left index finger is on the shutter, ready to trip the shutter. And when you are ready to make your final check, you half press, look at all four corners, then commit. To move your hand and find another button, no matter how close and switch on/off, breaks concentration and interrupts workflow. Please understand, the reason I own Fuji cameras is because of this workflow. These magic cameras that can be set up to work like an old 35mm camera. I am all about lenses - not Fuji lenses, though I do own a full set - they are just not part of my experience. I'm going to keep on ringing this bell. Fujifilm needs to make this right - or tell us why not.

Hi, thanks for the clarification, I'll take a look in more depth. But this is not a fix. It is a fudge. It is adding a step, and a forced exit from the workflow. Yes thank you - I will continue to complain, and complain loudly and often - Fujifilm removed, disabled or broke a function that many people use. Look at the other focus aids. Half press the shutter and they clear so that before committing to an exposure you can see a clean image of your compostion...the way life should be. What I do not understand is why you act as a fujifilm apologist? They F'd their product. Plain and simple. Then ignore users and deny knowledge of the problem - just like any other greedy mega-corp. And I repeat - why create a custom function?? If you want a "fix," use your left index finger and switch from manual to auto. Not fixed - but different. I still regret the purchase - for this one seemingly simple thing - that is very important to usability. With respect, John

Hi - Yes, there are primary menu items to select. I am totally familiar with how the camera functions, and how to customize the camera - I've been doing it for 3 generations now. What I am trying to impart is this; there is no choice on the FN button menu for MF Assist. It does not exist. It exists in the primary menu. BUT NOT UNDER THE FN MENU. Not every command is available. And who cares about customizing a function that is now unavailable - that being HALF PRESS SHUTTER clears the peak lines. This is part of a seamless workflow - why should we need to stop working on the composition, and turn peaking off/on??!! It is an insult to every Fuji shooter. FU Fujifilm. Here we are arguing - when it is THEM who redacted a function many of us used every time we picked up the camera. Even if I could concoct a workaround I would still be pissed. And further - why waste cycles crafting a workaround - just flip the switch to auto - but WHY?! Dear Fujifilm - fix the X-T5. Respectfully, John

Hi SGinNorcal - thank you for taking the time, sorry for their delay on my part. I would take your recommendation but the =there is no MF assist OFF choice in the menus - and anyway, if FUJI cared, which they don't appear to - making the camera work the way it should would fix the issue. ...I'm only angry when I think about it. And those times, I wish I had bought Canon or Nikon.

SGinNorcal, Thank you - I did check out those setting but I am unable to locate a MF on/off setting to assign to a button. But even if I could - I can always use the hard switch MCS on the face of the camera. But that's sort of an insult isn't it? To have to take away from the experience of shooting -every time to take a picture? At this point I wish I'd bitten the button and bought Canon or Nikon - Fuji has downgraded the camera. Removed a function we all use - and are mute about. Anyway. Thanks for taking the time. For now I read the histogram and ignore the lack of usability.

Simon XT5bug - exactly!

SGinNorcal, thank you. You had me hopeful for a moment. I've used the fn2 button for years as Focus check. There doesn't seem to be a programable setting for focus peak on/off. You can change the mode in focus check by long pressing, but you need to cycle through the other options. The only work around I've found is switching to AF. But I find that deeply offensive - when actually, FujiFilm needs to address the issue. For a company that I have always considered to be different from other companies, one dedicated to user experience - I'm at a loss to explain it. if you know of a way to program any button for peak focus on/off I'm grateful. /John

BobJ - thank you. Exactly right. My X-T3, like your T2, works correctly - I am hoping they (FF) monitor these forums and see fit to fix this for the T5 - it really hurts the camera's usability. /John

I have been with Fujifilm since my X30, X-T2, X-T3 and now my X-T5 - which I love. Pretty much. I am a manual focus, adapted lens guy. I use peak highlight focusing. The way this has always worked is when you half-press the shutter, you get an image preview. The EVF is cleared of information clutter, and peak highlights are hidden. Not anymore. Please - is there is a way to make the X-T5 behave normally? I contacted Fujifilm support and got nothing. "Not a bug." Recent firmware did not correct the issues. Anybody? Thank you.