Fujifilm X-T5:
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IRreCams.de published a Fujifilm X-T5 teardown on its site. IRreCams offers Infrared, Full-spectrum, and Astro modification for your existing camera, or they can sell you a new Converted Camera with a 2-year guarantee. You can view the full teardown here, or you can check out some of their findings below:
Since the first sensor-based image stabilization in the X-H1, Fujifilm has gradually made the sensor module smaller and lighter. The module in the X-T5 is the most compact we have ever seen in a Fujifilm camera – and the design on the data sheet shows no disadvantages compared to the slightly larger module in the X-H2. Similar to the sensor of the X-H2, the X-T5 also has a few precautions to dissipate the heat from the sensor towards the housing, but these are not quite as extensive as on the X-H2 (after all, the X-H2 still has to keep a cool head even when recording 8K video).
Some modern cameras have an internal infrared LED. Stray light from this LED can be visible on infrared images in poor lighting conditions. However, a test shot of the converted X-T5 gives the all-clear: the camera has no such LED problems. The image is completely black after 30 seconds at ISO 12,800 (apart from the expected noise). This means that the X-T5 is not only suitable for the Conversion to an infrared or full spectrum camera but also for a Astromodification in order to become sensitive for H-Alpha light.
The sensor shows no unwanted sensor artifacts such as a line pattern of the PDFA pixels and delivers a very good resolution, dynamic range and noise performance.
For an infrared or astro camera, the X-T5 is suitable in all respects – at least as long as you shoot in RAW. Unfortunately, the firmware does not manage to set the required white balance correctly for color IR images – as with almost all Fujifilm cameras, this task must be performed on the PC.
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