Best Fujifilm Cameras and Lenses for Travel Photography in 2025

If you’re looking for the best Fujifilm cameras and lenses for travel photography in 2025, this guide breaks down the top, high-performing options for every kind of trip.

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My love affair with travel photography began on a round-the-world trip in 2006/2007. I started out with a compact Casio camera in South Africa — which promptly vanished during a vineyard-fueled night out with Stellenbosch university graduates. From there, we scraped by through Argentina, Peru, the U.S., Canada, and Tahiti using disposable film cameras… until I landed in New Zealand. where I finally began to understand the value of having a proper camera — something I reflect on in my guide to the best compact travel cameras in 2025.

The stunning beauty of that country was too much to ignore. I bought a little Sony compact, and while the photos weren’t amazing, they sparked something permanent: a desire to keep improving and keep exploring.

Fast forward a few years and I was working professionally as a landscape photographer, lugging around a Canon 5D Mark II and tripod wherever I went. It wasn’t exactly travel-friendly. But when mirrorless cameras emerged, I became an early adopter — eventually settling on the original Fujifilm X-Pro1 with a couple of the first XF primes. Since moving out of the UK in 2014, travel has remained at the center of my life, now shared with my wife and daughters.

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I’ve tested just about every major camera system, but Fuji hits that rare balance of image quality, portability, and soul — especially important now that I’m traveling as a dad. See my gear list if you’re curious just how deep the Fuji rabbit hole goes, but suffice it to say: I’ve built what I consider to be the ideal Fujifilm travel photography setup — one that balances size, speed, performance, and joy.

So if you’re planning your next trip and wondering which Fujifilm lenses (and cameras) are best suited for travel, here’s what’s worked for me — across solo adventures, family holidays, and once-in-a-lifetime locations. If you already have an X-T5 then these are the best accessories for it. If you’re still considering the X-T5 then here’s my long term review.

Let’s break it down into the four travel kits I actually use:

1. The Ultra-Light Everyday Kit — when photography isn’t the focus, but I still want to capture memories.
2. The Balanced Travel Kit — for family trips where I need flexibility in a small, weather-sealed setup.
3. The Premium Kit — when I’m traveling solo or prioritizing photography without going full GFX.
4. The Ultimate Kit — for trips where image quality trumps everything else.

Recommended Fujifilm Travel Photography Kits for 2025

The Ultra-Light Everyday Kit (X100VI)

When I just want to bring a camera, not a whole bunch of gear.

I still remember family holidays when my dad was the photographer. He’d pause whatever we were doing and ask us to pose for a quick shot on his 35mm film camera — the same one he left to me when he passed away a couple of years ago. My sister and I would groan at the interruption, of course. That memory made me conscious of being that dad — so my super-lightweight kit is built to let me document freely, without becoming “photo dad” and annoying everyone too much. (Though I still annoy them a little… obviously.)

For those moments, the Fujifilm X100VI is unbeatable. See my Fuji X100VI review and how the X100VI compares to the X100V . Read this if you want to know if the X100VI is worth the hype.

It’s small, discreet, and doesn’t demand much. There are no lenses to swap — just one fixed 23mm f/2 lens that encourages you to shoot freely. I grab the shot, and everyone moves on.

Weight of This Kit

✅ Total weight: ~590–600 g ready to shoot, fully weather-sealed

It’s rare to get this level of image quality, weather sealing, and capability in a sub-600g package — which is why this kit gets so much use.

Why This Kit Works

• Weather-Sealed Simplicity
  I pair the X100VI with a Haoge lens hood and UV filter adapter, making it weather-sealed. It gives me peace of mind in dusty or rainy conditions — no need to hide it away at the first sign of a downpour. Here are the accessories I use with my X100VI.
• Incredible Image Quality
  The 40MP sensor delivers beautiful, printable images with plenty of flexibility in editing. The JPEG engine is superb, and I often shoot JPEGs when I know I’ll want to share photos that same evening. (My wife handles the social media — I’m more of a dinosaur in that area.)
• Perfect Travel Companion Features
  • IBIS and a fast f/2 lens mean I can shoot in low light without hassle.
  • The built-in ND filter allows shallow depth of field even in bright midday light.
  • The built-in flash is actually fantastic — perfect for a bit of fill during the day or subtle lighting at night.
• It’s Just Fun to Use
  It’s a beautiful camera — and that matters. The styling and tactile controls make me want to use it. Plus, manual dials for shutter, aperture, and ISO give instant visual feedback. No more getting back to the hotel only to realize I accidentally shot everything at ISO 12800. See how I setup my X100VI for travel photography.

How I Carry It

I keep it in a small Lowepro Event Messenger 100 (This is the modern version )with:

• A couple of Spare batteries
• Extra Memory cards
• A rocket blower
• A lens cloth

My Lightweight Flexible Fuji Travel Kit

This is the setup I turn to when I want flexibility without sacrificing too much on size or weight. It’s modular by design — I pick 2 or 3 lenses depending on the trip and what kind of photography I expect to do. The idea is to stay light, stay mobile, and be able to handle a wide range of situations.

My Most Used Core Kit

• Fujifilm X-T5: 557 g (with battery and card)
• XF 23mm f/1.4 WR: 375 g
• XF 35mm f/2: 170 g
• XF 50mm f/2: 200 g

✅ Total weight (camera + 3 lenses): ~1,302 g

That gives you a full, weather-sealed three-lens setup covering wide, mid, and short telephoto — all in a compact kit just over 1.3 kg. If you drop one of the primes for an even lighter carry, you’re comfortably under 1.1 kg while still maintaining excellent flexibility and quality.

This is the combination I use most frequently. The Fuji XT5 is a pleasure to use and does everything I could ask for. See this article for more details about the XT5. The 23mm f/1.4 WR is my main lens — it balances incredible image quality, fast autofocus, and a natural field of view that suits almost everything I shoot. It’s perfect for both daytime and low light thanks to the f/1.4 aperture and sharp rendering across the frame. I compared it to the X100VI here if you want to see which is better.

The 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2 round out the setup with added reach and compression for portraits or isolating subjects. Both lenses are extremely compact, weather-sealed, and very reliable. This three-lens kit gives me wide-ish, mid, and short telephoto options without weighing me down.

Alternate Kit Combos (Depending on Trip Type)

• Urban or Tight Spaces:
  Swap in the 16mm f/2.8 or 18mm f/1.4 WR instead of the 23mm for a wider perspective. The 18mm gives you premium quality, fast aperture and is perfect if you prefer to shoot wider.
• Low Light Priority:
  Stick with the 23mm f/1.4 WR but perhaps pair it with the 33mm f/1.4 WR if you want two premium fast primes. The 33mm gives beautiful subject separation and renders like a short telephoto on APS-C.
• People/Detail Focused Trips:
  Go with the 23mm f/2, 35mm f/2, and 56mm f/1.2 WR. This setup is heavier but gives a portrait-focused bias and beautiful rendering at the long end. I don’t use this variation as often, but for family gatherings or more intimate moments, it’s a strong option.

Ultra-Light, Daytime Travel

• 23mm f/2 – See how it compares with the X100VI
• 50mm f/2

This is my most compact, high-quality two-lens travel setup. Both lenses are weather sealed, lightning fast to focus, and pretty sharp wide open. The 23mm f/2 gives me that natural field of view I love, while the 50mm f/2 handles portraits and tighter framing.

If I know I’ll be out in good light and don’t need fast glass, this kit keeps the weight to a minimum and the friction low — perfect for days when photography isn’t the main priority but I still want excellent images.

How I Carry It

This entire kit fits easily into my Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L bag. It’s the perfect size for staying agile while carrying just enough gear to cover most situations. Alongside the camera and 2–3 lenses, I also pack:

• A few spare batteries
• Charger and cable
• Spare memory cards
• A rocket blower and lens cleaning cloth
• A small pouch with ND or polarizing filters
• My iPad Pro 13″ M4, which I use for quick editing and backing up photos on the go

This setup gives me a full-featured, high-quality travel kit without the bulk — ideal for photography-heavy travel days where I want flexibility, creative control, and peace of mind knowing I have backups and editing tools ready at hand.

Premium Travel Photography Kit

For when image quality matters most and I want to travel light, but not compromise.

This is the kit I take when photography is a key part of the trip — maybe an island adventure here in the Philippines, or somewhere I may not be able to return to. It’s the kind of setup I pack when I’m aiming to make the best images possible while still keeping the weight manageable.

I typically use my X100VI as the main camera and bring the XT5 as a secondary body. Not only does this give me my favorite 23mm focal length in a beautifully compact form for contextual, documentary-style shots, but it also gives me peace of mind with a backup camera should anything go wrong.

For lenses, I bring:

• XF 33mm f/1.4 WR – This is the spiritual successor to one of my all-time favorite lenses, the original 35mm f/1.4. I used that lens extensively with my X-Pro1 back in the day, but this newer version improves on it in every way — faster autofocus, sharper optics, and crucially, weather sealing. It’s slightly heavier, but still light compared to full-frame equivalents.
• XF 56mm f/1.2 WR – Another top-tier lens. I owned the original version before, and this newer WR model is noticeably quicker to focus and importantly, weather sealed. All while retaining that beautiful, shallow depth of field and dreamy bokeh.

• Fujifilm X-T5: 557 g (with battery and card)
• Fujifilm X100VI: 521 g
• + Haoge hood/filter adapter + UV filter: ~70 g
• XF 33mm f/1.4 WR: 360 g
• XF 56mm f/1.2 WR: 445 g

✅ Total weight: ~1,953 g (or ~1.95 kg)

Depending on the nature of the trip, I may occasionally swap out the X100VI for either the XF 18mm f/1.4 WR or the XF 23mm f/1.4 WR if I want a faster lens or a slightly different field of view. But more often than not, the fixed-lens simplicity and compact form of the X100VI makes it the perfect complement to the X-T5 and premium primes.

How I Carry It

I carry this kit in exactly the same way as my flexible travel setup — packed neatly into my Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L bag. It fits the X-T5, X100VI, both premium primes, and all the accessories I might need for a short trip.

Alongside the cameras and lenses, I carry:

• Spare batteries
• Chargers
• Extra memory cards
• A rocket blower and lens cleaning cloth
• My filter kit
• And my 13″ iPad Pro M4, which I use for backing up photos and editing on the go using Lightroom Mobile

It’s a surprisingly compact, high-performance kit that doesn’t weigh me down — ideal for serious travel photography.

Why No Zooms?

A lot of people might wonder why I’m not using any zooms for my travel kit. The answer is simple: personal preference.

I just prefer prime lenses — both for the image quality and the way they make me work. With a zoom, it’s easy to get lazy. You can frame your subject from wherever you’re standing, but I often find those compositions lack intention. Instead of moving my feet to experiment with angles and perspective, I’m more likely to just zoom to crop out distractions. It’s fast, but it can also stop me from fully exploring a scene to find the best possible composition. Granted, it means I miss some shots but overall I’ve found this to be the approach that works best for me.

That said, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with using zooms. In fact, I’ve previously travelled with a zoom-based kit and had great results. If maximizing coverage and flexibility is your top priority, here’s a zoom kit I’d recommend for travel photography that still delivers excellent image quality, while staying compact and weather-resistant:

• Fujifilm XF 10–24mm f/4 R OIS WR
  This is the updated version of the original 10–24mm. I’ve used both, and while they’re optically the same, this one adds weather sealing — which I consider important for travel. It’s lightweight for an ultra-wide zoom and performs very well for landscapes. There’s some distortion (as you’d expect at 10mm), but nothing you can’t fix in post. I’d choose this over the 8–16mm f/2.8 for travel due to the weight, size, and filter compatibility.
• Fujifilm XF 70–300mm f/4–5.6 R LM OIS WR
  While I used to travel with the 55–200mm, I now recommend this newer telephoto. I haven’t personally owned it (yet), but from everything I’ve read and seen, it’s one of the best-performing Fuji telephoto lenses for its price. It’s also light, faster to focus, and weather sealed — a perfect match for travel photography needs.

With those two zooms, you’ll have nearly every focal length covered. I’d suggest rounding out the kit with a mid-range prime like the 35mm f/2 or 33mm f/1.4 WR. That gives you something compact for portraits, low-light, or general shooting — while still keeping the whole kit flexible and relatively lightweight.

Weight of This Kit

• Fujifilm X-T5: 557 g (with battery and card)
• XF 10–24mm f/4 R OIS WR: 385 g
• XF 70–300mm f/4–5.6 R LM OIS WR: 580 g
• XF 35mm f/2 R WR: 170 g

✅ Total weight: ~1,692 g (or ~1.69 kg)

Premium Kit: For Once-in-a-Lifetime Images

This is the dream kit I put together for those moments that really matter — the kind of once-in-a-lifetime images you want to print big and hang on the wall. It’s not used anywhere near as much as my X-Series kit due to the weight, but for a medium format setup, it’s incredible how compact it is. Honestly, it’s smaller than what I used to lug around back in my Canon 5D Mark II days with L lenses — and the image quality absolutely blows that old kit away.

I use the Fujifilm GFX 100S paired with the GF 45mm f/2.8, which gives me roughly the equivalent field of view of a 35mm full-frame lens or my preferred 23mm on the X-Series — perfect for storytelling, travel, and documentary-style work.

When I want portraits or subject separation, I have two options:

• GF 80mm f/1.7 – This one strikes a great balance between size and stunning image quality.
• GF 110mm f/2 – This is the heavyweight, in every sense. I only bring it when portraits are a clear focus.

Fair warning: I once used this combo (100S + 110mm f/2) to take portraits of my wife — and to this day, she still talks about those images. And she’s used to being photographed with every kind of camera I’ve ever owned. This combo just has that magic.

So if you want the best possible image quality Fujifilm can offer and are willing to carry a bit more weight, this is it. But is it all perfect? Of course not.

• Weight: It’s noticeably heavier than my X-Series gear — not unmanageable, but definitely more deliberate.
• Autofocus: It’s fast for medium format, but won’t reliably track fast-moving kids. This is a camera that asks you to slow down.
• Storage: 100MP files are huge. You’ll need fast SD cards, a powerful computer, and probably a bit of extra storage space.
• Spousal awareness: Let’s just say if your partner knows the value of this setup, you’d better have a great explanation. Or better yet, keep them blissfully unaware 😉

That said, if photography is the focus of your trip — or if the images matter more than the gear weight — this setup is absolutely worth it. It delivers results that no crop or full-frame camera can match, with dynamic range and tonality that’s in a different league.

Weight of This Kit

• Fujifilm GFX 100S: 900 g (with battery and card)
• GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR: 490 g
• GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR: 795 g
• GF 110mm f/2 R LM WR: 1010 g

Configurations:

• GFX100S + 45mm + 80mm combo: ~2,185 g (≈2.19 kg)
• GFX100S + 45mm + 110mm combo: ~2,400 g (≈2.40 kg)

How I Carry It

Simple. Employ a Sherpa.

But seriously — despite being a medium format setup, it’s surprisingly manageable. I still carry this kit in my Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L, the same one I use for my smaller setups. It fits either combo (GFX 100S + 45mm/80mm or 45mm/110mm) with room left over for:

• Spare batteries
• Lens cleaning cloth and rocket blower
• Filters
• SD cards and a card reader
• My iPad Pro 13″ M4, which I use for on-the-go backups and editing

It’s tight, but it works. And if I’m really pushing it, I’ll put it all in my Lowepro Lowepro Flipside AW400ii. But I try to keep it minimal — I’m not trying to relive my landscape photography backpacking days.

Final Thoughts

If you’ve been searching for the best Fujifilm travel photography kit, I hope this article has given you a bit of inspiration — or even a straightforward shopping list to follow.

The kits I’ve shared here are what I personally use, refined over years of shooting everywhere from tropical islands to busy city streets, often with my family in tow. But the principles behind them — portability, speed, image quality, and joy of use — are broadly applicable to almost any photographer.

If I had to recommend just one setup, it would be the middle ground kit: two of the compact f/2 primes, paired with one premium f/1.4 or f/1.2 lens. From a cost, quality, and weight standpoint, it hits the sweet spot. It’s what I’d recommend for most beginner to intermediate photographers who want a kit that’s flexible, capable, and easy to grow with.

And one last note: if you’re ever torn between upgrading your camera body or investing in better lenses, go for the lenses. Every time. They hold their value better, and they’ll make a far bigger difference to your photos than a new camera will. Even moving from a kit zoom to a compact f/2 prime can completely change the feel and quality of your images.

Now go take some photos that matter.

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