Category Archives: Fuji

Fuji X100 hands-on (video)

Hands-on video review of the Fuji X100:

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Fuji GF670W medium format film camera to be released next month

The Fuji GF670W was announced at Photokina 2010. The new medium format film camera is the wide angle version of the already existing Fujifilm GF670 rangefinder and will be rreleased on March 23rd in Japan. The Fuji GF670W has a Fujinon EBC 55mm f/4.5 lens (the previous version had a Fujinon EBC 80mm f/3.5 lens): Fuji GF670W specifications:

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Fuji X100 available for pre-order at Amazon

Amazon just started taking pre-orders for the FujiFilm X100 camera: The camera is expected to available in the US and Canada on March 18th.

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Another Fuji X100 update

The official X100 sample images are now online. For now only Amazon is taking Fuji X100 pre-orders. Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 specs comparison. The X100 should start shipping in Japan on March 5th. For the US and Canada I heard March 18th as a potential shipping date. Fuji’s new flashes that will be compatible with the X100 seems to be Sunpak clones […]

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Something exciting is coming from Fuji in Fall of 2011 (Fuji S6?)

The FujiGuys just posted this cryptic tweet about something exciting coming from Fuji in Fall ’11. Fuji S6 maybe? I’m all ears!

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Fuji X100 first impressions from the CP+ show floor

A reader send me his first hands-on impressions with the Fuji X100 camera from the CP+show. He was not allowed to take any sample images: Three shutter sounds are programed in. They all sound HORRIBLE. Nothing like the satisfying “click” one would expect from a retro-classic camera. No front filter threads as far as I […]

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CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show Day 2 (Sony, Ricoh, Fuji)

CP+ day two updates are coming from a PhotoRumors reader who was at the show in Yokohama, Japan: “Show small compared to Photokina and PMA.  I think even PDN+ is bigger.  Nikon booth was a big yawn, as was Canon.  Lots of interest at the Fuji X100 stand (a 30+ minute line for hands-on look-see-touch-feel).  […]

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Fuji X100 update

Today Fuji officially announced the X100 camera to the US market (?). This means only one thing: pre-orders are now accepted. Price and delivery dates are unchanged. Here are the latest FujiFilm X100 updates: Fuji X100 OVF display explained:

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Results for your favorite camera of 2010

It has been a month since I posted the poll for your favorite camera of 2010. Almost 3000 readers voted and here are the top 3 cameras for 2010:

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Financial results from the major photography companies are out

Hoya (Pentax): “Net sales were up 1.5% to 108,449 million yen year-on-year, and operating income rose 4.7% to19,897 million yen. Net income was up 12.0% to 13,210 million yen, and earnings per share were 30.62 yen compared with27.24 yen in the same period last year. The profit of the camera business also exceeded our expectations this quarter due to the channel […]

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