Category Archives: Fuji

What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2012

Canon invested £10 million in the UK based photo store chain Jessops. Fujifilm to end APS film sales this month. ITC says again that Apple and RIM don’t violate Kodak patent. Canon announces resolution of patent infringement disputes. Getty Images could be valued at $4 billion for a potential IPO.

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Fujifilm releases their own adapter for Leica M lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2012

During CES 2012 Fujifilm confirmed that they will be releasing their own adapter for attaching Leica M lenses to the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera. There is still no official word from Fuji yet, but the Leica M-Mount adapter for X-Mount cameras is currently listed at Adorama for $199.95. Some third party solutions for using Leica M lenses on the […]

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2012

Limited edition film? Yes, it does exists: Lomography is now taking pre-orders for Orca 110 B&W 100 ISO film. Only 5000 units will be produced. Shipping starts next week. Those new Gariz leather cases for the Fuji X-Pro1 camera can be purchased on eBay:

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Winner of the “Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10” book announced

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2012

The winner of the “Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10” book giveaway is Alejandro Valderrama. Congratulations! If you did not win, the book can be purchased from Amazon US and Amazon UK.

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Fujifilm wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 samples and pre-order options

By PR admin | Published: May 16, 2012

Fujifilm published several sample images taken with the new wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for X100 camera. Adorama is currently taking pre-orders for the silver and black WCL-X100 versions.

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Fujifilm announced a wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for the X100 camera

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2012

Today Fujifilm announced a new 0.8x wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for the X100 camera which will transform the focal length to 28mm equivalent. The lens is available in silver and black (to match the black X100 limited edition): The price is $350 – very high considering that the Fuji X-Pro1 28mm equivalent lens cost $600. Update: Fujifilm […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2012

Adobe Creative Cloud is now live, here are the different pricing options: Canon filed a patent application in Japan for automatic tracking of celestial objects by shifting the sensor. Canon recently announced the EOS 60Da DSLR camera tailored for astronomy photography. Canon also filed a patent that will allow photographers to obscure some of the embedded EXIF data for privacy.

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Fujifilm’s 20% price increase on films now official in the USA

By PR admin | Published: May 1, 2012

The details about Fujifilm’s price increase on black and white, color negative, and color reversal films in the US are now official: 20% across the line starting from August 1st, 2012. If you still shoot film, stack up now from B&H or Adorama!

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New 35mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Fourth Thirds and Fuji X mounts

By PR admin | Published: May 1, 2012

There are several samples on xitek.com taken with a new 35mm f/0.925 lens from the Chinese manufacturer Shenyang Zhongyi. The lens is expected to be released with Micro Fourth Thirds and Fuji X mounts.

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“Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10” book giveaway

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2012

It seems that Fujifilm has fixed the “sensor blooming” issue in the X10 camera – dpreview received a new X10 version that did not show any of the previously reported problems. Last month Fujifilm promised new sensors for current X10 owners. If you care about DxOMark scores, the Finepix X10 got one of the highest scores […]

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