Category Archives: Fuji

Fuji X-Pro1 owner’s manual now available online

The Fuji X-Pro1 owner’s manual is now available for download. The XF lenses manual is available here. The Fuji guys now have a total of 24 X-Pro1 videos on YouTube.

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Fuji X-Pro1 body listed in Japan for ¥135,000

The Fuji X-Pro1 is currently available for pre-order on Amazon Japan for ¥135,000, which is around $1,746. The Fuji X10 for example, is listed in Japan for ¥56,800 (around $734) and the US price is $599. By following this ratio, the US price of the X-Pro1 may actually be lower than $1699.95.

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Fuji X-Pro1 will start shipping on February 18th in Japan, price still not confirmed

Fujifilm Japan officially announced the release date of the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera for the Japanese market: February 18th, 2012. New sample images taken with all three lenses have been uploaded to the X-Pro1 microsite. Several online stores around the world have listed various prices for the new X-Pro1 products, but Fuji has not yet made an official statement. I already mentioned that […]

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Fuji X-S1 camera now shipping

As you can see from the above picture, the Fuji X-S1 camera ($799.95) is now shipping and should be available in stores in the next few days. Fujifilm X-S1 key features:

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This week Kodak is suing Samsung

Last week Kodak filed a lawsuit against Fujifilm for patents infringement. This week it’s Samsung’s turn. Any guesses who is going to be sued next week? Here are both press releases – I have hyperlinked the related patents:

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Fujifilm X100 black limited edition now available for pre-order

Adorama is now taking pre-orders for the Fujifilm X100 black limited edition:

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DxOMark: Fuji X10 vs. Nikon P7100 vs. Canon G12

DxOMark just released their test results for the Fuji X10 camera ($599.95) and it seems that it outperforms both the Nikon P7100 ($499.95) and Canon G12 ($419.95). It will be interesting to see how the X10 will compare to the new G1X:

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Detailed Fuji X-Pro 1 camera hands-on report

I had a chance to get some more “hands-on” time with the Fuji X-Pro 1 camera at CES. If you are a Fuji X100 user (like me), the first thing you will notice once you pick up the X-Pro 1 is the bigger LCD screen (3.0-inch RGBW LCD monitor, approx. 1,230,000 dots). When I tried the […]

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Fujifilm X100 black premium edition camera at CES

Some pictures of the Fujifilm X100 black premium edition camera ($1,699.99):

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Fuji X-Pro1 coverage from CES

Fujifilm had several X-Pro 1 cameras on their booth at CES. I could not take any sample photos with those units, but they were fully operational. One of the  representatives confirmed to me that the new X-Trans CMOS sensor is made by Fuji. Nobody could give me details on the pricing, but the general feedback was […]

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