Category Archives: Fuji

Fujifilm announces new cameras, no mention of their mirrorless solution

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2012

Fujifilm announced several new compact cameras, no mention of their X-Pro1 mirrorless solution:

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Fujifilm mirrorless camera announcement tonight?

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2012

FujiFilm Canada posted on their Facebook page about a “Big announcement happening tonight at 12am EST on our 2012 lineup“. We will definitely stay tuned!

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What to expect during PMA @CES 2012 next week?

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2012

What to expect at PMA 2012 show next week? Nikon will introduce their top of the line D4 + a new Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G lens. Canon will probably announce new lenses and maybe a DSLR + compact(s). Sony will show only few new Cybershot point and shoot cameras. Panasonic may announce a new Lumix GH3 camera and […]

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Fuji’s upcoming mirrorless camera will be all black

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2012

Another leaked picture of the upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera from Fuji (see more pictures here).

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Quick update on some interesting links from the last few days of 2012: Kodak agrees to sell its gelatin business to raise cash (source), loses third director in a week (source): “Kodak is selling the Eastman Gelatine business to Rousselot, a division of the Vion Food Group. Terms were not disclosed. Eastman Gelatine produces gelatin […]

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Japan patent update: vari-angle LCD screen from Olympus and organic sensor from Fujifilm

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2011

Olympus filed a patent in Japan (2011-259166) for a vari-angle LCD screen that can be flipped to pretty much any camera side/angle: In addition to the US patent for an organic sensor, Fujifilm filed a similar patent in Japan (2011-253861). Here are some more details from the Japanese patent application (Google translation):

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Better translation of the interviews with camera manufacturers about their future products

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2011

Here is a better translation of the key points from the interviews with several camera manufacturers about their future plans (thanks Erik): Olympus Working on a new mirrorless camera that is very “Olympus-like”, but not PEN. The viewfinder is the key. E-5 replacement is in the works. Canon Does a mirrorless camera really need exchangeable lenses? Can […]

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Panasonic, Sony and Fujifilm may acquire newly issued Olympus stock

By PR admin | Published: December 20, 2011

Reuters reported that Olympus is going to issue new shares worth $1.28 billion (100 billion yen) in order to stabilize its finances after the recent reports of massive fraud inside the company. Panasonic, Sony and Fujifilm were listed as the companies interested to acquire portions of the shares:

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Recap of the Impress Japan interview with various camera manufacturers

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2011

A Xitek forum member translated he key points from the Impress Japan interviews with various camera manufacturers about their future plans – see previous post about Olympus, Pentax and Nikon (Google translation):

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Will Fuji buy Olympus?

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2011

It seems that Bloomberg gave an answer to my question from few weeks ago – apparently Fujifilm is considered as a possible buyer of Olympus: “Fujifilm, which makes equipment for medical scans, has been reported as a possible bidder for Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. Yamamoto, who also is a board member at Fujifilm, declined to comment on a possible buyout of […]

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