Category Archives: Fuji

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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Fuji X10 to get a firmware update for “sensor blooming”

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2011

In their Fuji X10 test, when shooting at bright lights, Dpreview found “white discs” surrounding the light source that are caused by sensor blooming. Fujifilm promised a firmware update that will “lessen the effects of blooming”:

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You will be able to buy Fujifilm skin care products before their mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

No, this is not a joke – Fujifilm just introduced its skin care/beauty product line: Fujifilm introduces Astalift skincare products to the European market — To be launched in France in February 2012 FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) is introducing skincare products based on its proprietary technologies to the European market with a view […]

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Another Fuji LX10 mockup

By PR admin | Published: November 26, 2011

This is just another mockup of the Fuji LX10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera based on the previously leaked pictures. Source: jonkerburger

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What else is new? (Fujifilm X-S1 and more)

By PR admin | Published: November 26, 2011

The previously leaked Fujifilm X-S1 camera is now officially announced and priced at £699 – check out the officially website and  sample images. Fujifilm X-S1 key features: High quality Fujinon 26x optical zoom covering 24-624mm (35mm equivalent) with Intelligent Digital Zoom boosting range up to 1248mm Superb build quality and finish with rubberised coating and metal dials 12 megapixel […]

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This is how the Fuji LX10 would look in black

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2011

Here is another mockup of the how the Fuji LX10 would look in black (photoshopped by a reader).

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Be afraid, be very afraid of Fuji…

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

I came across this quote from TOP regarding the latest rumors about an organic sensor being used in the Fuji LX 10 camera: “Komori-san says that the sensor quality of Fujifilm X mirrorless will exceed that of current full-frame sensors, although its sensor size will likely be smaller than 24x36mm. The claim reminded me of something…I have a […]

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Rumors: Fuji LX10 will have an APS-C sensor, no hybrid viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

This is the sensor of the Fuji LX10 camera – it will be an APS-C sensor. The viewfinder of the upcoming Fuji mirrorless camera will be “only” optical and not “hybrid” like in the X100 (unless this is a translation mistake).

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And the winner fo the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 book is…

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The winner of the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 book is Fruchtkaffee. Congratulations! For those of you who did not win, the book is now available on Amazon for $24.95:

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