Category Archives: Fuji

Some more pictures from the PDN PhotoPlus show

In addition to the PDN report (see also this Nikon related post), here are some additional images from the show’s floor. What’s inside the Panasonic GH2:

Also posted in Canon, Lensbaby, Minox, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Polaroid, Ricoh, Sony, Zeiss| Leave a comment

The latest patents from Olympus, Fuji, Canon and Sony

Olympus filed a patent 2011209377 for 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0 lenses:

Also posted in Canon, Olympus, Sony| Tagged | 3 Comments

Fuji will probably develop their own mount for their upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

I received some information that Fuji will probably develop their own proprietary mount for their upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Fuji is considering their new camera to be “first class” (source, page 10): “Next spring, a first-class, mirror-less digital SLR camera will be launched”

Posted in Fuji| Tagged , | 33 Comments

2011 PDN Photoplus show report

This is a guest post from Brian Hirschfeld (brianhirschfeldphotography.com) on the PDN PhotoPlus show that took place in New York last week (check also my report on NikonRumors): Saturday October 29, 2011 was a day to remember. Leaving my house in Connecticut at around 11:30 with flurries falling I wasn’t to concerned about the weather; […]

Also posted in Arca-Swiss, Canon, Pentax, Phase One, Polaroid, Schneider Kreuznach| Tagged | 15 Comments

Fijifilm Finepix X roadmap

The Brazilian website ztop published this Fijifilm Finepix X roadmap. The new Fuji X mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is listed for February, 2012. Not clear if this is the announcement or release date. Prototypes of the new camera are expected to be shown at the 2012 CES show in January.

Posted in Fuji| Tagged , , , | 24 Comments

Fuji X100 special edition

There is a new Fuji X100 special edition for the Hong Kong market. The price is 14010 HKD (a regular x100 costs around 11360 HKD), only 200 pieces will be produced:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged , | 32 Comments

Fujifilm FinePix X100 firmware update Ver.1.11 is out

  After some new X100 were spotted with the new firmware, today Fujifilm released the v1.11 upgrade for the X100. The changes are minor: Performance of auto focus at near distance has been improved. When “SHADW TONE” is set to “MEDIUM SOFT” or “SOFT”, live view in LCD may display with abnormal pattern (so-called “solarisation”) […]

Posted in Fuji| Tagged | 4 Comments

This week’s recap

Here are some interesting stories from last week: New Eneloops rechargeable batteries keep their charge for over 5 years. Check out also this post about the best AA batteries for photography. Apple’s iPhone 4S has a Sony sensor. Sony’s CEO was right and so was the Apple employee who published a picture taken with the new iPhone 4s on flickr before […]

Also posted in Apple, Canon, Hoya, Kodak, Olympus, Red, Sony| Leave a comment

Fujifilm X10 to be released on November 7th

The Fuji X10 was announced on September 1st. According to Amazon the camera will start shipping on November 7th, 2011.

Posted in Fuji| Tagged | 1 Comment

Fujifilm X10 US price: $599.95

The US price for the Fuji X10 camera was initially set at $699. Today Adorama corrected the price and started taking pre-orders again at $599.95. The Canadian price will be $599.99 CAD. Shipping will start in November, 2011. UK price is £499.99, the price in Germany is 529 EUR. The official Fujifilm X10 sample images can be […]

Posted in Fuji| Tagged | 9 Comments