Be afraid, be very afraid of Fuji…

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

Original image from the movie “Friday the 13th”

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 hazy memory of someone with knowledge of the industry telling me long ago that an official of Canon said that Fuji is the only company Canon is scared of—not Panasonic, not Sony, not Nikon—because of Fuji’s expertise with sensors. (I might not have that right, so please don’t quote me.)”

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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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More Kodak film being discontinued *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

Update: Kodak contacted me to clarify that those are not product discontinuations, just packaging changes:

Kodak is only ceasing one line, Elite Chrome. The rest are all simply packaging and catalogue listing changes, which is not such an unusual procedure. As long as photographers purchase and use Kodak’s film in sufficient quantities and demonstrate their commitment to film that way, we will be able to continue manufacturing the film.

More Kodak film is being discontinued (in connection to my previous post):

  • Tmax 400 120 in single rolls
  • Tri-x pan 120 400 in single rolls
  • Elite Chrome 100/36
  • BW400cn/24 three packs
  • Gold 200/24 four packs
  • Max 400/12 single roll
  • Max 400/24 four packs

Source

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Kodak trying to sell its photo sharing service

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

Reuters reported that Kodak is trying to sell its Photo Sharing Service for “Hundreds of Millions” after they already sold their image sensor business a week ago.

Here are some “Kodak moments” from Chris Sandström that will probably explain how Kodak got in this situation:

Kodak and the Digital Destruction of Value Chains

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Sony plans to increase its sensor production by 50%

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

 

Reuters reports that Sony plans to increase its sensor production by 50% in the next 2-3 years. On Monday Sony opened its fourth CMOS sensor line in their Nagasaki factory. In addition to its own camera lines, Sony supplied sensors to many other manufacturers like Nikon and Apple.

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Canon’s instant rebates ends on November 23rd

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The current Canon instant rebates will expire on November 23rd:

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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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Fuji LX10 will probably have a grip

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The Fuji LX10 will probably have a grip – take a closer look at those pictures (the first image is a mockup):

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More details on the Fuji LX10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

First, here is a mockup of the upcoming Fuji mirrorless interchangeable lens camera based on the leaked pictures from two days ago (source | flickr):

I also received some additional details: the model name of the new camera will probably be Fujifilm LX10. Still no 100% confirmation on the sensor size.

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Fuji X100 price finally drops bellow MSRP

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2011

After months of being out of stock, the Fuji X100 finally dropped bellow MSRP on Amazon. The Fuji X10 is still hard to find as everyone is looking forward to the CES 2012 show where the new Fuji mirrorless interchangeable camera will be announced. Fuji is definitely on a roll.

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