A reliable source confirmed to me today that Fujifilm has suspended orders for the GFX100RF, X100VI, and X-M5 cameras in the US. It looks like the company will very soon implement significant price increases (in the US only) due to the new tariffs introduced by President Trump, just like Canon and Blackmagic. It is unclear […]
The Fujifilm X100VI camera that was announced in February 2024 is still not in stock anywhere (Amazon | B&H | Adorama | Koch |WEX). I reported a year ago that the X100VI would not be in stock anytime soon, which is still the case today. After being labeled as “the most pre-ordered camera ever”, Fujifilm’s CEO commented that shortages […]
FujiAddict reports that Amazon is canceling existing Fujifilm X100VI pre-orders (not the first time this is happening): “It appears that Amazon is canceling some Fujifilm X100VI orders because the camera is out of stock. In my experience, Amazon generally sends out an E-mail to confirm if you still want to wait for the order to […]
I have been reporting for years on the trend for companies to announce supply shortages because of the high demand for new products. In 99% of the cases, the new products are widely available without any signs of production delays. When there is a real shortage, like in the case of the new X100 VI […]
IDS Works (Initial Design Studio) is a very popular third-party accessories manufacturer for Leica cameras (see their products here). For the first time, they decided to create an accessory for a camera different than Leica – meet the new IDSworks grip for the new Fuji X100VI: Six different grip pad options are available to order […]
→ Fujifilm will sell only 300 limited-edition X100VI cameras in the US and if you are lucky you can get one on this page (first come, first serve basis, from March 21 through March 23). On eBay, the limited edition X100VI camera currently sells for over $4,000. → Check out the new Fuji X100VI accessories […]
Many (all?) companies got into the habit of announcing product shortages “becuase of high demand”. For the most part, I consider this to be a marketing strategy, but in the case of the new Fujifilm X100VI camera, I believe the hype is real after getting some feedback from retailers – the X100VI demand is very […]
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