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Fuji X-Pro1 shooters: dust off your M-mount glass, and get ready to celebrate!

Fujifilm's M-mount adapter allows use of historic glass from Leica, Zeiss, and others on the X-Pro1 camera body. Photo provided by Fujifilm North America Corp. Click for our Fuji X-Pro1 review!When Fujifilm debuted its new Fuji X-Pro1 mirrorless camera last spring, the company promised to offer mount adapters for the new X lens mount, as well as a variety of dedicated X-mount optics. Now, the company has made official the first of the mount adapters, with the launch of its M-mount Adapter.

The new M-mount adapter allows use of a wide variety of third-party lenses on...

Fujifilm’s retro-styled EF-X20 flash formally announced

Fujifilm's EF-X20 flash strobe. Photo provided by Fujifilm Corp.When Fujifilm announced the Fuji X-Pro1 last January, a new flash strobe was quietly introduced alongside the attention-grabbing compact system camera. Today, the Fuji EF-X20 flash strobe makes its formal debut.

Although the retro-styled EF-X20's looks nicely complement those of Fuji's X-series cameras, the new strobe is also compatible with many of Fuji's other cameras,...

Fuji X-Pro1 Still Life test shots posted!

Fujifilm's X-Pro1 compact system camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.We've just received a Fuji X-Pro1 compact system camera with XF 35mm f/1.4 R lens, and have posted our Still Life ISO/NR series test shots straight from the lab!

The 16-megapixel Fuji X-Pro1 uses a brand-new color filter array intended to reduce moire, which, according to Fujifilm, negates the need for an optical low-pass filter, something absent from the design. The X-Pro1...

Fuji: New firmware for X-S1, X100

Fujifilm's FinePix X100 digital camera. Click here for our Fuji X100 review!Japan's Fujifilm Corp. has released updated firmware for two of its digital cameras--the Fuji X-S1 ultrazoom and the large-sensor Fuji X100--bringing a variety of improvements and new features to both.

Release of the Fujifilm X-S1 firmware update had been previewed previously in a statement from the company, noting that it would aim to reduce impact of a known problem with...

Fuji USA preps for white orb fix

Fujifilm's X10 digital camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm. Click for our Fuji X10 preview!Last week, we reported on news from Europe suggesting that Fujifilm was preparing a number of measures to resolve an image quality defect present on two of its cameras: the Fujifilm X10 compact, and the Fujifilm X-S1 ultra-zoom. Today, we note that the company's US division is likewise preparing its response.

Both cameras can exhibit unnatural-looking white circles--dubbed...

Reports from Europe suggest Fuji white orb fix imminent

Fujifilm's X10 digital camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm. Click for our Fuji X10 preview!Reports are coming in from Europe today suggesting that Fujifilm will soon offer a fix for a problem present on two of its cameras: the Fujifilm X10 compact, and the Fujifilm X-S1 ultra-zoom.

Both cameras can exhibit unnatural-looking white circles--dubbed "white orbs" by the user community--where there are strong point light sources in the image. The problem appears...

Fuji X100 Black Limited available, but for how long?

Fujifilm's X100 Black Limited Edition digital camera. Click for our Fuji X100 review!The Fujifilm X100 digital camera has proven pretty popular since it launched in March 2011. That's largely thanks to the combination of great image quality and its genuinely innovative hybrid viewfinder, but doubtless its handsome styling has played a part as well.

Celebrating the X100's first birthday, there's now a new variant of the camera available for a limited time, and...

Orbs, begone! Fuji UK promises solution for X10 image defect

Fujifilm's X10 digital camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm. Click here for our Fujifilm X10 preview.Fujifilm will soon provide a solution for customers experiencing a much-discussed issue with its Fujifilm X10 digital camera, according to a report from our friends at the Digital Photography Review today.

The problem is apparent when shooting scenes containing strong point light sources such as sunlight reflecting off water, and appears predominantly at lower ISO...

Fuji X-Pro1 pricing announced, lenses more affordable than expected

Fujifilm's X-Pro1 compact system camera. Click for our Fuji X-Pro1 preview!Fujifilm has now officially announced pricing for its X-Pro1 compact system camera in the US market, and there's good news for those planning to buy a kit with several of the available lenses. Final list pricing for two of the three lenses that have been announced for the system's debut has come in below the initial estimate.

The Fuji X-Pro1 is the company's first compact...

Fujifilm, Sony consider Olympus investment as lawsuits begin

Olympus's logo. Click here to visit the Olympus website!Fujifilm Holdings Corp. and Sony Corp. are among the companies considering investing in cash-strapped Olympus Corp., according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Nikkei (the latter being cited by press agency Reuters).

It's been a difficult few months for Olympus, which admitted to accounting irregularities last November. It's stock price fell more than 80% to as low...

Fujifilm X-Pro1 Digital Camera Wins Four Awards At CES 2012

Fujifilm's X-Pro1 compact system camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm North America Corp. Click to read our Fuji X-Pro1 preview!CNET "Best of CES 2012" Best Camera; Popular Science "CES 2012 Product of the Future"; Popular Mechanics "CES 2012 Editor's Choice Award"; Tom's Guide "Best of CES 2012"

Valhalla, N.Y., January 16, 2012 – Fujifilm North America Corporation Electronic Imaging Division today announced that the new, revolutionary FUJIFILM X-Pro1 Digital Camera has won four awards...

Kodak Alleges Patent Infringement Against Fujifilm

Kodak's logo. Click here to visit the Kodak website!ROCHESTER, N.Y., January 13 -- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Fujifilm Corporation, alleging infringement of certain patents related to Kodak digital imaging technology.

The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, alleges that certain Fujifilm digital cameras infringe patented Kodak...

Fujifilm interview: Phase detect AF definitely coming to X line

Fujifilm's Kayce Baker. Image copyright© 2012, Imaging Resource. All rights reserved.Continuing our series of in-depth interviews from this year's combined CES / PMA tradeshow, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells, senior editor Shawn Barnett, and features editor Arthur Etchells were joined by Kayce M. Baker, Director of Marketing in the Electronic Imaging Division of Fujifilm North America Corp.

Clearly, the big news was Fujifilm's brand-new X-Pro1 compact...

Fujifilm X-Pro1: Enthusiast system camera debuts

Fujifilm's X-Pro1 compact system camera. Photo provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.Fujifilm North America Corp. has fulfilled a promise made late last year a little ahead of schedule, by announcing the Fujifilm X-Pro1--its first true compact system camera--at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, instead of at a Japanese tradeshow as recently suggested.

The X-Pro1 is an interesting camera for a number of reasons, not least of which being that it's the...

Live Q&A with Canon on G1X and Nikon on D4; multiple manufacturer interviews

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As CES 2012 gets ready to roll, we've scheduled two Live Q&A sessions tonight that will let readers put their thoughts and questions to the manufacturers directly, on a couple of the most exciting digital cameras announced thus far. (Update: The Q&As are both now over, but you can read the archived sessions in our Canon G1 X preview and Nikon D4 preview pages.)

If you have a...

Fuji X-S1: Ultrazoom digicam comes to America

The Fujifilm X-S1 ultrazoom digital camera has a 24-624mm-equivalent lens. Image provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.Kicking off a raft of digital camera announcements in the runup to this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Fujifilm North America Corp. has today revealed that the Fujifilm X-S1 digital camera--unveiled last November for the rest of the world--will also be coming to the US market.

The Fuji X-S1 is the third model in the company's flagship X-series, which forgoes the company's...

Fuji HS30EXR, HS25EXR: Two new long-zoom digicams unveiled

The Fujifilm HS30EXR boasts a high-res electronic viewfinder. Image provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.Continuing its camera announcements for the day, Fujifilm has revealed the FinePix HS30EXR and HS25EXR long zooms.

The duo are closely related, sharing the same 16 megapixel, 1/2-inch EXR CMOS image sensor and Fujinon-branded 30x optical zoom lens, as well as a 3.0-inch LCD viewfinder with 460,000 dot resolution. Both can record 1080p Full HD movies at 30 frames per second, and...

Fuji F770EXR, F750EXR, F660EXR: Three new F-series long zooms

The Fujifilm F770EXR adds raw file support, and a GPS receiver. Image provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.Next up in today's flood of announcements from Fujifilm are three new Finepix F-series models: the Fuji F770EXR, F750EXR, and F660EXR.

As the model numbers would suggest, the Fuji F660EXR is the base model, with a 16 megapixel, 1/2-inch type EXR-CMOS image sensor, and a Fujinon-branded 15x optical zoom lens that has a 24mm-equivalent wide angle. Priced at about US$280, this...

Fuji SL300, S4500, S4200: A trio of SLR-like superzooms

The Fuji SL300 adds a cold shoe, dual zoom toggles, and li-ion power source. Image provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.As our tour of Fuji's roster of Consumer Electronics Show announcements continues, we take a look at the Fuji SL300, S4500, and S4200, a trio of FinePix super-zoom cameras.

The entry point to the group is marked with the Fuji FinePix S4200, based around a standard 14 megapixel CCD image sensor and Fujinon-branded 24x optical zoom with 24mm equivalent wide angle. Based around a...

Fuji XP150, XP100, XP50: Rugged FinePix cameras in triplicate

The Fuji XP150 is similar to the XP100, but with the addition of a GPS receiver and compass. Image provided by Fujifilm North America Corp.We've already mentioned nine digital camera models from Fujifilm today, and we've barely reached the halfway point, with three new models for the rugged FinePix XP-series: the Fuji XP50, XP100, and XP150.

The Fuji XP50 is the most affordable of the trio, with an expected price of approximately US$200 when it ships this March. Dustproof, waterproof to 16.5 feet, shockproof to...