26 Fujifilm Products Receive iF Design Awards


26 products receive the world-renowned iF Design Award
Highly praised for its beautiful appearance, high performance, and comfortable operability in a wide range of products

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshikazu Goto) is pleased to announce that 26 products from a wide range of business fields, including the X Series mirrorless digital camera, the instax  “Cheki” series of instant cameras *1 , medical equipment, and multifunction devices, have been awarded the iF Design Award 2025, organized by the iF International Forum Design (Hannover, Germany). 21 of Fujifilm’s products have been awarded, making this the fifth consecutive year that the company has won more than 20 products.

The iF Design Award is an international design award established in 1953 and is considered one of the world’s three most prestigious design awards, alongside Germany’s red dot design award and the United States’ International Design Excellence Award (IDEA).

In developing all our products and services, we pursue functionality and performance, while also working on design development that makes the most of those excellent functionality and performance. Going forward, we will continue to aim to create new value for our products by realizing designs that are thoroughly focused not only on the beauty of the exterior design, but also on easy and comfortable operability and portability.

* Instax and Cheki are registered trademarks or trademarks of FUJIFILM Corporation.

iF Design Award 2025 winning products (21 products excluding products sold only overseas or in certain regions)

  • High-end compact digital camera “FUJIFILM X100VI
  • High-end compact digital camera “FUJIFILM X100VI” Limited Edition
  • Mirrorless digital camera “FUJIFILM X-T50
  • Mirrorless digital camera “FUJIFILM X-M5
  • Mirrorless digital camera “FUJIFILM GFX100S II
  • Fujinon Lens XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR II interchangeable lens for the X Series mirrorless digital camera
  • Interchangeable lens for the mirrorless digital camera “GFX Series” “FUJINON Lens GF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR
  • Interchangeable lens for mirrorless digital camera “X Series” “FUJINON Lens XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR
  • Film Simulation
  • Analog instant camera “Cheki” “instax mini 99
  • Analog instant camera “Cheki” “instax WIDE 400 
  • Hybrid instant camera “Cheki” “instax mini LiPlay 
  • Smartphone printer “Cheki” “instax mini Link 3 
  • “instax mini Evo  FUJIFILM 90th Anniversary Special Kit”
  • 1.5 Tesla superconducting MRI system “ECHELON Smart ZeroHelium”
  • Bronchoscope “EB-710XT”
  • A3 digital color multifunction printers “Apeos C3067”, “Apeos C3061” series, “Apeos C3567” series * Includes models not available in Japan.
  • A4 digital color multifunction printer “Apeos C4030” series, monochrome multifunction printer “Apeos 5330 / 4830”, A4 digital color printer “ApeosPrint C4030” series, monochrome printer “ApeosPrint 5330 / 4830” * Includes models not available in Japan.
  • A4 digital color multifunction machine “Apeos C320 z / C325 z / C325dw / C328 df / C328 dw”, A4 digital color printer “ApeosPrint C320 dw / C325 dw / C328dw / C328” * Includes models not available in Japan.
  • Digital printing workflow software “Revoria XMF PressReady”
  • “CLAY WASANBON” – a commemorative gift for the opening of the design development center “CLAY” *Not for sale.

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Fujifilm GFX100RF Post Launch Coverage


Fujifilm GFX100RF Preorders Are Live:
B&H Photo / Amazon / MomentAdorama

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Fujifilm X Summit Prague Live Blog: Fujifilm GFX100RF Announcement Preorders Start at 7am

Fujifilm GFX100RF: B&H Photo / Amazon

Live Blog Starts at 6 AM:

  • Starting soon
  • The new Fujifilm GFX100RF is the most compact camera ever in this category
  • The GFX100RF provides a premium experience for snapshot photography
  • Opened with a nice shot of the leaf shutter closing
  • Complaints in the comment about no OVF which is an obvious miss
  • RF stands for rangefinder style series
  • Fujifilm X100 is popular because it is refined, portable, and had a fixed lens
  • The GFX100RF attempts to copy the things people love about the X100
  • 735g so it is lighter than the previous GFX50R and XT5 with the standard lens kit
  • Exceptional performance in a portable body
  • 35mm f/4 equivalent to a 28mm in 35mm format
  • Good for highly agile shooting
  • The lens hood comes with the camera
  • The lever changes the focal lengths
  • The aspect ratio dial we knew about already
  • The top is machined from a single block of metal
  • The lens is an advancement in compact lens design for large-format sensors
  • 20cm min focus distance
  • Weather Sealed
  • First Leaf shutter on GFX that lets you sync at any speed
  • Fine-tuned AF just for this camera
  • Price $4,899 Shipping in April
  • One last thing the Fujifilm GFX Eterna was used to film parts of the X summit
  • March 22-23 there will be a Fujikina with the GFX100RF in Czech

The First video was posted right when the announcement was supposed to start

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Fujifilm GFX100RF Press Release

Fujifilm GFX100RF Preorders Are Live: B&H Photo / Amazon / MomentAdorama

Fujifilm Launches “FUJIFILM GFX100RF”
– The first GFX series digital camera with a built-in lens and a 102MP large-format image sensor
– The lightest weight model in the GFX series, bringing the experience of high-resolution photography to even more users

TOKYO, March 20, 2025 – FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) announces the global launch of the “FUJIFILM GFX100RF” (GFX100RF) from April, 2025. It will be the latest addition to the GFX Series incorporating the large-format image sensor*1 approximately 1.7 times larger than a 35mm full-frame sensor. The GFX100RF is the first digital camera with a built-in lens in the GFX series, features 102MP high-speed image sensor “GFX 102MP CMOS II” and the high-speed image processing engine “X-Processor 5”. The lens and body design have been thoroughly reviewed, and despite being a fixed lens model, it weighs only about 735g*2, making it the lightest model in the GFX series. The GFX100RF will bring the experience of shooting high-resolution images in a different dimension to even more users.

The GFX100RF is the first camera to feature an “Aspect Ratio Dial”. It allows users to switch between nine different shooting formats, derived from the photographic film and analog cameras that Fujifilm has provided for many years, with simple operation. The analog feel of switching and selecting the aspect ratio with the dial according to the subject and photographic intentions makes the shooting experience more enjoyable. The top plate of the GFX100RF was made using a process that involved cutting aluminum, which Fujifilm had introduced for the first time in its digital cameras. The same process was used for the lens ring, dials, bottom plate and other small parts. The result is a design that enhances the sense of the metal texture when users hold the camera in user’s hand and gives a sense of unity with the design, making it a camera that users will be proud to own. In addition, the versatile angle of view of the newly developed 35mm F4 lens (equivalent to 28mm in 35mm format) and the subject detection, high-speed, high-precision AF functions made possible by the latest AI technology deliver high performance in a wide range of situations, from hobby photography to professional photography. The GFX100RF is a special camera that combines Fujifilm’s history of contributing to the development of photography culture through the provision of a wide range of products and services over many years with cutting-edge technology and design.

*1 With a diagonal length of 55mm (43.8mm W x 32.9mm H), the image sensor has an area approximately 1.7 times that of the 35mm format
*2 Including attached battery and memory card

Product Features

(1) Large-format, high-resolution images of unparalleled quality in a compact body

  • The GFX100RF weighs just 735g, making it the lightest model in the GFX Series. In order to achieve significant reductions in size and weight, the lens was newly developed, and the internal structure of the camera body was thoroughly reviewed and optimized. Despite being a fixed lens digital camera, it is significantly lighter than the “GFX 50R”, which was the lightest model in the GFX Series until now, weighing 775g (body only).
  • Equipped with the 102MP high-speed image sensor “GFX 102MP CMOS II” and the high-speed image processing engine “X-Processor 5”. The newly developed lens and color reproduction technology have achieved the high descriptive performance that is unique to the GFX series. The GFX 102MP CMOS II has evolved pixel structure and micro-lenses that enable wide dynamic range and low-noise photography, as well as further improvements in peripheral image quality and AF accuracy, allowing users to enjoy the next-level high image quality that is unique to the GFX series.

(2) A full range of functions and product designs that bring out the appeal of large-format sensor , which combines history and cutting-edge technology.

  • For the first time in Fujifilm’s digital cameras, the top plate of the camera was made using a cutting process from aluminum. The lens ring, dials, bottom plate, and other details were all precision-machined from aluminum, enhancing the sense of metal texture when holding the camera in user’s hand and the sense of unity in the design. This has made the camera body and dials stand out more, and has achieved a sophisticated design befitting a high-end camera.
  • For the first time in its digital cameras, Fujifilm has included an “Aspect Ratio Dial” on the back of the camera. This allows users to switch between the nine different aspect ratios that Fujifilm has been offering as still image and movie formats in its long history, with simple operation. This time, Fujifilm has added the new aspect ratios of “3:4” and “17:6”. The process of selecting an aspect ratio to match the subject and users’ photographic intentions makes the large-format shooting experience even more enjoyable.
  • To make the digital tele-converter function, which makes the most of the 102 million pixels, even easier to use, Fujifilm has added a “Digital tele-converter selector” to the front of the camera. The angle of view can be selected quickly and intuitively by operating the lever. The angle of view, which is designed for 35mm (28mm in 35mm format), can be switched in three steps to 45mm (36mm in 35mm format), 63mm (50mm in 35mm format), and 80mm (63mm in 35mm format), allowing users to respond flexibly to a variety of shooting scenes.
  • A new user interface has been added that optimizes the placement of icons when shooting to match the 3:2 aspect ratio of the monitor, which uses a new 3.15-inch 2.1-megapixel 2-axis tilt LCD monitor. This makes it possible to take immersive photos. The camera also has a new Surround View function that displays the area outside the shooting range as a semi-transparent or line pattern according to the aspect ratio. While looking through the viewfinder, users can easily switch between these two modes using a lever, providing a shooting experience that is similar to an OVF, even though it is an EVF.

(3) The integrated design of the 35mm F4 lens and camera body achieves compactness and outstanding image quality.

  • Fujifilm has developed a new 35mm F4 lens exclusively for the GFX100RF. By adopting a leaf shutter system instead of a focal plane shutter system, the back focus has been shortened. By utilizing the space created by this and optimizing the arrangement of the lens and camera components, a significant reduction in size has been achieved.
  • The versatile 35mm (equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm camera) angle of view is suitable for a wide range of scenes, including landscapes, travel, snapshots, and portraits. The smaller size of the camera improves mobility and further enhances photographic flexibility.
  • The GFX100RF achieves high resolution performance by suppressing spherical aberration and field curvature through a lens configuration of 10 elements in 8 groups, including 2 aspherical lenses. Fujifilm has newly developed a nano-GI coating optimized for lenses with large curvature, and has suppressed light reflection even in the peripheral areas of the lens, achieving high resolution performance befitting the GFX series.
  • Despite its large format, the compact and lightweight body allows users to get close to subject and shoot from as close as 20 cm from the front of the lens.
  • The GFX series is the first to feature a 4-stop ND filter built into the camera. This is useful for shooting at maximum aperture in bright environments and for shooting with slow shutter speeds. The leaf shutter allows flash photography regardless of shutter speed, increasing the flexibility of shutter speeds and expanding the range of expression, even when shooting outdoors in daylight.

(4) High performance that is useful in a wide range of situations, from high-speed, high-precision AF to 4K/30P video recording.

  • It is equipped with an AF prediction function and face/eye AF that have evolved through the renewal of the algorithm. In addition, it recognizes a wide variety of subjects, such as animals, vehicles, birds, and airplanes, through AI subject detection AF that utilizes deep learning technology. In video recording, the tracking AF function has been enhanced, and it is possible to easily track the subject with touch operation. It achieves high tracking performance in both still and videos shooting, providing a comfortable experience.
  • It is equipped with a high-magnification, high-definition EVF with a finder magnification of 0.84x and 5.76 million dots. When using the viewfinder, it suppresses the image flow and distortion that occur due to misalignment of the pupil position, achieving high visibility.
  • GFX100RF supports smooth 4K/30P 4:2:2 10-bit video recording at 30 frames per second and ISO 100 standard sensitivity setting. In addition to enabling shooting with a wide dynamic range and low noise, the 13+stop*3 “F-Log2” provides rich tonal expression and high flexibility in post-production.
  • GFX100RF is compatible with the Frame.io Camera to Cloud service. Video and still image files can be uploaded directly to Frame.io, dramatically speeding up the workflow from shooting to editing.

*3 According to in-house measurement by Fujifilm

(5) Accessories included that enhance the appeal of the product by combining practicality and sophisticated design.

  • The Protector filter PRF-49 protective filter is included with purchase. When used in combination with the dedicated adapter ring, it achieves dust and drip resistance, making it safe to use even in outdoor environments where it may be exposed to light rain or flying dust.
  • The package includes a precision-machined aluminum lens hood and a dedicated adapter ring. It combines a sophisticated design with light shielding properties.
  • For the first time in the GFX series, a stylish rope-type shoulder strap is included. It complements the sophisticated camera design.

Dedicated lens hood and adapter ring

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Fujifilm GFX100RF Photos Leaked


Fujifilm GFX100RF: B&H Photo / Amazon

The details about the Fujifilm GFX100RF leaked a few days ago which you can read below, but now we have photos thanks to photorumors and it looks like Fujifilm did a great job making the GFX100RF compact, but I still would have preferred a hybrid viewfinder like the Fujifilm X100VI. Join us at 6 AM EST for the launch event!

Premium Compact Design
•First premium compact camera in the GFX series
•Lightweight at 735 grams, making it the lightest GFX camera to date
•Precision-machined aluminum top plate, high-quality lens ring, control dials, and base plate
•Available in black or silver
•Price: €5,499, available from April 2025

High-Resolution Image Quality
• 102-megapixel GFX 102MP CMOS II sensor for outstanding image clarity
•Optimized pixel structure and microlenses for sharp details and low noise
•Wide dynamic range with high-resolution output

Fixed 35mm Lens (Equivalent to 28mm in 35mm Format)
•Maximum aperture: f/4
•Optical design with ten elements in eight groups, including two aspherical lenses
Nano-GI coating to reduce reflections and enhance sharpness
•Minimum focusing distance of 20 cm for detailed close-up shots

Digital teleconverter with focal length options:
• 45mm (36mm equivalent)
• 63mm (50mm equivalent)
• 80mm (63mm equivalent)

Advanced Autofocus and AI-Based Scene Recognition
•AI-assisted subject recognition for precise focusing
Face and eye detection for improved portrait photography
• Deep learning-based tracking for animals, vehicles, birds, and aircraft
•Enhanced autofocus prediction algorithm for improved speed and accuracy

Innovative Control and Shooting Features
New control dial for quick switching between nine aspect ratios, including:
•3:2, 16:9, 1:1, 17:6, and 3:4
Built-in four-stop ND filter for creative exposure control
Leaf shutter design enables flash photography at any shutter speed
Surround View function to simulate an optical viewfinder with bright frame overlays

4K Video Capabilities
• 4K recording at 30 fps with 4:2:2 10-bit color depth
•Default ISO 100 for wide dynamic range and low noise
• F-Log2 mode with a dynamic range of over 13 EV stops
•Touch control tracking for easy subject focus during video recording

Advanced Monitor and Viewfinder
• 3.15-inch (8 cm) tilting LCD monitor with 2.1 million dots
High-resolution electronic viewfinder (5.76 million pixels, 0.84x magnification)
Customizable shooting icons for intuitive operation
Surround View function to enhance framing

Cloud Integration and Connectivity
Frame.io Camera to Cloud support for direct file uploads
• Fast and efficient workflow for photographers and videographers

Premium Accessories
• Aluminum lens hood included
PRF-49 protective filter for dust and light rain resistance
Elegant shoulder strap matching the premium design

via Photorumors

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DPR: Fujifilm Interview – X100VI Supply and Production, Fujifilm X-E and X-Pro Update, and More


Fujifilm X100VI Silver and Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon (Silver : Black) / Moment / Adorama

DPR interviewed Fujifilm managers Makoto Oishi and Yuji Igarashi at CP+ 2025. Below is a summary of the key points from the interview with Fujifilm and you can read the full interview here.

  • Fujifilm X100VI preorders were so large that some people have been waiting for a year to receive a camera.
  • The X100VI has been shipping continuously throughout the year
  • Fujifilm was caught off guard by the X100VI because preorders were 3-4x the volume of previous X100 cameras so they sold in one year what would typically take 3-4 years to sell
  • Ramping the X100VI was more difficult than other cameras because premium products are harder to mass-produce
  • The Sharp edges of the X100VI are made of aluminum which is stamped and milled before color details are added.
  • Fujifilm is continuing to do the best it can to produce more cameras and they are not constraining supply artificially
  • Fujifilm AF has always been a topic of discussion, but the recent issues have been addressed and Fujifilm plans to continue improving AF performance
  • Fujifilm’s AF has had to address new concerns in recent years as Fujifilm has launched telephoto lenses for birding and more
  • Sports and action photography aren’t Fujifilm’s strength, but they are working to get better
  • Fujifilm still plans to launch a successor to the X-Pro3 but hasn’t picked a date yet
  • Fujifilm will also continue the X-E line but it might return to its enthusiast photographer roots since the X-T line has grown
  • There is no such thing as a perfect camera so Fujifilm continuously works on all its cameras
  • One of the managers joked that everyone would be surprised if the next X-E camera wasn’t rangefinder-styled
  • Some people really liked the X-E4, but some did not, Fujifilm does its best to satisfy the majority of photographers
  • The next X-E camera will be for photographers who love rangefinder-style cameras but don’t have a specific subject in mind
  • The next X-E will be more snapshot-focused with an emphasis on style and design
  • Fujifilm fans shouldn’t be worried about the company’s efforts to expand appeal because it makes Fujifilm’s cameras more focused
  • The X-H being more hybrid focused allowed the X-T5 to only have a tilting screen instead of a flip-out screen which some didn’t like
  • Fujifilm believes it can have more distinction between its still and hybrid cameras
  • Fujifilm just needs to be mindful of its audience to provide the right fit

My take
Fujifilm has been doing incredibly well lately, but it is because of their classic designs, not because of PSAM. This interview makes it sound like Fujifilm will embrace PSAM more in coming models in addition to adding film simulation dials to lower-end cameras. As someone who has always preferred the exposure triangle layout of Fujifilm cameras, I pretty regularly owned an X-T, X-E, and X100 camera. I now only own older Fujifilm cameras with an X-T5 and X100VI I just picked up. I also own GFX, but haven’t bought a new GFX since the GFX100 because Fujifilm went PSAM. If Fujifilm continues to go in the direction it has gone it might push photographers like me back into the world of Leica because PSAM cameras are a miserable experience compared to the classic layout that Fujifilm and Leica are known for.

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