In the photo imaging business, while the overall sales decreased due to the negative impact of yen appreciation and other factors, the sales of instant photo systems such as the instax series and instax films, were strong especially in the United States and Europe. The high-value-added printing businesses such as the photobook services expanded. In […]
Today I saw a surprising paid advertisement from FujiFilm promoting their color film on Facebook. So I looked around their tumbler, which was linked, and there was another post about their X-ray film and some classic lenses. It made me wonder if Fujifilm might be checking if there is interest in reviving classic Fujifilm lines like Kodak did with EKTACHROME and might […]
The Fujifilm Wonder Photo Shop NYC is asking for help to choose new packaging for the Fujifilm QuickSnap One-Time-Use Camera on Facebook. I guess film isn’t dead yet. I really like #1 followed by #2. Maybe it will make a comeback this year. These cameras usually have Superia X-TRA 400 film which is decent. I remember using disposable […]
https://soundcloud.com/photofocus/the-mirrorless-show-photofocus-podcast-december-28-2016 The Photofocus podcast interviewed Zack Arias the other day and he had a lot to say about why he stopped using DSLR’s and medium format photography, plus he gave a some perspective on the GFX. 2017 is going to be a great year for Fujifilm fans with the GFX 50S, X100F and Fujinon XF 50 F2 R […]
A few days ago Petapixel exposed a misinformation article on brides.com titled “Essential Questions You Need to Ask Your Wedding Photographer” which recommended brides only hire photographers that use Canon or Nikon. Brides.com then updated their article shortly after petapixel brought it to photographers attention, which was then followed by an apology letter. Now a Sony photographer Jason Lanier […]
Fujifilm announces Fujikina 2017 in Kyoto January 21st -22nd. It sounds like this will be the GFX 50S announcement event. Below is the translated announcement. Fujifilm Corporation (President: Kenji Ueno) will hold “FUJIKINA 2017 Kyoto” for two days on Saturday, January 21, 201 (Sunday), 2017. At this event, we will exhibit photographs depicting the themes of […]
