In amongst the product releases of the past few months, Fujifilm announced a pair of accessory grips for its X-E and X-Pro cameras. The MHG-Xpro and MHG-XE improve on the original HG designs by providing continued access to the cameras’ battery/card compartments. In addition they reposition the tripod mount so that it’s in line with the optical axis. The MHG-XPro and HMG-XE are available now priced at $ 150 and $ 130 respectively.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: The Fujifilm FinePix XP70 is the company’s latest rugged compact, building on its predecessor’s specification with Wi-Fi connectivity. It’s also waterproof to 33 ft / 10m (compared to the XP60’s 20 ft rating), shockproof up to a 5 ft / 1.5m drop and freezeproof to +14F/-10C. It offers a 28-140mm equivalent F3.9-4.9 zoom lens, 16 megapixel sensor, and 1080 HD video at 60i/30p.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: Three new FinePix cameras are unveiled today, each with an emphasis on providing long zoom ranges. The Fujifilm FinePix S9400W and FinePix S9200 superzooms offer a 50x optical zoom lens covering a 24-1200mm equivalent zoom range, both using a 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor. The two cameras are identical, with the S9400W adding Wi-Fi functionality. The Fujifilm FinePix S8600 has a 36x optical zoom (25-900mm equivalent) and a 16 megapixel CCD sensor.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: Amid a string of pre-CES compact announcements, Fujifilm unveils the FinePix S1, the ‘world’s first’ weather-resistant superzoom. It offers a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor and an F2.8-5.6, 24-1200mm equivalent zoom lens. With an articulating 3.0-inch LCD its specifications line up with the FinePix SL1000 in Fuji’s current lineup, though with a slightly faster lens and the addition of Wi-Fi connectivity. While not a fully ruggedized camera, the S1 offers protection against dust and rain exposure.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: Fujifilm has announced a black version of the X100S. It’s a more discreet-looking variant that’s in all other ways identical to the original X100S – including the price tag. It uses the same 16 megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS and fixed 23mm F2 lens that helped earn the X100S a dpreview gold award and recognition as one of our personal Gear of the Year favorites in 2013.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: Fujifilm’s stand was bustling, with most of the attention centered around their X-series lineup. While most of the new products were compact cameras – such as the world’s first rugged superzoom – we also spent some quality time with the new 56mm F1.2 and 10-24mm F4 lenses. Join us for a virtual tour of the Fujifilm booth
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: Fujifilm has updated its X-system roadmap for 2014, adding five lenses to its list of upcoming releases. First up is an extended-range zoom, the XF 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R OIS (28-200mm equivalent). Following this will be two fast zooms, the XF 16-55mm F2.8 R OIS standard zoom, and XF 50-140 F2.8 R OIS (24-83mm and 75-210mm equivalent respectively). All three feature aperture rings and optical stabilisation. They’ll be followed by a ‘high speed wide angle lens’ and ‘super telephoto zoom lens’ in late 2014 / early 2015.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
CES 2014: Fujifilm has announced the XF 56mm F1.2 R, a fast short telephoto ‘portrait’ lens for its X system mirrorless cameras. With an angle of view equivalent to an 85mm lens on full frame, it uses an internal focus design for fast, silent autofocus. It has an aperture ring, but unlike the company’s wide angle primes, no distance or depth of field scales. It’ll be available in February, with a suggested retail price of $ 999.99 / £999.99.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
The following real-world gallery and test scene shots were first published in our 2013 Camera Roundups, but we’re highlighting the Fujifilm X-A1 again in case you missed it the first time around. The X-A1 is nearly identical to the X-M1 except for one key detail – it uses a 16MP sensor with a conventional, Bayer color filter array, rather than the X-Trans design that’s been used in other bodies. See gallery
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Over the last few days a number of firmware updates have been posted. Fujifilm has new firmware for the following cameras: X-Pro1, X-E1, X-E2, and X100S. From Sigma, there are updates for the SD1 and SD1 Merrill. And finally from Pentax, the K-3 also has new firmware. Get download links and more information about each update. Learn more
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)