Fellow FR-readers.

Some (me included) started to get pop-up ads with re-directs on FujiRumors. This is extremely annoying!

Sure, FR needs ads to survive, but we NEVER allow pop up ads. In fact, we even banned ad providers in the past, who, against my clear instructions, sneaked in pop-up ads on FR anyway.

I still do not know the cause of the pop up ads this time, but I am looking into it and I hope I can find a quick solution.

So far my findings:

• it happens only on smartphones running on iOS
• it happens only using Safari browser
• it happens also when you try to access FR via facebook (hence using the internal facebook browser)
• [UPDATE] a reader told me Android has the same issue
• [UPDATE] I got feedback from readers that other photography sites have the same issue too

Hence, as a temporary workaround, you can use Chrome or Firefox, to avoid pop ups (works at least on my iPhone SE).

Please use the comments, to let me know if you experience this issue too and let me know

• on which device it happens
• with which browser it happens
• from which country you surf from

Once again, so sorry for the incovenience. I am the first and the most annoyed and frustrated at the moment.

I will now look into it hoping to be able to find the source and fix it quickly.

Following the huge success of the Pinhole Pro and Pinhole Pro S Series, US company Thingyfy just launched the new Pinhole Pro X 18-36mm zoom lens for video and photo on kickstarter here.

The Pinhole Pro X 18-36mm is the world’s first ever pinhole zoom lens, bolstering Thingyfy’s line-up of professional pinhole primes, designed specifically for video production and art photography.

It will be available for Fujifilm X mount, as well as Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A and Micro 3/4.

Already available for Fujifilm X:

• Thingyfy 26mm Pinhole Pro for FUJIFILM X
• Thingyfy 11mm Pinhole Pro S for FUJIFILM X

Demo videos about the new Pinhole Pro X 18-36mm can be found on kickstarter here.

The campaign has just been launched, but it already raised 5 times the requested goal. As usual, you get backers discount on kickstarter.

Fujifilm Financial Results

Fujifilm just published the results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 (April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020).

Despite “strong sales” for Fujifilm GFX100 and X-T30, consolidated revenue was down 15.1% from the same period of the previous fiscal year.

Even Fujifilm’s cashcow Instax struggled this time.

Detailed Report: