Fujifilm Publishes 1st Quarter Financial Results (FY2018/3) – Strong Fujifilm GFX 50s Sales and Healthy Imaging Solutions

Fujifilm just publisheed the 1st quarter financial results (FY2018/3)… and there are good news (again) for Fujifilm’s imaging solution:

In the Imaging Solutions segment, sales increased largely due to a significant rise in electronic imaging sales combined with strong sales in other businesses

In the photo imaging business, sales were strong, especially in Europe and United States, of instax SQUARE SQ10, launched in May 2017, and instax films as well as other instax series instant photo systems. Wall Decor and other value-added printing businesses also enjoyed solid sales.

In the electronic imaging business , revenue increased on strong sales of FUJIFILM GFX 50S, a medium format mirrorless digital camera equippe d with a large sized sensor which was launched in February 2017, and the X Series mirrorless digital cameras, including the FUJIFILM X-T20, as well as the accompanying interchangeable lenses

In the optical device business, sales of various industrial-use lenses advanced steadily. Three new 4K broadcast camera lenses we re launched from April 2017

In another passage, they mention also the Fujifilm X100F:

In the electronic imaging business, revenue increased on strong sales in FUJIFILM GFX 50S, a medium format mirrorless digital camera equipped with a large sized sensor which was launched in February 2017, and the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras, such as the FUJIFILM X-T20 and FUJIFILM X100F as well as their accompanying interchangeable lenses.

And what about the accounting irregularities we reported about it here? The reports today do mention the irregularities and the measurments they took to fix it and prevent them to happen in future. Fuji Xerox messed it up quite a bit in New Zeland/Australia (around 450 million loss)… but don’t worry, Fujifilm is not doomed ;).

Link to all reports below.

  • 1st Quarter ended June 30, 2017 Earnings Presentation – Click here
  • Earnings Presentation – Click here
  • 1st Quarter ended June 30, 2017 Earnings Release – Click here
  • Movie: Earnings of FY2018/3 1Q – Click here

Five New Opteka (Samyang) Fuji X Mount Lenses Coming Soon

Opteka (which, according to wikipedia is a rebranded Samyang) announced that they will launch five new lenses designed for mirrorless system cameras.

Press Text:

Five new Opteka mirrorless lenses are currently in production. Each lens will be available in Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds, Canon EOS-M mount, and Nikon CX mount. Further details will be provided after our final micron-level quality control checks have been completed.

via mirrorlessrumors

Serene Automation (Roboshoot Triggers for Fuji cameras) is “Temporarily Suspending Operations.”

Serene Automation, the maker of Roboshoot remote triggers for Fujifilm cameras, has announced that the company is “temporarily suspending operations.”

Too bad… I know there are quite some Fujifilm shooters out there, who love the Roboshoot triggers. It’s a great product (with great customer support), but if you read FR regualary, you will have noticed that in the latest months a lot has happened in the Fujifilm flash world… and I guess that this had some impact on Serene Automation.

Let’s hope they will find a way to keep it up.

Check out Roboshoot at BHphoto

Full Announcement:

“[via webpage] We are transitioning! As of August 7th 2017 Serene Automation LLC is temporarily suspending operations. We expect to be back in the near future. In the mean time, special thanks goes out to all our great customers and supporters!”

[via facebook] Still trying to figure out the best way forward. For now operations are fully suspended, but we hope to change that in the not to distant future.

via sereneautomation.com

Cascable 3.0 Remote Control App adds Fujifilm Support, Geotagging and More!

Cascable just released a major update that adds new features (such as geotagging) and support for Fujiflm cameras (JPEG only… not Fujifilm RAF support).

And while we are waiting for Fujifilm to improve their own app, check out this iTunes link (or full details below) to see what you can do with the Cascable Remote Control App.

via cascable blog

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Firmware Updates for Fujifilm GFX 50S, X-Pro2, X-T2, X-T20 and X100F Available

Fujifilm just released new firmware that fixes the following issues:

  • The phenomenon is fixed that in the MF mode, repeated halfway shutter pressing can shift the focus point under a specific exposure condition.
  • The phenomenon is fixed that in the AF-S mode, repeated halfway shutter pressing can shift the focus point with SHUTTER AF setting OFF.

The following cameras can be updated:

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