Fujifilm Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results: Income Down 37.8%, but Great Recovery thanks to X-S10 and GFX100S, No Mention of X-T4

Fujifilm has published its financial results for Fiscal Year 2020 (from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021).

So how did Fujifilm perform in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic?

In a nutshell:

  • Instax is going strong
  • broadcasting and cinema lenses suffered most due to cancellation of events (such as the Olympic games) caused by the Coronavirus pandemic
  • Fujifilm X and GFX series had a tough start but recovered greatly later in the year thanks to the Fujifilm X-S10, Fujifilm GFX100S and GF80mm F1.7 R WR, allowing a year-over-year increase in the second-half revenue

For the imaging solution, this translated in an operating income that amounted to ¥15.6 billion (down 37.8% year-over-year).

It is curious they do not mention the Fujifilm X-T4 in their reports, which hit the market in spring 2020. Maybe it’s the camera that suffered most from the pandemic, as it was released right when the pandemic started, factories were shutting down and there was the biggest uncertainty on how the pandemic would evolve.

And once the situation was getting more clear and better, Fujifilm had already a mini X-T4 on the market, the X-S10, which was smaller, more affordable, mainstream ergonomic choices and IBIS, making it probably a top pick over the X-T4 for many. Plus the X-T3 saw some substantial rebates, so if you don’t need IBIS and hate selfie screens, the X-T3 was still the better choice.

This time the bad timing was definitely not Fuji’s fault (as opposed to the X-H1 and X-T3 release timing), but mere bad luck.

Here are some excerpts:

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TESTED: Can Fujifilm X Lenses Cover a Bigger Sensor?

Fellow FR-reader Alik Griffin contacted me in regards to a test he made aimed to investigate one thing: is the Fujinon XF lenses image circle big enough to cover a larger sensor?

So he put put a bunch of Fujifilm APS-C prime lenses on the full-frame Nikon Z6 using a Fujifilm X to Nikon Z adapter to see what sort of image circle the different lenses produced.

Down below the results in short, the link to the full tests (so you can see exactly how much each lens covers) and some thoughts.

Aperture seems to be wide open on all the lenses.

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Techart EF-GFX AF Adapter Firmware 3.0 Improves Fujifilm GFX100S Autofocus and IBIS Support

Techart EF-GFX adapter newest firmware v3.0 is available. It fixes their Canon EF/GFX adapter for use with the GFX100 and Fujifilm GFX100S.

TECHART EF-FG01

  • The unstable operation that occurs with the FUJIFILM GFX100 and FUJIFILM GFX100S has been improved, and the AF response has been improved.
    * Please do not update other than the above models. AF response will be poor.

You can download the latest firmware on this page. For firmware details check this PDF. For update procedure, check out this PDF.

Ranking The Best to the WORST Camera Rumor Websites (FujiRumors Included) by Camera Conspiracies

Little weekend fun :)

Camera Conspiracies made a ranking of the worst and best rumor sites.

I have no idea if it is an accurate ranking, as I don’t read all rumor websites mentioned in the ranking so I can’t compare them.

Also, I know it is ment to be a fun and entertaining video, so I take the ranking with a grain of salt anyway.

And yet, I feel flattered that Camera Conspiracies put FujiRumors on top of the ranking. Not because I am on top itself, but because of what he said about my work on FujiRumors, as it’s nice to hear that the passion I have for Fujifilm and the dedication I put into this blog somehow comes over to you guys.

Thanks for the nice words, Camera Conspiracies. And my wife would like to thank you for calling her beautiful :).

 

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