RED and Foxconn partnership to create “affordable” 8K cameras

CEO Terry Gou from Foxconn told Nikkei that they partnered with RED:

“We will make cameras that will shoot professional-quality films in 8K resolution but at only a third of current prices and a third of current camera sizes,”

Many companies are planning to launch first 8K mirrorless camera by 2020. Just recently Panasonic announced the development of a new organic sensor with 8K and global shutter (details on 43rumors).

Fuji X-H1 officially announced!

The X-H1 has been announced and you can preorder it at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

This is all the info collected by Fujirumors

Press Release + Product Pages/Samples
Fujifilm X-H1: Press Release / Product Page + Sample Images / X-H1 Catalogue
Fujinon MK 18-55mmT2.9 + MK 50-135mmT2.9: Press Release / Product Page for MK 18-55 and MK 50-135

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Fujifilm X-H1 facebook group – Fujifilm X-H1 facebook Page
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Panasonic announces the new GX9 and the TZ200 (or ZS200)

Panasonic announced the GX9 and the new TZ200 (ZS200 in USA). Preorders are now open:
GX9 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon.
ZS200 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon.

Press text:
GX9 press text on 43rumors. Imaging Resource. Photolari (spanish).
ZS200 press text on Dpreview. ThePhoBlographer. Photolari (spanish).

Reivews:
GX9: Video review by Photo Richard. Preview by Imaging Resource. Preview by Photographyblog. First impressions by ThePhoBlographer.
ZS200: Hands-on by ePhotozine. Preview by Photographyblog.

Fuji reports staggering +76,1% operating income increase in the imaging market

Fuji released the Q3 financial report. And the results are impressive: +15.6% revenue increase and +76,1 +76,1% operating income increase. Fuji writes:

In the photo imaging business, overall sales increased due to favorable sales, especially in instant photo systems which enable users to enjoy on-the-spot printing of photos, such as the instax series and instax films in the Year-End shopping season. instax SHARE SP-3, smartphone printer, launched in November 2017, adopted the square format, popular for use in SNS. It advocates a new way of photo printing to boost printing demand among smartphone users. In the high-value-added printing businesses, sales expanded thanks to continued business growth from various services, including Wall Decor services that enhance the fun of decorating and displaying photographs by adding panels to the photographs and framing, the new COYOMI service for creating desktop calendars with favorite photographs, and the Year Album service that uses AI-based proprietary technology to automatically arrange the layout of a photo album.
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In the electronic imaging field of the optical device and electronic imaging business, overall sales increased due to strong sales of FUJIFILM X-E3, which is achieving the most compact and lightweight body*, offering outstanding operational comfort and launched in September 2017, X Series such as FUJIFILM X-T20, FUJIFILM X100F which were launched in February 2017, FUJIFILM GFX 50S, a medium format mirrorless digital camera, adopting a big sensor (43.8mm by 32.9mm), and interchangeable lenses. In the optical device field, overall sales increased, reflecting the strong sales of various industrial use lenses such as lenses for and vehicle camera and projector, and MK lenses series were also launched as a new series of cinema camera lenses designed for recording video such as online video, whose market is expanding. Fujifilm announced 24x zoom lense UA24 x7.8BE in September 2017, achieving both small, lightweight body and 4K high-definition. With this introduction, Fujifilm has 8 4K broadcast camera lense products and is seeking to lead the field. * As of January 2017 in the X Series of mirrorless cameras equipped with a viewfinder

So you really CAN do good money in the camera business if you make the right products and take care of your customers. Good work Fuji!