Fujifilm CEO: Supply Issues Resolved, Production Increased – Now Able to Estimate Delivery Times

Fujifilm released its fiscal report for Q2 2024.

We noticed that once again the growth for the imaging division was very strong.

And it was very strong despite Fujifilm having had major supply problems since at least 2+ more years.

But things are slowly going better, at least according to the Fujifilm CEO, who in a Q&A for shareholders said this [google translated]:

The supply and demand issue that has been bothering us has been resolved, and we have increased production, so we are no longer in a situation where we don’t know when we will be able to get our hands on it.

We have now reached a point where we can roughly estimate when we will be able to deliver the product to our customers.

Let me say it is debatable whether the supply issue has been really “resolved”, considering that customers are still facing long wait times, like early X100VI buyers, who are still waiting months for their orders. But maybe there is a google translation issue with it. Maybe the CEO wanted to say they are “moving towards a solution”.

Not to talk about lenses such as the Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR, which was announced in 2021, I saw in stock once in 2022, and then I could not find it anywhere up until today.

Besides that, here is what the CEO also said:

  • Fujifilm will grow its imaging business mainly with instax and digital cameras
  • currently there are 2 to 3 new Instax products a year and Fujifilm is looking to increase this trend
  • more investments into marketing, but it seems he refers more about Instax in this case, as they see Instax growth potential in China and India

via Fujifilm via dclife

Fujifilm Q2 FY2024 Financial Results: Revenue and Profits Soar also Thanks to Strong Digital Camera Sales

The Fujifilm Q2 Financial Results (July-September 2024) have just been shared.

It’s yet another great report for Fujifilm’s imaging division.

Imaging:

  • Strong sales of instant photo systems and digital cameras boosted revenue by 11.0% year-over-year to JPY126.5 billion and operating income by 29.2% year-over-year to JPY33.7 billion.
  • In the Consumer Imaging business, steady sales of the “instax™” instant photo systems drove revenue higher.
  • In the Professional Imaging business, revenue rose due to the strong sales of the latest models in the GFX and X series of digital cameras, which were released in June 2024, as well as the models released in the previous year.

In the Imaging segment, consolidated revenue amounted to ¥257.2 billion (up 17.4% year-over-year). Consolidated operating income amounted to ¥66.2 billion (up 33.8% year-over-year).

In the consumer imaging business, steady sales of the instax instant photo systems drove revenue higher. In September 2024, we launched the smartphone printer instax mini Link 3, which can print smartphone images on card-sized instax film. We will continue to expand the world of the instax instant photo system that allows people to enjoy on-the-spot photo printing.

In the professional imaging business, strong sales of digital cameras contributed to higher revenue. In June 2024, we launched the latest mirrorless digital camera models, FUJIFILM GFX100S II of the GFX series and FUJIFILM X-T50 of the X series, and two new lenses. We will continue to deliver products that appeal to digital camera users and the film industry with the GFX series, which offers overwhelmingly high image quality in a large format, and the X series, which offers the best balance between image quality and size. In addition, in September 2024 we launched the FUJINON HZK14-100mm, the third lineup in the Duvo lens series and the first wide-zoom lens in the series, which produces cinematic looks with beautiful bokeh and offers broadcast lens operation.

via Fujifilm

Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF APS-C Lens Released

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 zoom shift CF lens.

The lens was actually announced back in July, but it was available only in China. Now it can be ordered worldwide at Venus Optics here.

Now that it is shipping worldwide, I hope there will be soon more reviews out there about this lens, so we can see how it really performs in the field.

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Viltrox and Tamron Fujifilm X Mount Deals Launched

 

Viltrox Savings

Viltrox has launched a sale on its Viltrox Fujifilm X mount lenses with up to 15% savings at Amazon US here.

I did check other stores like BHphoto here, Viltrox here & Co, but so far I can see the rebate only at Amazon USA here.

Tamron Savings

Tamron X mount lenses are now rebated at BHphoto here, AmazonUS here and at Adorama here.

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