Fujifilm Patent Shows EVF with Diffractive Optics

Fujifilm has patented an EVF with diffractive optics, which should allow for better and more compact EVF design. From the patent description:

“A finder optical system suitable for an electronic viewfinder, etc., capable of widening the viewing angle, correcting various aberrations and downsizing

 In recent years, an electronic view finder (Electronic View Finder) is often used as a finder of a digital camera or the like. The electronic viewfinder includes a display element such as a liquid crystal panel for displaying an image of a subject, and an eyepiece optical system for observing the image displayed on the display element.

However, the degree of freedom in the configuration of the display element and the eyepiece optical system in the electronic viewfinder is extremely low. If the specification of the finder magnification is increased, that is, the viewing angle is increased, the number of lenses constituting the eyepiece optical system increases, and it becomes difficult to reduce the size of the finder unit. When it is attempted to improve the specifications without increasing the number of lenses, it is difficult to correct various aberrations of the finder optical system.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention can be suitably used for an electronic viewfinder and the like, and various aberrations can be corrected well while achieving a wide viewing angle, thereby reducing the size of the finder unit.”

Full patent here.

via mirrorlessreports

Fujifilm X-A7 Images Leaked

As we told you here, the Fujifilm X-A7 comes with a fully articulating screen, as now the leaked images of nokishtia show.

Also all the other specs we already shared are correct:

  • bigger screen
  • no D-Pad
  • joystick

I just wish Fuji would have put a pop up EVF instead of a pop up flash into it.

Also, we told you it will come this week.

PS: Thanks for the nickname ;)

BREAKING: Big Fujifilm Kaizen Firmare Announcement Coming Soon

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I got word (thanks), that Fujifilm will soon announce major Kaizen firmware updates.

I am in constant contact with sources, trying to confirm this rumor and to figure out now which cameras are included.

As soon as I have updates, I will share it on FujiRumors.

Official Fujifilm Firmware Request List

You might remember how Fujifilm made an official list of possible future firmware updates. They did let us vote on them, and the results can be found down below.

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Fujifilm X-A7 Announcement Next Week

Thanks to an anonymous source, I can now tell you that the Fujifilm X-A7 will be announced next week.

So we will not have to wait 30 to 90 days after registration to finally see it :).

We already told you it will have a fully articulating screen, as well as other specs, in this X-A7 rumor article.

Thanks to the new anonymous source, for letting me now, and if you decide to contact me again via rumor box, feel free to use a made-up nick-name so I can recognize you in future.

Fujifilm to Launch First Vari-Angle LCD Screen with Fujifilm X-A7 and More Specs (Joystick, no D-Pad and More)

As we reported here, Fujifilm registered the Fujifilm X-A7.

FujiRumors has a few specs to share with you:

  • No D-Pad
  • Joystick
  • Bigger Screen
  • Vari-Angle LCD
  • New Blue Color

The big news here is the first vari-angle LCD screen in the Fujifilm world. It will work like on the Canon 6D, so vloggers will love that one!

To see how the new LCD screen works, go to minute 2:03 of this video at BHphoto.