Fuji @ Focus
We are live! The doors are now open at Birmingham's NEC for the 2010 Focus on Imaging Show.
This year promises to be one of the highlights of the photographic calendar. Focus is one of the most highly anticipated and popular consumer and trade photographic shows in Europe attracting in excess of 25,000 people every year.
On stand D10 you'll find all the Fujifilm action- it's one of the biggest stands of the exhibition, so you can't miss us.
We'll be keeping you up to date on the daily activities on the stand (even some pics of the stand being constructed!) via this blog, Twitter (MrFinePix) and FaceBook (Fred FinePix). We're so excited about all the new launches which will be on the stand, all shiny and new!
If you've got any Focus-based questions send them through to focusonfocus@fuji.co.uk or leave a message below and we'll answer them, plus we could ask some of the Fuji Big Cheeses your questions and get direct answers for you, straight from the top (we can't promise to answer everything, but we'll do our best).
Sunday
The FUJIFILM stand at 9:30am on Sunday. The calm before the storm?
Dale, our man at the front, making some last minute preparations
So far a lot of interest has been around the FinePix Real 3D-W1 and the new FinePix HS10. Click for more info on these, and all of our other cameras on display
Afternoon update
Going really well. There seems to be a lot of interest in all things 3D. Lower backs are starting to feel the amount of standing up that's going on. Time for a sneaky chocolate break methinks!
Lucy Edwards, Marketing Manager, talking about the FinePix HS10
A visitor checking out the FinePix F80EXR
Dale Young, Product Support Specialist, talking about the FinePix Real 3D-W1 (free plug for Epson too!)
This is Jeff. Jeff has taken being a camera enthusiast to a new level
And a close up...
The first day draws to an end. It's been a busy day, lots of people meeting our staff and getting their hands on the brand new Spring 2010 range. Looking forward to it all kicking off again tomorrow. Back to the hotel for some food and maybe a beverage or two
Monday
Doors open and a fairly quiet start - at least compared to yesterday!
New day, new batteries
We can confirm that the face detection feature works!
The sudden influx of Tweets is explained by the sighting of Katie's iPhone
By midday the stand is really starting to get busy
A few familair faces. From left to right we have Steve, Chris, Mike and David
Fujifilm are bringing in the big guns. Theo Georghiades, Business Manager, and Adrian Clarke, Director, talking about the new range of FinePix cameras
Monday afternoon
Katie Teesdale, PR Manager, sneaking a quick sarnie in this EXCLUSIVE behind the scene shot of 'out the back' of the Fujifilm stand. How plush!
The 3D Printer that has had a LOT of attention so far
Some visitors checking out the FinePix cameras
This guy from the Photos4u stand forgot his PE kit so they made him work in just his pants!
Graham from Sigma, Natasha from Digital SLR mag and Mike from Photo360 just found out the show finishes at 6, not 5
Rachel from PhotoRadar is ready for her verse of 'Islands in the Stream'
Theo and Stuart from Digital Depot, both temporarily blinded by Stuart's shirt.
Tuesday
Day 3 of Focus is underway!
It was before midday, but the old chant 'shoes on shoes off' was in full effect
Lunch a la focus
Catching up on the stocks and share
One false move and it could be a black out at Focus
So easy to confuse the two!
Fujifilm Digital Camera @ Focus 2010
- FinePix HS10
- FinePix F80EXR
- FinePix Z700EXR
- FinePix XP10
- FinePix Z70
- FinePix S1600 / S1800 / S2500HD
- FinePix Real 3D-W1
FinePix HS10
Related links Full specifications | View the 3D demo | Watch the promo vid
FinePix F80EXR
Related links Full specifications | View the 3D demo | Watch the promo vid
FinePix Z700EXR
Related links Full specifications | View the 3D demo | Watch the promo vid
FinePix XP10
Related links Full specifications | View the 3D demo | Watch the promo vid
FinePix Z70
Related links More info
FinePix S1600 / S1800 / S2500HD
Related links More info
FinePix Real 3D-W1
Related links FinePix Real 3D-W1 camera page | FinePix Read 3D-V1 viewer page
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Be seeing ya there Monday "Fred"
Don't forget that cookie ya owe me lol
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Is it compulsory that I bow to Chris Hodgson on Monday. Only I am getting on now and sometimes my left knee creeks when I get up.
Jen xx
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Don't worry Jen, I'll help you back up PMSL
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Please ask you biggest cheeses when we can look forward to an S6!
Cheers,
Bob
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I am going to be there too. Looking forward to meeting names.
Cheers
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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This is not a photoblog. A photoblog is a series of photographs with text or story line.
Please delete this and post it in the appropriate section.
PS. Been to focus loads of times. Never found what I needed. BnQ never fails though....oops...is that an advert?
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You tell em PMSL
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Thank you chris. Took ages to type that as I was ROTFPMSL at the time.
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Aww too far for me to go, maybe next time it could be over here! Have a great time all who are going!
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Too far away for me too, perhaps you could have one down in the West Country sometime, Exeter or Plymouth would be good.
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There is always Cardiff International Arena too. Give the South a chance people!
Jen xx
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That would be a hell of a trek Jen. Birmingham is very Central with good infrastructure. Unless you mean hold two shows. One say in York area and then the other in Cardiff.
Cheers
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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Well the fuji team is very quiet, so I checked via satellite to see what they were doing. Seems they are building the stand in true British fashion lol
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Have you seen the price of the car park £8, can't see a price for the tickets
Chris
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I get my tickets for nothing, as a trade visitor. It's £8 pre booked or £10 on the day entry fee
http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/registration.htm
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How's the day going? Is it packed out and have you met Jo Parsons yet?
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Please ask those in charge when we will have a new DSLR from Fuji, maybe full frame? Please please please
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Now why can't this happen when we up date blogs?
Chris
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Looking good Guys. Red carpet for the" twitter twins" in the morning I hope!!!
Stay sober tonight too!!!
See ya
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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All going pretty well. Not seen Jo yet (to the best of my knowledge)
Hiding out the back updating the blog - at least I get to sit down here!!
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Mmmmm.... Have the monoblogs been suspended for the time being then?
Glorificus Rheged
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I agree. That would then be a 'Proper Job', eh Michael?
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Looking good. Are Fuji printing tattoos now then? And when do we see the self portrait shot of the guy pointing the camera at everybody LOL?
All packed up ready for the trip down tomorrow. Need to fight Steve for that HS10, so best pack my boxing gloves LOL
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You will no doubt meet the guy (or gal) with the camera tomorrow
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Might have a tech question for one of your print lab guys too. Getting some odd reds coming through on a Fujifilm DL410, despite working with the correct ICC frontier sRGB profile. Been able to correct it with a custom ICC profile, but not sure why this is happening.
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Hi Chris
You bring your boxing gloves and I will bring my entry for last month's comp.
See ya there M8
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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I came to visit you today was a great stand if a little busy rofl
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I can't make it, so here's my question, Fuji make some great bodies E.G. 9600 and the S100fs how about making better sensor's and increasing the aperture range, personally i am not bothered about VIDEO , Also why not take some shots with the HS10 at the show and post some full res shots from it.
Barry
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Just got back home(and taken my shoes off that were killing me all day).
It was great to meet up with some of the other regulars on here - and a couple of old faces no longer on here - also to meet Marc Horner in person (I even got him to do the firmware update on my S5700 which I was too scared to do in case I messed it up - for which I'm much obliged) I'll bet he was glad when we left after listening to our moans!!
We were all really disappointed that Jen didn't join us - we thought she was coming!!
It was a cheap day out - £2 - for a return train ticket from Coventry - + £8 admission earlier (Had to use a £10 note to get a litre of milk when I got off the bus here as I'd managed to get my tickets using change) The things I had thought of buying I couldn't get - or were too dear - and I was kindly treated to coffee (Couldn't get Marc to treat us to a meal though!!).
Edit: Marc - you left Graham off the list of names - his back was to the camera - in green!!
Dave!!
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Sounds as if it was a great success! Wish i could have been there! And it would have been great to have met some of the members!
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Just got back. Good day all round, and nice to finally put voices and pics to real people. What I could do with now, is a right nice glass of wine and a cookie (hint) LOL
Good to finally meet and chat with Marc, Katie and Lucy of the myfinepix team. Was shocked to discover that the myfinepix site development has been stopped, due to the launch of the new MyFineBookTweetBlogDigiSpacePix.co.uk site ..... ..........(Joking lol)
Just a couple of quick snaps, as I didn't really get the cam out much.
Steve and some other guy checking out the back of the HS10, that seems to be being stuck in the back of Lucy's head.
Marc wondering what David is going to pull out of his bag next LOL
Think Marc was thinking about food at this point LOL
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Sounds like you all had a great time, wish I could have been there too but it was just too far to go for a day out.
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Got to agree, it got really warm in there in the afternoon and really busy. It was getting kinda hard to move about...
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Shame Michael, it was a good day.
Got to admit, I wasn't convinced by the concept of the 3D camera, until seeing it for myself. Though I can't see it taking over as a main stream format, it does have a place in the market as a novelty IMHO
If your wondering how it works with prints, it's just like those 3D pictures, where you move them about to see the full 3D effect or motion. Same plastic ribbed finish to them, and a very similar effect too. Zoom on the HS10 from 28mm to 720mm is a must see for your self thing. Will be nice to see some full res images from it, once fully on the market, just to see how it handles both ends of the lens focal lengths. If the clarity is good across the range, I can see it being a market leader, as a versatile bit of kit for the people looking for a compact bridge camera. I expected it being physically bigger than the 200EXR, but it is in fact smaller.
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Well done you boys for getting up there and for the pic's
great stuff!
Hey Chris you noticed that Dale Young doin the 3d camera pic looks a bit like the Bo Selecta man!! LOL
you sure it ain't you LOL
Dave xx
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Marc wondering what David is going to pull out of his bag nMarc wondering what David is going to pull out of his bag next LOL
A razor for them sideburns LOL
Looks like Buzz Lightyear bless him only needs a plastic suit!
Dave x
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Hi Peeps
Just got back to North Wales myself after seeing Dave Twitty onto his train.
Nice to meet all you guys in the flesh. A very busy day.
I was a bit chuffed to actually meet Dave Lee Travis and have a chat with him for a few minutes. No photo though, I thought it better not to impose on him too much.
More famous than him though was, Chris Hodgson!!! Great to meet a bloke I have spoken to so many times over the phone, his lad Kieran (I hope I have spelt that right)too, about the politest young chap I met for a long time. It must have been a long day for him too, no complaints, (well not that I heard).
Almost as famous, Dave Twitty. Full of conversation, although not in the best of health, he did bother to go. An interesting guy, I think I now know his life story by now. (he told me three times!!!) only joking Dave as no doubt you will have guessed.
My little legs tell me I have had a hard day but it was well worth it.
Cheers for now
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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I don't think Dale was on today (think that shot is from yesterday). But your right, Avid Merrion look-a-like LOL I wonder if he's saying "Would you like a look at my 3D thingy...Thank you...Please LOL Bet he gets some stick from the team now you've pointed out the likeness LOL
Steve, I was doing signed photos, did you not get one LOL
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Glad to read that you had a good day out chaps! As Rosie said, it must have been great to meet each other. Hope those aching legs and tootsies feel better tomorrow.
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Martin at the opposition!!
We both had a great day out. Our first visit to the show and we loved it.
But I didn't see Marc Horner or Gladys on Sunday
Jo
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Think Marc did well not to get the "oppositions" logo in every shot, seen as there were 1000's of bright yellow bags in everybodies hands LOL
Dale Look-a-like pic coming up:
Thank you please PMSL
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We've just had a picture of an escaped criminal who is dangerous on the local news and he is a dead ringer for who ever that is above! Even got the little ginger goatie beard.
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Hi
I took a couple.
These photos will self destruct in 24 hours.
Cheers
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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Oh god, take that shot of me down LOL. We want to encourage new members, not frighten the life out of them PMSL
Now ya know why I stay behind the camera LOL
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sounds like you had a great day out
Mary
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From her, it's not even in the same country, nor yet in the middle of the United Kingdom! I admit Hexham might not be the best of places for an exhibition, though? Glad you enjoyed yourselves, and it's good to see so many pretty faces - not!
George
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I do hope these are not Marc's feet and shoes. If they are, I think there is something he's not telling us LOL
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No Chris, the new HS10 has a self destruct button and this is a shot just after it had been pressed!!!
Cheers
Steve (not qualified to give stars)
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Looks as though you all had a good 'but tiring' day. Steve your thoughts on the HS10, getting one or sticking with your own camera for now.
Pity they cant load some full res shots taken with one.
I'd rather shoot, than be shot.
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One they had was a pre-production model Paul. It's not much bigger than the S8000 physically, except for the lens. As a compact bridge camera, I don't think you can go wrong. But Steve said something, that made sense to me. He's now used to handling a larger camera with the 200EXR, so it would feel odd going down in size to upgrade.
PS: As for the S6 Pro...........Ooooooo errrrrrrrr Word on it is so top secret, when we asked about it, someone called security PMSL
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