Does anyone know why Aki-Asahi Camera Coverings is not updating Fuji covers?

[milandro]

I have a question for the “ cognoscenti “.

 

Why in Aki-Asahi Camera Coverings not updating Fuji covers?

 

 

http://www.aki-asahi.com/store/

 

 

They started well but at some point stopped updating their production and they Have not produced any update for Fuji camera more than a year despite Fuji having produced many cameras ever since.

 

I like to buy a skin for my cameras when the guarantee expires installing one voids automatically the guarantee which seems a bit unfair and drastic to me especially if you think that Fuji UK was producing customized models but they appear to no longer do that!

 

Why?

 

Well, their ( Fuji UK custom shop) website seems to be down for maintenance could it be  that they are going to surprise us soon?

 

 

“...We'll be back soon

The Fujifilm Shop is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance. We hope to be back on the 15th of February 2016. For any questions please email: contact.shop@fuji.co.uk...."

 

 

Meanwhile we can watch these tutorials by Aki-Asahi

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am particularly

attracted to these finishes for my black X-E2

 

 

[milandro]

Nobody seems to know anything.

 

I’ve emailed the company.

 

If they answer me I might share their plans.

[darknj]

Well, they don't have anything for the X-T1, so meh... >.>

[milandro]

That is indeed one of my question to them and, in fact, the whole point of this thread.

 

Why haven’t they updated any of the Fuji models past the Fuji X-E2?

 

There must be a reason. I don’t know whether they will share this reason.

[darknj]

Maybe because there wasn't a big market for it ? The  X-E series sold very well in some asian countries like Thailand, where a lot of the younger and trendy ppl where using it. It was rather difficult not to see one of them every now and then.

 

The X-T1 is still kind of pro level camera, you really need to know what you are doing to fully operate it, if you aren't willing to spend the time to learn photography, the simpler, and still very good, X-E1/2 fits the bill very correctly.

[milandro]

By the numbers of people who own a X-T1 ( and many of us have already declared themselves to be in the market for an upgrade,  must have an itchy wallet, because they can’t wait for the X-T2 to come out) it should be an interesting market too, yet, nothing there!

[milandro]

I have both the X-T1 and the X-E2 and they are not very different to operate to me anyway and I actually know more people with an X-T1 than one of the “ simpler" cameras.

[quincy]

Maybe the problem with the X-T1 is the rubber thumbrest where the status LED is integrated? They would have to replicate that, so they can't just use flat sheet material as they do with their other covers. Just a guess.

[milandro]

they could do only the front since at the back of the X-T1 there is little “ skin” to speak of

[darknj]

Agreed, but the forum user is already quite a step away from the generic "point and shoot" users. Plus, we both have acquaintances that are either somewhat knowledgeable about photography or get influenced by our experiences.

 

Even my son can tell when a shot is slightly out of focus because he watches me deal with it on semi regular basis.

[milandro]

From what I gather from the shop where I buy my stuff the X-T1 is an excellent seller, they tell me that it has exceeded all predictions 

[darknj]

The general public doesn't go to camera shops to buy their cameras, they are usually get them in malls or places like MediaMarkt.

 

I was in a small imaging event a couple of weeks ago in Brussels, I was at the Fuji booth to give the X-Pro2 a try and a lady walked over asking about the zoom capabilities of the X100T, the Fuji representative tried his best to explain it was a fixed lens, thus no zooming.

That lady was baffled at the idea of having a small camera that does not zoom. 

 

As laughable it is for us, for her, the whole concept of fixed lens is just incredibly stupid and she couldn't understand why ppl were buying that camera and that it was even the third generation of it.

[milandro]

you are right, mileage differs between different models 

[milandro]

Ok, I got an email from the company ( it was unsigned so I am not sure who was the sender I suppose it would have been Mr. Asahi himself )

 

“..

Thanks for your inquiry.

I tried to make TX1 coverings but the body is not flat, I gave up. my 
apologies for this inconvenience.

I will see Xpro2..."

 

 

So the “problem” is the shape of the camera not being flat.

 

I am not so sure of what that exactly means, by holding my X-T1 and the X-E2 that I own I don’t notice one not being “ flat” over the other. I do notice that the X-T1 is very complicated, yes, for the detail observed above about the rear part of the camera being almost completely covered with some rubber thumb-rest, but most complication comes from the front which has many parts which would have to be a cut out into a very flimsy surface.

 

Nevertheless Mr. Asahi comment on the X-T1 not being “ flat” could have something to do with the reason why some of the skins on some of the X-T1 cameras are failing?

 

Who knows?

 

I have tried to launch the idea to ask Fuji to use FR as a platform to hold an survey under the forum’s users to find some common ground among those whom have had the camera’s skin separating and the ones who didn’t.

 

To date no answer to that.