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Fujifilm has announced that it will release an M-Mount Adapter for its X-Pro1 interchangeable lens camera, designed to expand its lens selection and provide photographers with even greater shooting versatility.

The adapter enables the X-Pro1 to be used with M-Mount lenses that are optimised to ensure the best possible results are achieved from the lenses and camera body.

Precision Engineering

Similar to the exacting standards of the Fujifilm X-Pro 1, the M-Mount Adapter is engineered to deliver superb results for discerning photographers. The M-Mount Adapter comprises three parts:

1. Aluminium mount for the body
2. Stainless steel mount for the lens
3. Aluminium central tube

This construction enables an accurate distance of 27.8mm to be maintained from the lens mount to the sensor, which is crucial for delivering high quality and high resolution images.

The camera side of the M-Mount Adapter features an array of electronic connections that automatically pass information to the Fujifilm X-Pro1 based on pre-registered lens profiles.

With firmware version 1.10 or later, this information is transmitted by pressing the Function button on the side of the adapter, which allows users to access the M-Mount Adapter Settings menu on the rear LCD.

Furthermore, while the M-Mount Adapter is attached users can still enjoy the benefits of the
Hybrid Multi Viewfinder on the X-Pro1.

The Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor offer a 100% field of view, while the Optical Viewfinder (OVF) displays a bright frame corresponding to the focal length in use.

Ultimate Control

The Fujifilm M-Mount Adapter provides ultimate control by allowing users to create and fine tune up to six lens profiles through the Mount Adapter Settings menu on the X-Pro1. There are four
pre-sets for 21mm, 24mm, 28mm and 35mm lenses, plus two optional settings for additional optics.

With the Fujifilm M-Mount Adapter attached, profiles can be user-defined based on distortion, peripheral illumination and colour shading corrections.

Three levels of distortion correction are available to combat barrel distortion on wide-angle lenses and pin-cushion distortion on telephoto lenses. Users can select from Strong, Medium or Weak Correction, or simply turn any correction off.

Peripheral illumination controls the amount of darkening at the four corners of an image. Eleven levels of correction can be applied from +5 to -5 (including “0”) with users given the choice of darkening the corners of the image to emphasise a central subject or lightening edges for more even illumination across the frame.

Finally, colour shading correction allows each corner of the frame to be colour corrected to combat any shift in colour between the centre and edges of the frame. Corrections can be made to red/ cyan colour shading and blue/yellow colour shading from -9 to +9 relative to the green channel.

Fujifilm M-Mount Adapter Key Features

• Three piece aluminium and stainless steel construction
• 27.8mm lens mount to sensor distance
• Electronic connections and Function button
• Compatible and Hybrid Multi Viewfinder
• Lens profiles and corrections available through Mount Adapter Setting menu (firmware version 1.10 or later must be installed for using the above features).

Fujifilm Senior Category Manager – Imaging, Daniel Paul, said the new M-Mount Adapter is a premium accessory that will further enhance the experience of capturing photos using the professional standard X-Pro1 digital camera.

The Fujifilm M-Mount Adapter has a recommended retail price of $279.00 including GST. It is expected to be available in July 2012.