Fujica


Fujica is the name given by Fujifilm of Japan to its line of still-photography and motion picture cameras.

History

The company was founded on January 20, 1934, as Fuji Shashin Film K.K., producing several sorts of film. It was an offshoot of Dai-Nippon Celluloid K.K., founded in 1919. The company's first CEO was Asano Shūichi. The plants were located in the village of Minami-Ashigara in the prefecture of Kanagawa, at the foot of Mt. Hakone. It is said that the name "Fuji" was chosen by Asano Shūichi because of Mt. Fuji, situated not far from Mt. Hakone, but was already registered by a third party, to which the rights were bought for ¥8,000, a large sum at the time.
The company started to produce optical glass during the early 1940s for military use. The dependent company Fuji Shashin Kōki K.K. was founded in 1944, from the assets of Enomoto Kōgaku Seiki Seisakusho, but this was absorbed back into Fuji Shashin Film after 1945. Many other Fuji companies were created after the war, all of them dependent of the main Fuji Shashin Film company and eventually of the Fujifilm Group. Fuji began producing cameras in 1948 with the Fujica Six. Until the late 1970s, many cameras made by Fuji were called Fujica, a contraction of Fuji and camera.
Fujifilm started producing digital cameras in 1988. Fujifilm was the most agile among film makers in adapting to digital imaging. Today they make digital APS-C and medium format mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras and fixed lens compact cameras as well, all under the Fujifilm name.

Camera models

Here is a list of all the Fujica branded still photo cameras that were produced and their date of introduction. Single-8 Film cameras are not listed.
  • Fujica AX-Multi Program 1985
  • Fujica STX-2 1985
  • Fujica AX-1N 1984
  • Fujica STX-1N 1983
  • Fujica AX-1 1980
  • Fujica AX-3 1980
  • Fujica AX-5 1980
  • Fujica STX-1 1979
  • Flash Fujica II 1978
  • Fujica AZ-1 1978
  • Fujica ST 605N 1978
  • Fujica ST 705W 1978
  • Fujica ST 705 1977
  • Fujica ST 601 1976
  • Fujica ST 605 1976
  • Fujica ST-F1975
  • Fujica GEr 1974
  • Fujica ST 901 1974
  • Fujica ST 801 1973
  • Fujica ST 701 1971
  • Fujica Compact Deluxe 1967
  • Fujica Drive 1964
  • Fujica Mini 1964
  • Fujica V 2 1964
  • Fujicarex II 1963
  • Fujica 35 Auto-M 1962
  • Fujicarex 1962
  • Fujica 35 EE 1961
  • Fujica 35 SE 1960
  • Fujica 35 ML 1958
  • Fujica 35 M 1957
  • Fujicaflex 1954
  • Fujica Six II BS 1950
  • Fujica Six I BS 1948

    Lenses

Interchangeable lenses for 35mm cameras