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. (富士写真フィルム㈱, later translated as Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.), producing several sorts of film. It was an offshoot of Dai-Nippon Celluloid K.K. (大日本セルロイド㈱), founded in 1919. The company's first CEO was Asano Shūichi (浅野修一). The plants were located in the village of Minami-Ashigara (南足柄村, now a city) in the prefecture of Kanagawa (神奈川県), at the foot of Mt. Hakone (箱根山). It is said that the name "Fuji" (富士) was chosen by Asano Shūichi because of Mt. Fuji (富士山), 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. (富士写真光機㈱, meaning "Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.") was founded in 1944, from the assets of Enomoto Kōgaku Seiki Seisakusho (榎本光学精機製作所), 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 (富士フィルムグループ). 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 (cf Leica, Yashica etc.).

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 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

Interchangeable lenses for 35mm cameras

 * Fuji Photo Film X-FUJINON (F2.2/55mm)
 * Fuji lenses for Leica and Nikon