It's such a rare occurrence, that when it happens we have to mention it. Last month, Fujifilm announced its first Real 3D camera (see our news article here). Akihabara News was one of the first media outlets to get their hands on one to review it, and their conclusions were quite harsh:

To be VERY VERY VERY Honest, I feel pretty bad… I feel bad for the Fujifilm engineers and staff who worked on the W1… There's no word other than crap that comes to my mind when describing it, maybe I got it wrong from the beginning, maybe I was expecting too much, but I can't recommend the W1 to anyone… Seriously… What did Fujiflim expect? I really want to know. Read the full review here.

Fujifilm could have retaliate by never loaning a new product to Akihabara News, but that's not what they did. Instead, they invited the reviewer and editors to Japan to discuss the review and explain why the cameras had some limitations. This is almost un-heard off, and we wish other manufacturers would adopt the same policy. Read Akihabara News' report on its meeting with Fujifilm.