Dpreview published their interview with Leica, Sigma and Panasonic talking about the new L-mount Alliance. Here is a recap:
- No other companies have shown interest to join the L-mount Alliance so far
- Each company involved is working on its own roadmap
- Sigma was planning to develop their own full-frame mirrorless system, but eventually decided to join the L-mount
- Panasonic's current customer coverage is more high-level amateurs, not professionals. The L-mount will open the door to that top-end pro segment.
- Sigma plans to develop APS-C lenses for L-mount, but full-frame is a priority
- Panasonic will not develop APS-C lenses for L-mount
- Quote: "A Leica price-point will always be a Leica price point"
- Question: Is any money changing hands, or are you just bound by a common agreement?
Leica: We cannot comment on that, but think of it as a very friendly agreement. - Panasonic: the L-mount alliance is like marriage, the previous MFT arrangement with Olympus was more like we were just living together.
