
Phototrend published their interview with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corp. Sigma is no longer making/developing new Micro Four Thirds lenses becuase of a significant decrease in demand:
In a recent Japanese interview about the new GH6 camera, Panasonic’s marketing manager Tomonori Nakanishi confirmed the company’s commitment to the Micro Four Thirds format – they have been repeating that on a regular basis in the past few years. Here is the Google translation starting from around the 20:30 mark:
Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia: “Japan Industrial Partners will not use the Olympus brand.” Olympus interview with 42 West: “The Olympus name will remain at the time of transfer. The name will likely not be used forever, but this decision will be made in the final agreement between Olympus and JIP.” Olympus on Twitter: “You can […]
Today Olympus officially agreed on the transfer of their Imaging Business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). The name of the new company will be “OM Digital Solutions Corporation” – this is pretty much the only new information provided. Similar to previous interviews and press releases, many questions remain unanswered and it’s still not even clear if […]