Following its acquisition of Pentax, Ricoh is all set to shift the production of its cameras to the Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company. After the acquisition, Ricoh has moved to reorganise its digital imaging business. While Ricoh’s digital cameras were previously manufactured by the Personal Multimedia Product Company at Ricoh, they will now be designed, developed and sold by … [Read more...]

Olympus plans to raise additional capital, which could happen after a late-April meeting of shareholders. According to revised financial statements, Olympus had an equity ratio of just 4.5 percent at the end of September, down from a pre-revision 15 percent in March 2011. The meeting is intended to pick new management that will decide on these prospective partnerships and … [Read more...]

Michihiro Yamaki, Founder Chairman and CEO of Tokyo based Sigma Corporation, died last month, after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 78. Michihiro Yamaki founded the lens manufacturing company in September, 1961 at the age of 27, bringing out the industry’s first-ever rear attached lens converter, craved by most photo enthusiasts at that time. The company changed the … [Read more...]

Tamron has announced a 24-70mm F2.8 zoom for full frame cameras that features inbuilt optical stabilisation - a first in this class. The SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD, also incorporates an Ultrasonic Silent Drive motor for autofocus, which allows full-time manual focus. It will be produced in Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts, with price and availability to be confirmed at a later … [Read more...]

Tamron has announced a 24-70mm F2.8 zoom for full frame cameras that features inbuilt optical stabilisation - a first in this class. The SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD, also incorporates an Ultrasonic Silent Drive motor for autofocus, which allows full-time manual focus. It will be produced in Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts, with price and availability to be confirmed at a later … [Read more...]