09-28-2012, 09:43 PM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1348867560' post='20423']
It make sense for Sony to invest into Olympus to increase their coverage in the medical sector - I never denied that. However, the idea that Sony intends to source lenses from Olympus shows that they lack either design or production capabilities or both here. That's a simple conclusion ... even without being stoned.![[Image: biggrin.gif]](http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
[/quote]
I think most of the optical design team already left during the Konica-Minolta merger. Hence all the Tamron rebadging durong the KM era.
The remaining team is decent, see the 35/1.8DT, 50/1.8DT, 85/2.8, 30/2.8 Macro DT, and E 50/1.8 OSS, but small (only a few lenses per year). The Zeiss contract seems limited to one lens per year.
If I were Sony, I would have used that money to buy Samyang...
It make sense for Sony to invest into Olympus to increase their coverage in the medical sector - I never denied that. However, the idea that Sony intends to source lenses from Olympus shows that they lack either design or production capabilities or both here. That's a simple conclusion ... even without being stoned.
[/quote]
I think most of the optical design team already left during the Konica-Minolta merger. Hence all the Tamron rebadging durong the KM era.
The remaining team is decent, see the 35/1.8DT, 50/1.8DT, 85/2.8, 30/2.8 Macro DT, and E 50/1.8 OSS, but small (only a few lenses per year). The Zeiss contract seems limited to one lens per year.
If I were Sony, I would have used that money to buy Samyang...
http://flickr.com/ephankim