Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
05-12-2019, 01:49 PM
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Maybe I was thinking of Sigma?
Certainly if as was mentioned elsewhere Olympus' majority owner is now a hedge fund, it could mean an end to any enterprises they are involved with that don't generate decent income -- much like Hoya and Pentax except that I think Hoya managed to at least break even with Pentax's camera business (through lack of investment). I'm not sure who would want Olympus' camera business with the current camera market in view.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
05-12-2019, 05:14 AM
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Olympus is a private company and so I suppose they can continue to lose money on cameras as long as they want -- and as long as their medical devices profits can support it. I do wonder if there will come a time where they feel as though they are throwing away good money after bad...
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