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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Sean H on December 03, 2015, 08:03:06 am

Title: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: Sean H on December 03, 2015, 08:03:06 am
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/1970037207/phase-one-buys-mamiya-gains-ownership-of-camera-and-lens-production

And older essay by Michael:

https://luminous-landscape.com/phase-one-645-camera/

Title: Re: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: BernardLanguillier on December 03, 2015, 08:31:10 am
They had a majority stake already didn't they?

Cheers,
Bernard
Title: Re: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: Joe Towner on December 03, 2015, 11:00:44 am
They had a majority, and when I was at POCP last month it was talked about like it was old news.  I guess they finally got all the legal paperwork done.
Title: Re: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: eronald on December 03, 2015, 05:09:01 pm
Quote from: Joe Towner on December 03, 2015, 11:00:44 am
They had a majority, and when I was at POCP last month it was talked about like it was old news.  I guess they finally got all the legal paperwork done.

It is old news, but hopefully the integration between back and body will continue to improve, and maybe we could see digital rangefinder Mamiyas ...

Edmund
Title: Re: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: BJL on December 03, 2015, 08:30:34 pm
Quote from: BernardLanguillier on December 03, 2015, 08:31:10 am
They had a majority stake already didn't they?
Phase One already had 45% of MDI since 2009 according to the press release as quoted at http://www.dpreview.com/articles/1970037207/phase-one-buys-mamiya-gains-ownership-of-camera-and-lens-production
Title: Re: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: TechTalk on December 03, 2015, 09:18:47 pm
Quote from: Joe Towner on December 03, 2015, 11:00:44 am
They had a majority, and when I was at POCP last month it was talked about like it was old news.  I guess they finally got all the legal paperwork done.
Phase One did NOT have a majority or controlling interest in Mamiya until recently. (Despite the repeated assertions at this site and others.)
 
They had a 45% interest in Mamiya as stated above.
Title: Re: Phase One buys Mamiya
Post by: razrblck on December 04, 2015, 02:20:13 am
No Mamiya branded XF at a lower price, then. Oh well!