Mamiya’s demise greatly exaggerated

Here is an email from Bill Gratton of Mamiya America about some of the recent Mamiya news…

Good Morning Friends,

Some of you may have recently heard some rumors regarding Mamiya. Over the weekend there were a lot of ‘busy-bees’ on the internet making all sorts of speculations, including implications that Mamiya was going out of business. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact Mamiya’s future is brighter than ever before. I’ve attached a copy of the official press release. It should help clear things up a little…

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Mamiya reported to be leaving camera business

Engadget is reporting that Mamiya are bailing on camera manufacturing:

It looks like another venerable Japanese camera company is about to exit the business, just weeks after Konica Minolta produced its last camera. According to reports out of Japan (which we’ve confirmed with our Japanese bureau), Mamiya, best known for its high-end pro equipment, will be selling off its film and digital camera business to focus on other sectors…

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