Saloti Posted June 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) This might be interesting for all of us : JENOPTIK AG Press Releases The optical division of Jenoptik comprises the following companies : Digital Imaging = JENOPTIK Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH, SINAR AG, Coastal Optical Systems Inc., Liebmann Optical Comp. Inc. und MEMS Optical Inc.. Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Hi Saloti, Take a look here Cooperation Leica / Jenoptik Digital Imaging. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sdai Posted June 17, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 17, 2008 Interesting, they swore to sue Leica after the takeover of Sinar turned sour. Business ... anything could happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 17, 2008 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2008 That's very good news all round. Glad they have buried the hatchet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted June 17, 2008 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2008 Nice catch Saloti......I think this could be very big news for Leica down the road a bit......I just have a funny feeling that even after they broke off their past business deal/relationship, that for this to happen tells me this is Leica really taking itself seriously,,,and it's place in the market. Hmmmm, my thinking wheels are turning......excellent news for Leica users. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted June 18, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 18, 2008 This is indeed interesting. I for one was most disappointed when the previous collaboration with Jenoptik was broken off as I could see the business sense for each company by filling different gaps in their own fields of operation. I wonder why though that Leica has not made a similar press announcement? It is usual for both companies joining in a mutually advantageous agreement to make simultaneous public announcements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted June 18, 2008 Share #6 Posted June 18, 2008 Perhaps they are just being quiet little mice with exciting plans that will make us all happy, and their pockets deeper. As we all know, until recently Leica has been a little weak on the PR side of things (yes, they still might be seen that way now) so we'll find out. But It would seem that some of the finest optical 'techno-mice' on the planet have just signed themselves into a barrel of fun. Is there more proprietary digital imaging technology in your Leica's future? I think so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 18, 2008 Share #7 Posted June 18, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Another effect of the post- Lee era? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saloti Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted June 18, 2008 Going through the Jenoptik website and those of the companies belonging to the Jenoptik group helps understanding the "allied competence" of this cooperation. I have no idea what this cooperation means to the alliance Leica/Panansonic, however, my understanding is that now digital imaging know how is available for Leica "on site". Finally Sinar Switzerland belongs to the Jenoptik group as well Sinar Hopefully it is now only a question of whether this or next year Leica will make the big step forward both with M and R system........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted June 18, 2008 Share #9 Posted June 18, 2008 I have no idea what this cooperation means to the alliance Leica/Panansonic, however, my understanding is that now digital imaging know how is available for Leica "on site". Finally Sinar Switzerland belongs to the Jenoptik groupas well Sinar. IMO Leica and Panasonic's relationship will be more limited within the aspects of trademark licensing, pocket camera rebranding etc. With Jenoptik ... this is the real deal. What's lacking now? Leica needs to partner with a chip designer to get their own ASIC DSP and not to use a general purpose DSP again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 18, 2008 Share #10 Posted June 18, 2008 IMO Leica and Panasonic's relationship will be more limited within the aspects of trademark licensing, pocket camera rebranding etc. With Jenoptik ... this is the real deal. What's lacking now? Leica needs to partner with a chip designer to get their own ASIC DSP and not to use a general purpose DSP again. And that is precisely the area where Panasonic could help them. Internal image processing has always been a weak spot, which isn’t really surprising. High-end manufacturers such as Hasselblad/Imacon or Jenoptik couldn’t care less about internal image processing, as they prefer to do all the image processing in the raw converter. I believe that Leica had intended the DMR and M8 to be used in much the same way, so they didn’t put too much effort in developing high quality image processing algorithms that would run on a relatively low-power processor. But apperently, neither DMR nor M8 customers could be convinced to give up on JPEGs out of the camera entirely. Panasonic has a lot of experience in this area, and they have a suitable processor. All Leica had to do was to order a Venus Engine IV development kit and to get going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted June 18, 2008 Share #11 Posted June 18, 2008 Isn't Jenoptik providing the M8 software? As I'm not too particularly impressed by this piece of engineering, I hope things get better with the co-operation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
veraikon Posted June 18, 2008 Share #12 Posted June 18, 2008 sn't Jenoptik providing the M8 software? A yes. And the "owners" of Jenoptik, Jena seems to be interessting , (at least I believe it) => http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-kundenforum/56380-kooperation-leica-jenoptik.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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