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They bought into Olympus, that investment seems to be paying off.

• te_chris 13y ago
  You sure? They outright acquired Minolta.
  • scholia 13y ago
    It was about medical equipment. See: Sony to invest $644 million in Olympus, become top shareholder http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-olympus-sony-stake-idUSBRE88R0DI20120928 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-olympus-sony-st...
    • te_chris 13y ago
      Right, interesting. Although nothing to do with 4/3rds and cameras.
      • scholia 13y ago
        Correct ;-)
  • testrun 13y ago
    I think you are right. They bought Minolta and use that as a start in regards to their SLR range.
• slantyyz 13y ago
  Can you explain this? Most of Sony's current products were probably deep in development before they even invested in Olympus. Is there anything in Sony's current crop of cameras that is based on Oly tech? I don't think they've added Oly's five-axis IBIS into any cameras yet. Sony's investment in Oly may pay off in the future, but I'm not sure it applies to anything Sony currently sells.