Cinema5D: Interview With Kazuto Yamaki From Sigma About The L-Mount Alliance

Cinema5D Interviewed Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki about their L-Mount alliance announcement. Below are some excerpts from the interview:

Sigma started working on Foveon Full Frame 3 years ago
Having a partnership would be better for the customers so they decided to work with Panasonic and Leica
Their current cameras are APS-C and APS-H
Can’t comment about the camera shooting video
The new full frame camera will be available next year
Panasonic approached Sigma about joining their mount
Sigma had a good relationship with Panasonic and Leica so they were comfortable working together
Sigma has no plans for Nikon/Canon 3rd party lenses yet and they haven’t even looked at them yet
Each company will develop their own lenses/cameras separately, but they are working together to make the L-mount system robust and compatible
Sigma announce 6 lenses at Photokina 2018
Thinks 40mm will be the new standard for high-end lenses