For our manufacturing, we believe there are things more important than any of the technologies involved. One is the constant will to explore and challenge new technologies and innovations. Then, in order to turn these challenges into reality, there is our manufacturing base in Aizu; engineers who constantly explore technological innovations; skilled workers who continue to pursue accuracy and perfection. The interaction of different departments, skills and technologies is the engine behind Sigma's unique products and manufacturing.
Small office, big factory
This phrase accurately describes Sigma's unique production system and has been one of our fundamental principles since our foundation. Many of our products begin by following ideas such as "here's a lens we would like to make" or "this would be the perfect product for us to create." A highly-developed manufacturing technology is an indispensable requirement for turning such ideas into reality. A sharp sense of creativity paired with the power of a rich manufacturing system able to give shape to new thoughts. At Sigma, this balance is an integral part of our corporate philosophy.
Lenses and cameras
Following the constant improvements in resolution and multi-functionality of digital cameras, interchangeable lenses are also expected to deliver ever higher performance. Rapid technological advances are difficult to achieve. Instead, innovation is built on optical design, which relies on an accumulation of technology; on software that constantly needs to catch with with the latest technologies; and on mechanical design that brings everything together. Technical know-how as well as engineers with experience are an integral part of each step.
Camera development is the other foundation of Sigma’s manufacturing. With unique cameras such as the Quattro series and its Foveon sensor -- the only sensor with vertical color separation in the world -- or the small, lightweight full-frame fp series, Sigma has established its own unique image processing, software and mechanical design technologies.
Above all, designing and manufacturing lenses and cameras, the two fundamental tools of photography allows us to constantly consider, examine and re-examine the essential fun and pleasure of taking pictures from the standpoint of the photographer. Lenses and cameras. The pillars of Sigma's business principle and philosophy of photography.
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