As I usually do, I stayed on in Japan after this year's CP+ trade show, and while there had a chance to visit Olympus' research and development headquarters in Hachioji where I sat down with some of their engineers. My interview at CP+ itself with Shigemi Sugimoto-san, Head of Olympus' Imaging Business Unit, was more focused on business issues and product strategy; this meeting was more about specific technical questions we had about Olympus' products, particularly their lenses, weather-proofing, and their latest autofocus...
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