Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens pieces, began shipments of glass lenses for use in MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras) to Canon in July, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Canon will launch its initial MILC models in the third or fourth quarter of 2012 and Kinko is a major supplier of glass lenses for use in Canon digital cameras, the sources indicated. Canon is Kinko's largest client, accounting for 37% of Kinko's consolidated revenues for the first half of 2012, the sources noted.
Due to booming shipments of MILC glass lenses to Canon, Kinko may hit record consolidated revenues in the third quarter of 2012, the sources pointed out.
Article translated by Adam Hwang
