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Hoya has stressed that it does not plan to shut down the Pentax camera business, according to an interview published by the news agency Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoya’s chief operating officer Hiroshi Hamada reaffirmed Hoya’s aim to join forces<\/a> with another company for the long term survival of its camera business.<\/p>\n

However, it is still unclear whether Pentax’s current partnership with Samsung will form part of these long term plans.<\/p>\n

Speaking at Hoya’s HQ in Tokyo, Hamada told Bloomberg: ‘I don’t know whether we will go with Samsung or somebody else, but I can say that we’ll have a deeper relationship with some electronics guys.’<\/p>\n

He added: ‘There will be consolidation in the camera business and a small player like us will be like a small boat in a rough sea. But let me make clear, we will not shut down this business.’<\/p>\n

In August, Hoya’s chief executive Hiroshi Suzuki questioned whether Pentax<\/a> was big enough to ‘go it alone’.<\/p>\n

A Pentax UK representative could not be reached for comment at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

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