Michihiro Yamaki ( 山 木 道 広 , 1933-2012) is a Japanese optical engineer, founder and permanent director of Sigma . He is included in the Photo Marketing Association Halls of Fame and the International Photographic Council .
| Michihiro Yamaki | |
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| 山 木 道 広 | |
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| Date of Birth | August 2, 1933 |
| Date of death | January 18, 2012 (78 years old) |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Company | Sigma corporation |
| Position | founder, CEO |
| Inventions | teleconverter |
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Biography
Michihiro Yamaki was born in 1933, in 1957 he graduated from the university [1] . In September 1961, he created an enterprise for the production and sale of his own invention - a teleconverter located between the lens and the camera. [2] In March 1968, the enterprise was transformed into the Sigma company , the main products of which since then are interchangeable lenses for cameras. [one]
He was director of the Photographic Council of Japan. For 16 years, he was president of the Japan Association of Photographic Manufacturers, 23 years led the Japan Association of Optical Electronics, 12 years served as an adviser to the Japanese Center for Technical Design. For more than three decades, he was a member of the Tokyo-Komae Rotary Club , in 1989, acting as president. [3]
The son of Kazuto Yamaki (b. 1968) has been working for Sigma since 1993, after the death of his father he headed the company.
Mitihiro Yamaki died on January 18, 2012 from liver cancer. [2]
Recognition
In 1989, he received the Photo Industry Award from the British magazine "Ameter Photographer" ( English Amateur Photographer ). A year later, he was elected honorary chairman of the Japan Photographic Association. In 1994 he was included in the Hall of Fame of the Association "P-HM". [2]
In 1998, he received the Leadership Award from the International Photographic Council, and in 2008 was included in his Hall of Fame. [3] [4]
The Photoimaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association selected Michihiro Yamaki “Person of the Year” in 2007 [2] , and in 2013 awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for its contribution to the photo industry [5] [ 6] .
In 2011, he was awarded the Golden Photokin Pins, presented by the organizers of the international exhibition in Cologne. [7]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 株式会社 シ グ マ (Japanese) (inaccessible link) . Aizu-Mirai.com . Date of treatment August 2, 2014. Archived January 3, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Sigma Corporation of America announces the passing of Michihiro Yamaki ( January 27, 2012).
- ↑ 1 2 IPC Names Michihiro Yamaki ( inaccessible link) (November 20, 2008). - Announcement of the inclusion of Michihiro Yamaki in the Hall of Fame. Date of treatment August 2, 2014. Archived November 2, 2014.
- ↑ IPC Honors Sigma's Michihiro Yamaki (inaccessible link) . PTN: Business News for the Imaging Channel . Date of treatment August 2, 2014. Archived on April 25, 2013.
- ↑ Sigma Corporation's founder posthumously honored with Lifetime Achievement Award . Sigma Corporation of America (January 8, 2013).
- ↑ Sigma Founder Michihiro Yamaki honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from PMDA . - Video dedicated to the presentation of awards from the "P-M-D-H".
- ↑ Sigma Founder Michihiro Yamaki Wins Golden Photokina Pin . ePHOTOzine (February 11, 2011). - Press release on the presentation of the Golden Pin.
Links
- Adam Sherwin. Sigma - one man's quest to achieve the perfect image . resourcemagonline.com (July 17, 2014). - Biography of Mitihiro Yamaki and the history of Sigma.