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How a 120 Year Old Camera Maker Survived Digital Disruption
Episode 60 of The Pivot Podcast explores how a 120-year-old camera maker—once synonymous with photography—navigated the digital camera crash of the 2000s. Lucas and Luna dissect the company's decision to lean into its lens expertise, partner with smartphone makers like Nokia and Apple, and eventually pivot to industrial imaging and medical optics. They discuss how this survival strategy made the company a key supplier in the mobile era, even as consumer camera sales collapsed. Specific numbers: how the imaging division's revenue shifted from 70 percent consumer cameras in 2005 to…
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