Franke & Heidecke announced on 02 March that it is going into administration after being unable to pay its bills. The Germany-based company develops products for the legendary Rolleiflex twin-lens camera system, plus it produces a 6x6 camera for both Sinar and Leaf, which respectively market it under the Hy6 and AFi product names.

Today, after being contacted by BJP, Sinar has reacted to the news. 'This information about Franke & Heidecke affects us as Sinar with respect to our medium format camera Model Hy6, Sinar says in a statement. 'Beyond that detail, the aforementioned information has absolutely no effect on the core business of Sinar AG and its well established professional, analog and digital view camera solutions for studio-, architectural-, industrial- and landscape photography.

'The management of Sinar AG has contacted the insolvency administrators of Franke & Heidecke already. We hereby firmly declare that we continue to stand by our renowned Service for all the products of our company. We are convinced to fulfill all our commitments. We will keep you informed about the ongoing status regarding the firm of Franke & Heidecke.'

BJP will continue to monitor the impact of Franke & Heidecke's financial troubles on the medium format camera market.