On Feb 25, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Dave Miers wrote:
... Sony taking over Minolta could prove to be big.
Now there's an understatement.
Sony has a long long history in digital imaging products of all
kinds, from bottom level consumer to highest end pro. In volume sales
of digital cameras, they are right behind Canon.
They've been itching to get into the higher-end digital still camera
game for a number of years with an interchangeable lens SLR. Buying
the Konica Minolta assets will, I think, make them a major player
very rapidly: they have the money, the will, a good lens mount to
work with, a good design to work with, and a relationship with CZG to
exploit for optics. They also are a sensor fab company.
I'm very eager to see what they produce over the next few years. If
the R1 is any indication of what they can do, I feel their future in
this business is very bright.
Godfrey
