Quoting Bob Sullivan, who wrote on Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 06:54:47AM -0600 .. > Peter, > Since when is Schneider anything more than an old trade name that > Samsung slaps on somebody elses lenses. Schneider last made lenses > when, the 1950's or early 1960's? I have some in M42 screw mount for
Keep on dreaming.. Schneider is very much alive. http://www.schneider-kreuznach.de/ Wilko > the old Pentax K camera. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Peter Fairweather > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Next week's Amateur Photographer in the UK has a "newspaper style" > > insert, "The Amateur Photographer Iformer" > > > > Samsung feature very strongly with a 2 page advertisement centre > > spread on the GX20. On the front page you can read about their plans > > to produce their own lenses rather than rely on Tokina. With help > > from their partners Schneider they will be able to create very high > > quality products > > > > Doesn't time fly. It seems like only last week that Pentax were still > > advertising the K10D. It probably was!! Perhaps they could make their > > marketing expertise available to Samsung. What do these big electronic > > firms know about real cameras? > > > > Anyone remember the name of the Japanese firm that used to make > > betamax? I wonder if they are still trading? > > > > Peter > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. --- end of quoted text --- -- Wilko -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
