I think from memory they sold VCRs under the Kyocera name before they did 35mm cameras but I could be confused on the timing. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Raimo Korhonen Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Vs: Vs: Voigtlander lens Video? Kyocera is short version of Kyoto Ceramics - then they bought the bankrupt Yashica. But you are right, nobody is complaining. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Kent Gittings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 18. joulukuuta 2001 15:29 Aihe: RE: Vs: Voigtlander lens >Same thing Kyocera did when they resurrected Contax. I don't notice too many >people complaining about them being primarily a video company till then. >Kent > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron Reynolds >Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:11 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Vs: Voigtlander lens > > >On Monday, December 17, 2001, at 04:55 PM, Raimo Korhonen wrote: > >> Correct - but I have two Voigtländer/Cosina LTM lenses - 4.5/15 mm and >> 1.7/35 mm - and the quality is impressive. Cosina also made the Ricoh >> KR-5 and it has a good reputation as a simple but reliable camera. > >Certainly. I didn't mean to imply that they weren't manufacturing good >stuff under the Voightlander name, just that they had not so great a >reputation as Cosina, so they bought the Voightlander name to give >themselves some credibility for their higher-end products. > >-Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
