Maybe, but Hoya was clearly after the medical imaging division. Rioch is supposedly more serious about cameras because that's what they acquired.
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:10 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Larry Colen >> >> On 9/22/2011 1:41 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >>> >>> http://www.techzone360.com/news/2011/09/17/5785391.htm >>> >>> Essential part: >>> Mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, which are smaller and lighter >>> than conventional single-lens reflex cameras, attract a wide range of >>> consumers including young women. >>> >>> A super compact mirrorless camera was rolled out under the Pentax >>> brand in late August. But it was rather designed for beginners with a >>> small image sensor, which converts light captured through lens into an >>> electronic signal. >>> >>> *** Equipped with a larger sensor, the new model*** will allow for a >>> wide variety of photo styles, such as making out-of-focus areas in a >>> shot much more blurry, the sources said. >> >> Pentax brand on par with Nikon Corp. and Canon Inc. in >> interchangeable-lens cameras, >> >> I hope that is "on par" as in market share and profitability, not >> "indistinguishable, with the same shortcomings and strengths". >> >> > > Doesn't seem much different that the "plans" Hoya announced when they bought > Pentax. > > I would interpret "on par" to mean "competitive". > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
