so it is nikon then that's about to go belly-up some time real soon?
best,
mishka
On 1/20/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Mishka
Subject: Re: Konica-Minolta
isn't it why we haven't heard from Herb for a while?
I believe Herb has decided
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Mishka wrote:
so it is nikon then that's about to go belly-up some time real soon?
Ssshhh!
whisper
Don't tell Herb!
/whisper
Kostas (who actually misses Herb's financial analyses)
- Original Message -
From: Mishka
so it is nikon then that's about to go belly-up some time real soon?
Nah, he's singlehandedly keeping them afloat with lens purchases.
William Robb
Surprisingly (or not), he's still bashing Pentax. Go figure. Better
there than here, I suppose.
On 1/20/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Mishka
so it is nikon then that's about to go belly-up some time real soon?
Nah, he's singlehandedly
Wonder why we haven't seen his Pentax gear for sale?
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Konica-Minolta
Surprisingly (or not), he's still bashing Pentax. Go figure. Better
there than here, I suppose.
On 1/20/06, William Robb [EMAIL
Where?
fra: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Surprisingly (or not), he's still bashing Pentax. Go figure. Better
there than here, I suppose.
On 1/20/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Mishka
so it is nikon then that's about to go
-Original Message-
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Konica-Minolta
Surprisingly (or not), he's still bashing Pentax. Go figure. Better
there than here, I suppose.
On 1/20/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Mishka
so
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:08:57 -, Kostas Kavoussanakis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Mishka wrote:
so it is nikon then that's about to go belly-up some time real soon?
Ssshhh!
whisper
Don't tell Herb!
/whisper
Kostas (who actually misses Herb's financial analyses)
If
Probably went straight to e-bay...
Kenneth Waller wrote:
Wonder why we haven't seen his Pentax gear for sale?
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Konica-Minolta
Surprisingly (or not), he's still bashing Pentax. Go
On 20 Jan 2006 at 0:00, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Wonder why we haven't seen his Pentax gear for sale?
He is still using his Pentax kit, plus he's probably spent more money with
Pentax than most people here.
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL
- Original Message -
From: Scott Loveless
Subject: Re: Konica-Minolta
Surprisingly (or not), he's still bashing Pentax. Go figure. Better
there than here, I suppose.
He had a huge investment in Pentax glass and felt they should be offering a
camera that was competitive
On 20 Jan 2006 at 19:14, John Forbes wrote:
If you had ever worked for a public company, you would know that
analysts know less than nothing about the companies they write about and
advise on.
If you can, do. If you can't, analyse. If these people knew anything at
all, they
Hi,
I have just seen this in dpreview forum:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
If true, I hope that it is not an exemple for another
brand that we all know...
Regards,
Jaume
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LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del
On 19 Jan 2006 at 9:46, Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Hi,
I have just seen this in dpreview forum:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
If true, I hope that it is not an exemple for another
brand that we all know...
A hint of what's to come for Pentax possibly.
Rob Studdert
Op Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:46:40 +0100 schreef Jaume Lahuerta
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi,
I have just seen this in dpreview forum:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
Yes, sad :(
It's a bit unclear what really is going to happen: it seems KM will keep
on producing SLR's and
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Cheers,
Cotty
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Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Another great example of how capitalism produces more choice and
diversity. :-/
Ralf
--
Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany
private homepage:
In a message dated 1/19/2006 1:23:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Cheers,
Cotty
And the same thing couldn't happen with Pentax and Samsung?
Not trying to be a doom sayer, and
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Another great example of how capitalism produces more choice and
diversity. :-/
The way I read it one goes out, one goes in. Shame about the brand
name. Concern
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu AM 09:55:37 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT - Konica Minolta Bows Out
In a message dated 1/19/2006 1:23:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601
On Jan 19, 2006, at 3:46 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Hi,
I have just seen this in dpreview forum:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
If true, I hope that it is not an exemple for another
brand that we all know...
Regards,
Jaume
You can see the actual press releases
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not trying to be a doom sayer, and negative, but just wondering if things
might go a little different from has been speculated about on this
list. Recently.
Ha! I'm glad you added 'recently' 'cos the only way things could go
differently than is
Yes, is definitely true.
When I wrote the first message it was a thread in a
forum and a link to an (easily 'fakeable') webpage, so
I preferred to be prudent.
Now it is in the news of all digital photo websites.
Thanks,
Jaume
--- Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
On Jan 19, 2006, at
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to lens mounts
as they do to music CDs...:-)
Jostein the paranoid.
Op Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:52:43 +0100 schreef Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to lens
mounts as they do to
fra: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Op Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:52:43 +0100 schreef Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of
On Jan 19, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Jostein wrote:
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to
lens mounts
as they do to music CDs...:-)
Jostein the paranoid.
Sure, just try putting a Tamron lens on that sucker and it alerts the
FBI, CIA, NSA, and other
I am wondering if it will be sony dslr with k/m mount and zeiss lenses
(like samsung with pk and scneider)?
dying to see a panasonic with om/rodenstock :)
best,
mishka
Op Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:35:52 +0100 schreef [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
fra: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Op Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:52:43 +0100 schreef Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to have
killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share of the (profitable)
DSLR market, but then again, the *istD was on the market almost 2 years
before the Maxxum 7D arrived.
-Adam
Jaume Lahuerta wrote:
Hi,
I have just
Take for granted a Panasonic with FourThirds-mount Leica lenses.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: OT - Konica Minolta Bows Out
I am wondering if it will be sony dslr with k/m
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 01:04:54 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to have
killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share of the (profitable
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Not surprising, IMHO.
They were too late to the DSLR market (way behind Pentax, even!)
And I think they hurt themselves by diluting the Minolta name when they
merged with Konica.
mike wilson wrote:
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 01:04:54 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to have
killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share
On 1/19/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Didn't Mike Johnston buy one of those?
Yes, but he only used it to take photos of cats and flowers...
-frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jostein wrote:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to lens mounts
as they do to music CDs...:-)
Don't be silly. The
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to have
killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share of the (profitable)
DSLR market, but then again, the *istD was on the market almost 2 years
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jostein wrote:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to lens
mounts
as
Mark Roberts wrote on 19.01.06 15:00:
And this proprietary Sony Finger will be installed on your hand without
your knowledge or permission when you're not looking...
And your credit card will be charged for 500$ every month :-)
--
Balance is the ultimate good...
Best Regards
Sylwek
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 01:37:13 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
mike wilson wrote:
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 01:04:54 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 02:00:39 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT - Konica Minolta Bows Out
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jostein wrote:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1/19/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Didn't Mike Johnston buy one of those?
Yes, but he only used it to take photos of cats and flowers...
SPLORF!
Wipes coffee off computer monitor
;-)
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jostein wrote:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
On 1/19/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
SPLORF!
Wipes coffee off computer monitor
;-)
I think the Mike Johnston and cat and flower photos genre of humour
is nearing the end of the line, but I'm glad I could squeeze one more
good 'un out of it. LOL
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a
Mark Roberts wrote:
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to have
killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share of the (profitable)
DSLR market, but then again, the *istD was on the market
Mark Roberts wrote:
I kind of liked the concept behind the camera. Not necessarily the
in-camera IS (thought that's nice) but the idea of having most of the
controls accessible via external controls rather than computer-driven
menus. It resulted in an ugly camera but I'll bet it was nice to
sigh What a shame
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Jaume Lahuerta
I have just seen this in dpreview forum:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
If true, I hope that it is not an exemple for another
brand that we all know...
The future does indeed look bleak for some of the old-line camera
manufacturers.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Cotty
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
On Jan 19, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Christian wrote:
Herbert Kepler in Pop Photo had a comparison between the 7D and 5D.
Basically, why is one more expensive than the other. He liked the
controls of the 7D better because settings were not buried in menus.
I agree. I liked the 7D much better
:)
Ursprungligt meddelande
Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Datum: Jan 19, 2006 12:52:43 PM
Till: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Ärende: Re: OT - Konica Minolta Bows Out
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder
Unfortunately that would be a two and a half way split, pentax being
the half.
Ursprungligt meddelande
Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Datum: Jan 19, 2006 2:36:03 PM
Till: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Ärende: Re: OT - Konica Minolta Bows Out
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's official:
http
Well if the sky wasn't falling, maybe it was getting a little lower. Who
knows how this will turn out for Minolta users.
Tom C.
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
Date: Thu, 19 Jan
In a message dated 1/19/2006 2:21:12 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
m
p.s. Glad to see you are still here, Marnie. Your advice on Nightshade
plants has worked miracles for me. I am deeply indebted.
==
Hey, great!
Marnie aka Doe ;-)
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jostein wrote:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
This doesn't surprise me, Konica despite a long history in the industry
isn't primarily a photography company. They wanted Minolta for a lot of
reasons when they bought them, but the Camera division probably wasn't
one of them. The fact that Sony will continue to manufacture DSRL's
using the
I liked the in-camera IS idea. Keeps lens prices down.
Tom C.
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:44:52 -0500
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Unlike Minolta and Konica, Pentax is primarily a Photography company,
it's not part of a large conglomerate, and it's very identity is based
on a Camera. They may leave the photo market but they'll probably fight
tooth and nail not to. Konica had left the SLR camera market once
already. It
Lucas Rijnders wrote:
Op Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:46:40 +0100 schreef Jaume Lahuerta
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi,
I have just seen this in dpreview forum:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
Yes, sad :(
It's a bit unclear what really is going to happen: it seems KM will
keep
On 1/19/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unlike Minolta and Konica, Pentax is primarily a Photography company,
it's not part of a large conglomerate, and it's very identity is based
on a Camera. They may leave the photo market but they'll probably fight
tooth and nail not to. Konica
Looks like Sony is going to have the DSLR entry that they wanted. I
was kind of figuring a move like this might happen. KM has been in
trouble financially for several years, and Sony's been itching for a
DSLR entry point. A Sony (KM) DSLR system would not be a bad thing.
Sony brings a lot
Capitalism giveth Capitalism taketh away...
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Another great example of how capitalism produces more choice and
diversity. :-/
Ralf
--
When
It could, but Pentax as a company is much more invested in the
Photography market.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/19/2006 1:23:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Cheers,
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
film and photo developing business is left over to Noritsu. I wonder if
they, Konica, will still manufacture film, (do they still manufacture film, I
haven't seen any of theirs in a very long time).
I don't know who manufactures it where and when,
Bob Shell wrote:
On Jan 19, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Jostein wrote:
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to
lens mounts
as they do to music CDs...:-)
Jostein the paranoid.
Sure, just try putting a Tamron lens on that sucker and it alerts the
FBI, CIA,
It's Sony, why not.
Jostein wrote:
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's official:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp
Hmmm...
Wonder if Sony will introduce the same level of copy protection to lens mounts
as they do to music CDs...:-)
Jostein the
mike wilson wrote:
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 01:04:54 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to have
killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share
Ooh, if he reads this you're in trouble...
frank theriault wrote:
On 1/19/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Didn't Mike Johnston buy one of those?
Yes, but he only used it to take photos of cats and flowers...
-frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri
Well yes, but Konica makes office equipment, medical equipment,
chemicals, God knows what else. Pentax makes optical equipment,
medical, and cameras, and renamed their company after a camera.
frank theriault wrote:
On 1/19/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unlike Minolta and
: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/19 Thu PM 01:04:54 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: End of Konica Minolta brand?
Unusurprising. KM was years late to the DSLR game and it seems to
have killed them. Even Pentax has a much larger share of the
(profitable) DSLR market
In a message dated 1/19/2006 9:57:40 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Don't Pentax make more $$ from their medical imaging division than
their photography division? That's just off the top o' my head, but
I'm sure I read that somewhere recently. Time to Google!
cheers,
frank
Just read on Yahoo news that Konica-Minolta is shutting down production of
all cameras by 2007. They said this was being done because in todays
digital camera market it became too difficult to timely provide competitive
products. This will slash 3700 jobs which amounts to 11% of their work
Because Konica Minolta started working with Sony last year to develop SLR's
it makes me nervous that Pentax, which has a similar working agreement with
Samsung, will follow suit and drop their point and shoot digitals and sell
the DSLR end out to Samsung. After all Pentax had the about
You seem to exist in a parallel universe. Pentax made a profit last year,
and expect to make a profit this year.
John
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:29:31 -, dick graham
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Because Konica Minolta started working with Sony last year to develop
SLR's it makes me
On 1/19/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You seem to exist in a parallel universe. Pentax made a profit last year,
and expect to make a profit this year.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I believe that I live in
several universes at once. That way if things are going badly in
John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
dick graham wrote:
Because Konica Minolta started working with Sony last year to develop
SLR's it makes me nervous that Pentax, which has a similar working
agreement with Samsung, will follow suit and drop their point and shoot
digitals and sell
- Original Message -
From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sure, just try putting a Tamron lens on that sucker and it alerts
the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other agencies too secret to have initials.
You are immediately arrested for being a photographer, since
everyone knows that
isn't it why we haven't heard from Herb for a while?
best,
mishka
On 1/19/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You seem to exist in a parallel universe. Pentax made a profit last year,
and expect to make a profit this year.
John
Sssh!
J
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:18:56 -, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
isn't it why we haven't heard from Herb for a while?
best,
mishka
On 1/19/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You seem to exist in a parallel universe. Pentax made a profit last
year,
and expect to make
He seems to have moved on to DP Review's Pentax Forum.
Mishka wrote:
isn't it why we haven't heard from Herb for a while?
best,
mishka
On 1/19/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You seem to exist in a parallel universe. Pentax made a profit last year,
and expect to make a profit
- Original Message -
From: Mishka
Subject: Re: Konica-Minolta
isn't it why we haven't heard from Herb for a while?
I believe Herb has decided to switch brands, and I suspect mail lists as
well.
William Robb
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2005/1104_01_01.html
Bob wrote:
I was told weeks ago by an insider that Sony was determined to make the Lexus
of DSLRs,
REPLY:
You mean something that only sells in north America and Japan?
Pål
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen
Subject: Re: Sony Nikon Konica Minolta Zeiss news
I was told weeks ago by an insider that Sony was determined to make the
Lexus of DSLRs,
You mean something that only sells in north America and Japan?
We think of them as nice foreign cars
In this interview with the head of Sony in Spain he touches on all of
these topics. I find it interesting that Sony was considering buying
Nikon. Even more interesting that they are talking to Zeiss about
making lenses for their forthcoming DSLR cameras. I was told weeks ago
by an insider
It was barely an interview and something must have been lost in
translation. The most I could gather is that the Castillio doesn't
understand the SLR photography market, doesn't see the need for
interchangeable lenses, and if they are going to be interchangeable he
wants them to have have the
Well, I would say that if Sony is coming directly into the battle with
their own DSLR's, then it really behooves Pentax to find another
supplier of sensors - they would be killed by cost/accessibility of
sensors from Sony. You would have Sony, Minolta and Nikon probably
ahead of them. Seems that
Given that Samsung is now a much bigger electronics company than Sony, and
much more focussed, I would say that this is probably the best arrangement
Pentax could have made.
I am sure Samsung will wish to move pretty fast on this. My guess is that
they have a sensor on the blocks.
John
Pentax is doomed!!! Run for your lives. Sell me all your prized Pentax
equipment at fire sale prices.
Derek of Doom
In this interview with the head of Sony in Spain he touches on all of
these topics. I find it interesting that Sony was considering buying
Nikon. Even more interesting
Trying a more appropriate Subject heading:
Anyone have personal experience or an opinion re
either of the following?
1) Konica Minolta 5400 DiMage Scan Elite.
2) LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai color managment
software.
I doubtless missed related past list discussions.
Thanks..once again,
Jack
Trying a more appropriate Subject heading:
Anyone have personal experience or an opinion re
either of the following?
1) Konica Minolta 5400 DiMage Scan Elite.
2) LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai color managment
software.
I doubtless missed related past list discussions.
Thanks..once again,
Jack
Jack Davis asked:
Anyone have personal experience or an opinion re
either of the following?
1) Konica Minolta 5400 DiMage Scan Elite.
I have one. It does what it's supposed to do. There have been some reports
of unreliability. I haven't had any problems with mine but I'm only done
about 40
On Dec 10, 2004, at 8:26 AM, Jack Davis wrote:
1) Konica Minolta 5400 DiMage Scan Elite.
A friend of mine has one of these. He managed to track down people who
owned the equivalent Nikon and Canon scanners and he really wasn't that
impressed. But he's happy with the Minolta.
As for me, I just
on 18.12.03 18:57, graywolf at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nikon belong alongside Mitsubishi already.
Asahi Glass is now subsidiary of Mitsubishi too ;-P Actually it has been
since 1944 :-)))
http://www.agc.co.jp/english/company/history/history.html
But I doubt if this company has anything in
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon.
Andre
And all will end up being owned by Sony BMG LOL
Andre Langevin wrote:
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon.
Andre
Nikon belong alongside Mitsubishi already.
Pentax maybeso only independent in Nippon left.
(Methink pigeon english appropriate)
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Andre Langevin wrote:
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Joe
Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon.
Andre
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graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
You
Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Konica bought Minolta
Who's going to buy Pentax?
Not me; just spent all my spare cash on Christmas presents.
:-P
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Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
I saw an ad on TV last night for a camera and the logo on the ad was the
usual Minolta globe, but the name was Konica Minolta. Who bought who?
Bill
on 12/17/03 8:51 PM, Bill Owens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I saw an ad on TV last night for a camera and the logo on the ad was the
usual Minolta globe, but the name was Konica Minolta. Who bought who?
Konica bought Minolta.
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Sylwek
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