Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sounds all to familiar. Rob Studdert wrote: On 22 Feb 2005 at 20:22, Peter J. Alling wrote: I see it that way too. It kind of makes you wonder how these guys get picked. I've worked for too many companies where everyone, except top management, knew the light at the end of the tunnel was the

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Feb 2005 at 20:22, Peter J. Alling wrote: > I see it that way too. It kind of makes you wonder how these guys get > picked. I've worked for too many > companies where everyone, except top management, knew the light at the > end of the tunnel was the on coming train. Unfortunately very f

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Rob Studdert wrote: On 22 Feb 2005 at 19:31, Herb Chong wrote: they would develop for Leica R if they bought the company. if i were Panasonic, i would. i am guessing that no matter what happens, Leica will not exist as a separate company in 2 years. they are selling the Leica R digital back a

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Feb 2005 at 19:31, Herb Chong wrote: > they would develop for Leica R if they bought the company. if i were > Panasonic, i would. i am guessing that no matter what happens, Leica will > not exist as a separate company in 2 years. they are selling the Leica R > digital back at $4500 using

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Herb Chong
day, February 22, 2005 6:12 AM Subject: Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?) I would be surprised if they went Leica R. According to reports on the Leica forum, Leica is in deep financial trouble and may not be around much longer. Paul

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Panasonic's been on the FourThirds development agreement for a while. Recently, they announced a collaborative relationship with Olympus and Leica ... If Leica tanks out, I suspect Panasonic will buy up the lens design/engineering team assets. I would certainly expect Panasonic to produce a FourT

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Jim Colwell
w.com/news/0501/05011301panasonicfourthirds.asp Jim www.jcolwell.ca > From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Subject: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?) > i've heard, but not from any reliable source, that Panasonic and Sony are planning to enter the DSLR market in the next year. ye

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Rob Studdert wrote on 22.02.05 5:50: >> i've heard, but not from any reliable source, that Panasonic and Sony are >> planning to enter the DSLR market in the next year. yet the people who are >> saying this are people who are supposed to be on top of these things. they >> aren't sure and i'm not s

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Panasonic would either go proprietary, 4/3, or an outside chance at Leica R. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:50 PM Subject: Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?) On 21 Feb 2005 at 22:14, Herb Chong w

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-22 Thread Herb Chong
1, 2005 11:50 PM Subject: Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?) On 21 Feb 2005 at 22:14, Herb Chong wrote: i've heard, but not from any reliable source, that Panasonic and Sony are planning to enter the DSLR market in the next year. yet the people who are saying this are people who are supposed to be o

Re: Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Feb 2005 at 22:14, Herb Chong wrote: > i've heard, but not from any reliable source, that Panasonic and Sony are > planning to enter the DSLR market in the next year. yet the people who are > saying this are people who are supposed to be on top of these things. they > aren't sure and i'm no

Yet Another Rumor (YAR?)

2005-02-21 Thread Herb Chong
i've heard, but not from any reliable source, that Panasonic and Sony are planning to enter the DSLR market in the next year. yet the people who are saying this are people who are supposed to be on top of these things. they aren't sure and i'm not sure either, but there you have it. Herb...