Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]and sorry for the typing and probable linguistic errors Op 2-jan-06, om 19:16 heeft Philippe Orlent het volgende geschreven: > translation of the article all these rumours are based upon: > > 'Wednesday; dec. 28th, 2005 > 'Canon takes over Leica' > > The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbum states that shattering > business news is to be expected in the following days: a possible > take over by the Japanese Canon of the photography part of the > Leica company. > This merger should materialise in 2006, followed by the marketing > of by new products under a mutual name in 2007. > the news follows the earlier this week announced cooperation > between Nikon and Carl Zeiss (with the purpose to develop Zeiss > lenses with Nikon F fitting) > Both Canon as Leica refrain from any commet at this moment. We > therefor should wait for an official announcment.' > > So lots of possibles, ifs, shoulds etc. > > > > Op 2-jan-06, om 18:53 heeft Thinkofcole@aol.com het volgende > geschreven: > >> >> I asked Janco, the man who runs Jancology.com, to clarify where >> he got his >> report about Asahi Simbun and the following below in his >> reply...He said he >> got it "third hand" in German, the text of which is also >> below ...bob cole >> Update:Sorry for all the fuss, I got this information _3rd hand_ >> (http://jan_edward.blogspot.com/2005/12/canon-neemt-leica- >> over.html) and can?t confirm >> this. From one point this would be good news as canon has some >> more money to >> spend then Leica at the moment. From the other side you would >> wonder what will >> be left from this authentic camera manufacturer when the merger >> is going to >> happen. >> >> >> woensdag, december 28, 2005 >> "Canon neemt Leica over" >> >> >> Volgens het Japanse dagblad Asahi Shimbun is in de komende dagen >> opzienbarend bedrijfsnieuws te verwachten, en wel over een op >> handen staande overname >> van het fotografie-deel van Leica door het Japanse Canon. Deze >> samensmelting >> zou in 2006 zijn beslag moeten krijgen, waarop in 2007 nieuwe >> produkten onder >> een gemeenschappelijke naam op de markt moeten komen. Dit nieuws >> volgt op de >> eerder deze week aangekondigde samenwerking van Nikon met Carl >> Zeiss (met als >> doel het ontwikkelen van Zeiss-obejectieven met Nikon-F vatting). >> >> Zowel Canon als Leica onthouden zich vooralsnog van commentaar. >> Het wachten >> is derhalve op een _offici?le mededeling_ >> (http://www.leica-camera.com/unternehmen/presse/index_e.html) . >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >