Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My very first 35mm camera was a Mamiya-Sekor 500TL with a 50/2 lens. Back then, they were distributed by Ponder and Best. I'll always have a special place in my heart for my Mamiya. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Williams Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:08 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya If I'm right Mamiya is in the same company as Bogen/Manfrotto, or they used to be anyway. Tripods sales will always be there. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" Subject: RE: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya > I wasn't surprised to see Fujifilm stop producing the Texas Leicas. > They were just too damned big. And I wasn't surprised to see Bronica > fold up. They were always second fiddle to Hasselblad. Contax never > really made it big in the MF area, so their withdrawal wasn't too > surprising. And Pentax is > going after the consumer digital market, so they needed to change > focus. But > Mamiya was pretty much MF only, and not going after the consumer > digital market, and was pretty well entrenched in the RB67 market. To > have them drop > the line was a bit saddening. > > And when Rolleiflex drops the TLR line, it will be even sadder. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information