Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Pentax K1000 was made in Singapore, I think. And it was a solid camera. The CV Bessaflex is not nearly as "heavy", has a wonderful viewfinder. Perhaps CV will start making the Bessaflex in Nikon, PentaxK, and other mounts once those companies decide to deep-six their film cameras for good. 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 Douglas Sharp Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:49 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica Minolta to quit photo market I predict that there'll be a spate of Chinese built clones of Minoltas Nikons Konicas Pentaxes etc etc (probably built with original machines picked up from where they all used to be made ......... and when their act is totally together......... Leicas???? The chance is too big for China's camera and optical industry to miss. Douglas Jeffery Smith wrote: >The last one standing will have a monopoly on the film camera market. I >predict LOMO or Holga (Dianas are no longer made). > >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 Don >Dory >Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:38 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica Minolta to quit photo market > > >Well boys and girls, let me make another prediction, Pentax will be out >in two years, Olympus in three, and I don't give Kodak five years in >the camera business. All their sales numbers are not so good and it >really s***ks to be number five, six, and seven in a very competitive >world market. > >Companies that will be standing include Canon, Sony, Panasonic, and >NIkon(maybe). There will be a huge confluence of photography with >phones and MP3 players for the masses. If you can't be in those >markets then you will be out. > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > >On 1/19/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>You can read about it here: >> >><http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4627002.stm> >> >>Selling to Sony. "Too competitive" >> >>Adam >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > > >_______________________________________________ >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