Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/10

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Subject: [Leica] When 12mp is just not enough
From: weiljr at earthlink.net (weiljr)
Date: Thu Jul 10 08:13:38 2008
 
http://www.shriro.com/
A company based in HK.
If you look to the left you will see a Hasselblad link.
JW


-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net>
>Sent: Jul 10, 2008 7:47 AM
>To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] When 12mp is just not enough
>
>No.  An Asian Company purchased both and then "arranged" a merger...... in
>which Hasselblad's name remained and Imacon's management won out.  The
>Swedes are totally in the minority.
>
>Hasselblad is now run by Danes and owned by Asians....
>
>BTW, I have forgotten who bought them or the country of owners.... Hong
>Kong?  Taiwan?  Singapore?
>
>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
>
>I thought they bought Imacon?
>
>Kodak sensors, Fuji lenses, Swedish and Chinese owners. And they are banging
>
>out cameras every year.
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>
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