RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News

2006-12-30 Thread Jens Bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af mike wilson Sendt: 26. december 2006 19:57 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/26 Tue AM 11:26:07 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News

2006-12-27 Thread Cotty
On 26/12/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Not much glass in an endoscope - I hope. I,m sorry, I can't quite make the problem out. Time for some fast glass. Nurse! The 85 1.4, please. That's pain on a galactic scale. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News

2006-12-27 Thread David Savage
On 26/12/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Not much glass in an endoscope - I hope. I,m sorry, I can't quite make the problem out. Time for some fast glass. Nurse! The 85 1.4, please. ...thank you nurse. click Ah, I think I see the problem http://preview.tinyurl.com/b39cq

RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News

2006-12-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Mark wrote: The K10D may just be the swan-song of Pentax management - one last flash before they are gone. Then I better get one while they're still available :-) That will keep me going (with my current excellent glass collection) for another 3-4 years. No seriously: Why would teh joined forces

RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News

2006-12-26 Thread mike wilson
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/26 Tue AM 11:26:07 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News Mark wrote: The K10D may just be the swan-song of Pentax management - one last flash before they are gone. Then I better

Re: Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-22 Thread DagT
Fra: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pål Jensen wrote: Mark wrote: The question now is - what kind of camera manufacturer will Hoya be? REPLY: Theres no reason to assume they want to be a camera manufacturer. In the press release it is all about medical and optics; not

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-22 Thread John Whittingham
The imaging division will almost ceratinly be sold off to some electronics company pretty soon. Pentax don't need it anymore and Hoya never did in the first place. This is a sad day indeed... Pål No, never in my wildest dreams -:) It just isn't going to happen! John

RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-22 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
-Original Message- Unlike Hoya's relationship with Tokina and Kenko etc, this is a deal with blood exchange. Both companies became one new entity. It was just that Hoya's networth was larger than Pentax's (Pentax's capital is larger than Hoya's), but as Pentax's president said,

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-21 Thread Adam Maas
Pål Jensen wrote: Mark wrote: The question now is - what kind of camera manufacturer will Hoya be? REPLY: Theres no reason to assume they want to be a camera manufacturer. In the press release it is all about medical and optics; not electronics in digital cameras. This is a way to

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Whoa! Talk about finding that grey cloud in the silver lining. Pentax imaging division is on its most successful run in many a year. If the Pentax camera business isn't a worthwhile pursuit than the camera business in general is doomed. So much silliness. Paul On Dec 21, 2006, at 8:33 PM,

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-21 Thread Mark Cassino
Pål Jensen wrote: Theres no reason to assume they want to be a camera manufacturer. In the press release it is all about medical and optics; not electronics in digital cameras. This is a way to strenghten Pentax medical and optics division and make them less dependent on the imaging

Re: Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-21 Thread K.Takeshita
On 12/21/06 8:54 PM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But what about the fact that Hoya is already a major camera-gear manufacturer? Unlike Hoya's relationship with Tokina and Kenko etc, this is a deal with blood exchange. Both companies became one new entity. It was just that Hoya's