What a shame. Maybe it's time to finally visit Goteborg. Do Hassleblad have a vistors centre or such?
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. maj 2004 08:56 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Hasselblad gives notice to 50 Classic MF camera maker Hasselblad has been taken by surprise by the quick shift from film to digital. Half a year ago they let 25 employees go, and now they've given notice to another 50 -- of currently 180. "The market is weak, especially in Europe," says managing director Lars Pappila. "The whole business is shrinking with 30--50 percent, and our decrease is at about 15 percent." Hasselblad is developing on a new digital camera line and hope to get it to market during 2004. Lars Pappila talks about a dramatic change that gives extra efect for the production side, since digital cameras don't require the same amount of manufacturing work as the old film technology. Papilla still claims that film offers the best quality but admits that digital cameras now gives good enough results for more and more customers. During 2003 Hasselblad had a turnover of about $78 million. anders -- quoting swedish daily newspaper dn ------------------------- http://anders.hultman.nu/ med dagens bild och allt!
