----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Studdert"
Subject: RE: OT: New EC law forces Hasselblad to discontinue XPan camera
On 25 Mar 2006 at 13:39, Tim Øsleby wrote:
I am convinced the manufacturers have been waiting for this. What
surprises
me is that they thought we would believe this nonsense.
Too true, though if they are only assembling units from stocks of old
leaded
boards then maybe there is a little credence to it.
Even if they weren't, there are manufacturing changes required to switch
from lead solder to silver solder. If Fuji didn't think they were going to
recoup the cost of change of manufacturing, then that would have left
Hasselblad with no camera to sell.
Fuji has always been a cherry picker company. They won't do anything at a
loss if they don't have to.
William Robb
