Rob's right. That's exactly what it means. Pentax as an 'independent' corporate entity will no longer exist. They are essentially a brand name of Hoya Corporation.
Whether that translates to consumers, since they'll continue to see simply Pentax (I assume) on the gear, is another matter. Whether it is good for Pentax owners and enthusiasts remains to be seen. Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Hoya outlines Pentax camera plans >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 22:13:58 -0400 > >That's only your cynical interpretation of nonsense posts. I'll wait >and see what the real story might be. >Paul >On Jul 4, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > > > On 05/07/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> That's an even looser translation:-). You guys are a hoot. > > > > Pentax is no longer, and what 100% ownership actually means is that > > all existing Pentax shares which have not been bought by Hoya will be > > converted to Hoya shares. Hoot or not. > > > > -- > > Rob Studdert > > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO > > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
