RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News

2006-12-30 Thread Jens Bladt
Skype: jensbladt248 -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:

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." "Ah, I think I see the problem"

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, Plac

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" > Subject: RE: Hoya - Pentax Merger - Sad News > > Mark wrote: > >The K10D may just be the swan-song of Pentax management

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 force

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: 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 med

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 sa

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

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 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, Pål

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 i

Hoya - Pentax Merger? - Sad News

2006-12-21 Thread Pål Jensen
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 strenghten Pentax medical and