Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Hummm...? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Actually the Honeywell deal, was the other way around. Pentax wanted to get control of their own distribution in a major market. Without Pentax Honeywell had nothing of any substance to sell... graywolf wrote: First Minolta bought Textronics which made them broke. Then Konica bought Minolta which probably made them broke. Wonder who will buy Konica now? GRIN OTOH, probably the only reason that they are not available in Canada is that the independent distributor went belly up. As soon as they find a new one they will most likely be back. This kind of thing happens in markets too small for the company to set up their own distributorship. Even in the US, remember when Honeywell was the Pentax distributor? When they went out of the photography business Pentax had to take over themselves. The US was too big a market to ignor. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Apparently Konolta is in worse shape than we thought. (Now here's something to start a stampede away from a brand name). Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
On Oct 5, 2005, at 4:52 PM, William Robb wrote: You can solve a lot of problems with a chainsaw. To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. -- Homer Simpson
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Actually the Honeywell deal, was the other way around. Pentax wanted to get control of their own distribution in a major market. Without Pentax Honeywell had nothing of any substance to sell... graywolf wrote: First Minolta bought Textronics which made them broke. Then Konica bought Minolta which probably made them broke. Wonder who will buy Konica now? GRIN OTOH, probably the only reason that they are not available in Canada is that the independent distributor went belly up. As soon as they find a new one they will most likely be back. This kind of thing happens in markets too small for the company to set up their own distributorship. Even in the US, remember when Honeywell was the Pentax distributor? When they went out of the photography business Pentax had to take over themselves. The US was too big a market to ignor. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Apparently Konolta is in worse shape than we thought. (Now here's something to start a stampede away from a brand name). Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
On Oct 5, 2005, at 9:05 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Actually the Honeywell deal, was the other way around. Pentax wanted to get control of their own distribution in a major market. Without Pentax Honeywell had nothing of any substance to sell... Is that the same Honeywell that's currently valued at $31 billion (and was nearly sold in 2000 to General Electric for $45b)? Darn it, now I'm going to have to read Asterix and the Goths again... - Dave
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
William Robb wrote: You can solve a lot of problems with a chainsaw. I suppose so but I think dynamite is a more elegant solution. Tom Reese
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
You's guys are really crude. I've always gone with vice grips and a bigger hammer. Powell William Robb wrote: You can solve a lot of problems with a chainsaw. I suppose so but I think dynamite is a more elegant solution. Tom Reese
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Well I was speaking Photographically, (their Heiland division), the rest of the company was doing quite well actually... David Mann wrote: On Oct 5, 2005, at 9:05 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Actually the Honeywell deal, was the other way around. Pentax wanted to get control of their own distribution in a major market. Without Pentax Honeywell had nothing of any substance to sell... Is that the same Honeywell that's currently valued at $31 billion (and was nearly sold in 2000 to General Electric for $45b)? Darn it, now I'm going to have to read Asterix and the Goths again... - Dave -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
There's no problem in human relations that can't be solved by the proper application of high explosives. Tom Reese wrote: William Robb wrote: You can solve a lot of problems with a chainsaw. I suppose so but I think dynamite is a more elegant solution. Tom Reese -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
RE: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
They are however, able to buy more chainsaw brands than all the other 3rd world countries combined. ;-) That makes up for it. Tom C. From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 17:00:37 -0400 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
First Minolta bought Textronics which made them broke. Then Konica bought Minolta which probably made them broke. Wonder who will buy Konica now? GRIN OTOH, probably the only reason that they are not available in Canada is that the independent distributor went belly up. As soon as they find a new one they will most likely be back. This kind of thing happens in markets too small for the company to set up their own distributorship. Even in the US, remember when Honeywell was the Pentax distributor? When they went out of the photography business Pentax had to take over themselves. The US was too big a market to ignor. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Apparently Konolta is in worse shape than we thought. (Now here's something to start a stampede away from a brand name). Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Konica Minolta Canada was a wholly owned subsidiary of KM. They've now got a Independant Distributer, but before it was directly owned. -Adam graywolf wrote: First Minolta bought Textronics which made them broke. Then Konica bought Minolta which probably made them broke. Wonder who will buy Konica now? GRIN OTOH, probably the only reason that they are not available in Canada is that the independent distributor went belly up. As soon as they find a new one they will most likely be back. This kind of thing happens in markets too small for the company to set up their own distributorship. Even in the US, remember when Honeywell was the Pentax distributor? When they went out of the photography business Pentax had to take over themselves. The US was too big a market to ignor. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Apparently Konolta is in worse shape than we thought. (Now here's something to start a stampede away from a brand name). Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at 11:39 AM, graywolf wrote: First Minolta bought Textronics which made them broke. Then Konica bought Minolta which probably made them broke. Wonder who will buy Konica now? GRIN OTOH, probably the only reason that they are not available in Canada is that the independent distributor went belly up. As soon as they find a new one they will most likely be back. This kind of thing happens in markets too small for the company to set up their own distributorship. Even in the US, remember when Honeywell was the Pentax distributor? When they went out of the photography business Pentax had to take over themselves. The US was too big a market to ignor. Here's a link to the Forbes story: http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2005/09/07/ afx2212074.html Bob
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: RE: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada They are however, able to buy more chainsaw brands than all the other 3rd world countries combined. ;-) That makes up for it. You can solve a lot of problems with a chainsaw. William Robb
OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian Now, THAT's a puzzlement, isn't it... Not a clue here. keith Unless it was the terminally stupid corporate name they chose for their new conglomerate identity.
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
On 10/3/05, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! I think it was Dave Brooks' fault... -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
keith_w wrote: Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian Now, THAT's a puzzlement, isn't it... Not a clue here. keith Unless it was the terminally stupid corporate name they chose for their new conglomerate identity. More like not having distribution in Canada's major Photo chain, Black's (Which carries Pentax, Nikon, Olympus and Canon, but not KM, likely due to Black's going massively over to digital a couple years ago) -Adam
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Apparently Konolta is in worse shape than we thought. (Now here's something to start a stampede away from a brand name). Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! I think it's what they didn't do (buy enough Konolta cameras). I hope Brooksie and Theriault can live with their guilty consciences. I don't think Robb will have any trouble. He doesn't appear to have one. Tom Reese
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) .. Apparently, we don't buy their product. William Robb
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
- Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada I hope Brooksie and Theriault can live with their guilty consciences. I don't think Robb will have any trouble. He doesn't appear to have one. As part of my mental preparations for becoming a home renovations contractor, I felt the concience had to go. William Robb
