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Subject: [Leica] Konica Minolta to quit photo market
From: AHGRAVES at prodigy.net (AHGRAVES@prodigy.net)
Date: Fri Jan 20 07:42:24 2006

Point recognized. On the other hand, Canon is able to 
deliver almost every new model, in reasonable 
quantity, soon after it is announced. My friend sells 
a lot of Canon and Nikon: no one seemed to want 
Minolta.

Allen
--- Original Message ---
From: Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica Minolta to quit photo 
market

>If model naming would be deciding, Canon should be 
dead twice:
>
>EOS 1D
>EOS 1Ds
>EOS 1D Mk II
>EOS 1D Mk II N 
>EOS 1Ds Mk II
>EOS 5D
>EOS 10D
>EOS 20D
>EOS 20Da
>EOS D30
>EOS D60
>EOS 350D
>
>The 350D must be the best and the 1D to 5D the cheap 
ones, am I right? What about a new EOS D40000DsII Mk 
IV N-2c 6A Beta3?
>Didier
>
>
>
>>+I was talking with my local camera store owner a 
few 
>>months ago aboutMinolta. His opinion was that 
Minolta 
>>was dead in the U.S. market before digital became a 
>>factor. The naming of models was unbelievably 
confusing (see 
>>http://www.photozone.de/2Equipment/minoltacamera.htm
>>for examples)
>
>
>
>
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