Re: [Leica] AGFA stop selling Digital Cameras ?

[shino@ubspainewebber.com]

for us yahoos who don't speak french here's the 
babelfish (http://world.altavista.com/tr) translation:

- -rei

Agfa stops the numerical photograph

All is not pink in the numerical photograph: in spite of
sales in very big rise, certain manufacturers must face
losses record. After Polaroid, it is Agfa which lowers
the arms and which announces officially its withdrawal
of the market of the numerical photograph general
public.

The strong progression of the numerical sales of
apparatuses general public makes illusion and lets
imagine a market in full form. In fact, the majority of the manufacturers
display very high losses. It is more particularly true side of the photo "
traditional " forms which, fault of having known to undertake at the
appropriate time the developments necessary, are forced to proceed to a massive
subcontracting. A few weeks ago, Polaroid had announced losses record and its
withdrawal partial of the market of the photograph general public. It is today
the turn of Agfa, which lowers officially the arms and announces its decision
not to produce a photoscopes more.

Historically, the numerical apparatuses Agfa were always bought to other
manufacturers. One remembers the time of the numerical reflex camera Agfa,
which was not other than reetiquete Minolta. Agfa, since, continued to make its
races a little everywhere, without really offering innovating products (the
current series CL, in spite of their beautiful preparing, show a significant
technological delay).

This advertisement relates to the NUMERICAL CAMERAS, to in no case the
scanners... which, them, continue their normal career. 

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> From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
> 
> According to French Magazine "Chasseur d'Images", Agfa will stop selling
> digital cameras.
> 
> <http://www.photim.com/Infos/UneInfo.asp?N=319>
>