Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Soo wee noticeed ............... let us it do! B. On 2-jan-2006, at 20:51, nathan.wajsman@planet.nl wrote: > Not only is the language Dutch and not German, as others have pointed > out, but the story is all wrong too. Now that we know that Leica is > being taken private by Jon Stanton and cohorts, the logical next step > is for newly reinvigorated Leica company to make a hostile takeover > bid for Canon and thereby get rid of those Japanese imposters and > their > newfangled autofocus and sensors and what not in one fell swoop. > > BTW, and totally irrelevant to the above...the vodka is good here in > Poland, and cheap too :-) > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, Netherlands > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.fotosevilla.com > http://www.fotocycle.nl > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > > ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- > Van: Thinkofcole@aol.com > Datum: maandag, januari 2, 2006 6:53 pm > Onderwerp: [Leica] further info on Leica ''sale'' > >> >> I asked Janco, the man who runs Jancology.com, to clarify where he >> got his >> report about Asahi Simbun and the following below in his >> reply...He said he >> got it "third hand" in German, the text of which is also below >> ...bob cole >> Update:Sorry for all the fuss, I got this information _3rd hand_ >> (http://jan_edward.blogspot.com/2005/12/canon-neemt-leica- >> over.html) and can?t confirm >> this. From one point this would be good news as canon has some >> more money to >> spend then Leica at the moment. From the other side you would >> wonder what will >> be left from this authentic camera manufacturer when the merger >> is going to >> happen. >> >> >> woensdag, december 28, 2005 >> "Canon neemt Leica over" >> >> >> Volgens het Japanse dagblad Asahi Shimbun is in de komende dagen >> opzienbarend bedrijfsnieuws te verwachten, en wel over een op >> handen staande overname >> van het fotografie-deel van Leica door het Japanse Canon. Deze >> samensmelting >> zou in 2006 zijn beslag moeten krijgen, waarop in 2007 nieuwe >> produkten onder >> een gemeenschappelijke naam op de markt moeten komen. Dit nieuws >> volgt op de >> eerder deze week aangekondigde samenwerking van Nikon met Carl >> Zeiss (met als >> doel het ontwikkelen van Zeiss-obejectieven met Nikon-F vatting). >> >> Zowel Canon als Leica onthouden zich vooralsnog van commentaar. >> Het wachten >> is derhalve op een _offici?le mededeling_ >> (http://www.leica-camera.com/unternehmen/presse/index_e.html) . >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information