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Title: another Japanese icon bites the dust
Post by: john9001 on January 19, 2006, 12:12:14 PM

konica minolta sells camera business to sony.

Title: another Japanese icon bites the dust
Post by: CMC Airboss on January 19, 2006, 01:50:48 PM

More info

 http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html (http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html)

Basically:  
- Sony is planning to develop digital SLR cameras compatible with Maxxum/Dynax lens mount system, so that the current Maxxum/Dynax users will be able to continue to use them with Sony’s digital SLR cameras. In addition, we will consign camera service operations for Konica Minolta, Konica,Minolta brand cameras and related equipment to Sony.

Title: another Japanese icon bites the dust
Post by: straffo on January 19, 2006, 02:55:26 PM

Holly crap !

I'm alone resisting to the digtal camera ?
(I feel like being a dinosaure :))

Title: another Japanese icon bites the dust
Post by: nirvana on January 19, 2006, 04:31:54 PM

I won't touch Digital Cameras.  Too many buttons.

Title: Re: another Japanese icon bites the dust
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on January 19, 2006, 04:46:18 PM

Quote

Originally posted by john9001
konica minolta sells camera business to sony.

And to add insult to injury, the head of Sony is a big, fat hairy white guy.  :)

Dontcha just love it when things work in reverse?