Snake
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All the photo enthusiasts out there, have you been keeping up?
Nikon announced they will discontinue production of all film cameras except the F6, ending 60 years of film camera production. They will also be ending production of all manual focus lenses (except 1 model) and ending enlarger & large format lenses:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06...nikon_news.asp
Konica / Minolta just announced they will get completely out of the camera business, "transferring" assets to...Sony!! Who (supposedly) will be making Minolta-compatible products
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06...minoltaout.asp
Agfa went belly up last year. Kodak is holding on with massive reorganizations (ending most film & paper products). Kyocera has apparently called it quits with the Yashica & Contax brands:
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-...?msg_id=00BMZY
And, of course, the recent Sony 5MP CCD fiasco impacting almost all major brands.
Will there be any industry left besides Canon, Nikon & Kodak?
Nikon announced they will discontinue production of all film cameras except the F6, ending 60 years of film camera production. They will also be ending production of all manual focus lenses (except 1 model) and ending enlarger & large format lenses:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06...nikon_news.asp
Konica / Minolta just announced they will get completely out of the camera business, "transferring" assets to...Sony!! Who (supposedly) will be making Minolta-compatible products
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06...minoltaout.asp
Agfa went belly up last year. Kodak is holding on with massive reorganizations (ending most film & paper products). Kyocera has apparently called it quits with the Yashica & Contax brands:
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-...?msg_id=00BMZY
And, of course, the recent Sony 5MP CCD fiasco impacting almost all major brands.
Will there be any industry left besides Canon, Nikon & Kodak?