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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: PdF on July 01, 2011, 09:21:05 am

Title: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: PdF on July 01, 2011, 09:21:05 am

http://www.dslrmagazine.com/breves/noticias-breves/hoya-vende-pentax-a-ricoh.html (http://www.dslrmagazine.com/breves/noticias-breves/hoya-vende-pentax-a-ricoh.html)

Enter the moving world of capitalism...

PdF

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: PdF on July 01, 2011, 09:47:05 am

In English language :

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/ricoh-hoya-idUSL3E7I10G620110701 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/ricoh-hoya-idUSL3E7I10G620110701)

PdF

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: Go Go on July 01, 2011, 10:00:29 am

Copiers and cameras is the new synergy?

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: michael on July 01, 2011, 10:22:04 am

Do some research. Ricoh has been a respected camera maker for many, many years.

Michael

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: fredjeang on July 01, 2011, 10:39:28 am

Yes,

I prefer Pentax in the hands of Ricoh than Hoya to be honest.

Actually, Ricoh is on the very few camera makers that can build a proper camera design and well implemented menu. If you have ever tried a Ricoh camera you will see what I mean.

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on July 01, 2011, 10:50:41 am

Now if Zeiss would buy Ricoh ... ;)

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: ErikKaffehr on July 01, 2011, 11:06:35 am

Hi,

I agree with Michael, we simply need to wait and see.

Canon is also making a loofa of printers and copiers, BTW.

Best regards
Erik

Quote from: michael on July 01, 2011, 10:22:04 am

Do some research. Ricoh has been a respected camera maker for many, many years.

Michael

Title: Re: Ricoh to acquire Pentax
Post by: BernardLanguillier on July 01, 2011, 06:31:02 pm

I whould guess that this should have no impact on the successor of the 645D whose design must be well under way.

Cheers,
Bernard