Epd,
Well... I hear what you are saying. My comments were not accurate.
Sinar might have nothing to do with this, Phase could be the bad guys, Jenoptik might be totally independant from Sinar, or be extremely close to them... I don't know and am in fact not really interested in knowing.
The end result is the same. We have a promising platform that is not supported by a key MFDB manufacturer... and that pretty much makes it a no go before even starting to consider it more in details.
Either way, I am not really shopping for a new high end solution at the moment, but I hope that the situation will have evolved for the better in one year from now or so.
Cheers,
Bernard
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Bernard,
Thru many contacts in the industry, including back manufacturers, camera manufacturers, Dealer Manufactures, and Sales Reps (Factory, Independent), and others close to the industry. This is the situation I can best describe ....
There have definitely been talks between Back Manufacturers and Jenoptik. My information tells me that Phase has been involved in conversations at various times and had been close enough that it was almost announced at Photokina. Plain and simple ..... the deal has just not gotten done yet.
Obviously from both sides it comes down to money. Jenoptik wants Y ..... PHase wants to pay X. Until that gets worked out there is no deal until the market dictates one needs more than the other. The understanding right now is both are willing to wait for delivery and to see what the market decides. Jenoptik thinks the interest and demand will validate their point ......Phase thinks Jenoptik will need to make concessions for them.
It's smart business for both companies. They both are quality companies and believe their visions of how it will work out are correct. It will play out and eventually get done ....and all will be happy.