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Found an interesting interview on a Sony website today. Have been trying to ponder where it will all lead. http://www.sony.net/Products/dslr/interview1.html Tony |
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"Tony Walker" wrote: Hi All Found an interesting interview on a Sony website today. Have been trying to ponder where it will all lead. Towards Nikon needing a new source for dSLR sensors... http://www.sony.net/Products/dslr/interview1.html Still, 20 new lenses is a lot of lenses. (A quick glance through the annual Japanese review of all current AF lenses shows that the (Konica) Minolta lenses range from solid performers to excellent performers, albeit at list prices that are a tad high. Maybe Sony inherited a stable of excellent lens designers and decided to let them do their thing.) David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan |
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"David J. Littleboy" wrote in message ... "Tony Walker" wrote: Hi All Found an interesting interview on a Sony website today. Have been trying to ponder where it will all lead. Towards Nikon needing a new source for dSLR sensors... And that was my first thought when I heard Sony acquired K-M's camera business. Sony doesn't seem to mind selling small sensors to the competition, but this may be a little different. If they want to become the premier player in that market, they can't share the sensors any more than Canon can share theirs; that's self-defeating. I believe this will lead to a Nikon-Fuji merger or acquisition. Maybe a Kodak-Nikon merger. Clearly, Nikon needs a stable source of sensors, and their camera bodies and lenses complement the sensors produced by Fuji or Kodak, or maybe some other sensor maker very well. They have a professional and amateur following, and own some of the finest glass in the business, but without sensors, they're dead meat. We'll see. The shake-out will continue for some time. http://www.sony.net/Products/dslr/interview1.html Still, 20 new lenses is a lot of lenses. (A quick glance through the annual Japanese review of all current AF lenses shows that the (Konica) Minolta lenses range from solid performers to excellent performers, albeit at list prices that are a tad high. Maybe Sony inherited a stable of excellent lens designers and decided to let them do their thing.) David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan |
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