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Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?

Started Feb 25, 2009 | Discussion thread

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Karl Piers

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Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?

Feb 25, 2009

I suspect Canon and Sony will ride things out. What about the rest? Any chance Pentax, Nikon, Sigma, Panasonic, Tokina, Tamron or Leica will not make it through the year?

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Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	Karl Piers	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	Anastigmat	Feb 25, 2009
Who would have bet Minolta would be gone (nt.)	mandm	Feb 25, 2009
Not Gone	Gary Martin	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Who would have bet Minolta would be gone (nt.)	This is not a real name	Feb 26, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	bobn2	Feb 25, 2009
Leica lenses for Panasonic	Ehrik	Feb 26, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	Yakoub	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	This is not a real name	Feb 27, 2009
Depends on factors outside photography	Peter 1745	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Depends on factors outside photography	HerbChong	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Depends on factors outside photography	Erwin Buske	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Depends on factors outside photography	Peter 1745	Feb 26, 2009
As I see it	Colly	Feb 28, 2009
Re: As I see it	Colly	Mar 2, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	Erwin Buske	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	MusicDoctorDJ	Feb 25, 2009
just a matter of time	linuxworks	Feb 25, 2009
B&L (wall-E)	rhlpetrus	Feb 26, 2009
Re: just a matter of time	irish-george	Feb 27, 2009
Re: just a matter of time	linuxworks	Feb 27, 2009
Re: just a matter of time	martynk	Feb 27, 2009
Re: just a matter of time	irish-george	Feb 27, 2009
Re: just a matter of time	irish-george	Feb 27, 2009
Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic Fujifilm are most solid ...	BJL	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic Fujifilm are most solid ...	This is not a real name	Feb 26, 2009
about DSLRs from Fujifilm, Sigma and Pentax	BJL	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic Fujifilm are most solid ...	Riccati	Mar 3, 2009
Which ones will merge?	TrapperJohn	Feb 25, 2009
Re: Which ones will merge?	misha marinsky3	Feb 25, 2009
Leica isn't on the block - yet.	TrapperJohn	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Leica isn't on the block - yet.	linuxworks	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Leica isn't on the block - yet.	SLove	Mar 2, 2009
Re: Leica isn't on the block - yet.	SLove	Mar 2, 2009
Mergers or closures?	Peter 1745	Feb 26, 2009
Re: Mergers or closures?	rgmoore	Feb 26, 2009
Re: Mergers or closures?	irish-george	Feb 27, 2009
Peter... it really depends	Marty4650	Feb 27, 2009
Hmm, I'm not completely with you	Jonas Palm	Feb 27, 2009
The decision to go w/ different sensor size is ultimately the reason O will quit 4/3	whatever8	Feb 27, 2009
Re: The decision to go w/ different sensor size is ultimately the reason O will quit	MarkusDaaniel	Feb 27, 2009
Re: The decision to go w/ different sensor size is ultimately the reason O will quit	MusicDoctorDJ	Feb 27, 2009
Re: The decision to go w/ different sensor size is ultimately the reason O will quit	whatever8	Feb 27, 2009
Re: The decision to go w/ different sensor size is ultimately the reason O will quit	ManuH	Feb 27, 2009
Corporate identity	TrapperJohn	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Peter... it really depends	This is not a real name	Feb 28, 2009
I Predict...	R Johns	Feb 28, 2009
look at SLR system survival, not companies	BJL	Feb 26, 2009
Re: look at SLR system survival, not companies	Nikonparrothead	Feb 27, 2009
Camera obituary predictors	onesidedcoin	Feb 25, 2009
Short-term it is finaces not products.	schmaud	Feb 26, 2009
Re: "What about the rest?"	BRJR	Feb 26, 2009
Re: Ritz and Nikon	Shomari	Feb 26, 2009
Re: Ritz and Nikon	rgmoore	Feb 26, 2009
my take on the ones you mentioned	irish-george	Feb 27, 2009
Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers and	plusiotis	Feb 27, 2009
I don't know where you are, but...	irish-george	Feb 27, 2009
Mount Trolympus...	Joseph S Wisniewski	Feb 27, 2009
Re: I don't know where you are, but...	poliscijustin	Feb 27, 2009
Seen them on the streets of Toronto...	Mike_PEAT	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Seen them on the streets of Toronto...	irish-george	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Seen them on the streets of Toronto...	fldspringer	Mar 1, 2009
Re: I don't know where you are, but...	Jay Turberville	Feb 27, 2009
Re: I don't know where you are, but...	TOF guy	Mar 2, 2009
OK, but where is their micro-4/3 camera?	rocklobster	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	PhotoTraveler	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Joele	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	MarkusDaaniel	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	PhotoTraveler	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Joele	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Joele	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Stu 5	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Cultured Vulture	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Rriley	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	ManuH	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Marty4650	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Joele	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Chris59	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	MusicDoctorDJ	Feb 27, 2009
Toyota and GM come to mind!	Tim the Grey	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Chris59	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	MusicDoctorDJ	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Clement Noise	Feb 28, 2009
Olympus and Sony jostling for #3 in DSLRs over recent years	BJL	Feb 27, 2009
Why does market share matter?	Marty4650	Feb 27, 2009
post addressed profitability as well as market share	BJL	Feb 28, 2009
Re: post addressed profitability as well as market share	Marty4650	Feb 28, 2009
economies of scale on R&D etc.	BJL	Feb 28, 2009
R&D costs can be huge	Marty4650	Feb 28, 2009
Sony sensor vs Sony DSLR	BJL	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Sony sensor vs Sony DSLR	PhotoTraveler	Mar 1, 2009
published analyst's reports quoted in these forums	BJL	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Why does market share matter?	PhotoTraveler	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Why does market share matter?	MusicDoctorDJ	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Why does market share matter?	fldspringer	Mar 1, 2009
prove to me that Honda is losing money now...	exp1orer	Mar 1, 2009
The bottom line against Olympus...	Mike_PEAT	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	tkbslc	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	mring1	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	tkbslc	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	irish-george	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Olympus are safe .... simply because they are the only innovative dslr producers	Jyrki Leskelä	Feb 28, 2009
Forgot the most important one...	Jyrki Leskelä	Mar 1, 2009
Olympus, Fuji, Pentax, Sigma, and probably Sony...	Joseph S Wisniewski	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Olympus, Fuji, Pentax, Sigma, and probably Sony...	Karl Piers	Feb 27, 2009
How Sony acquired Minolta's DSLR business...	Joseph S Wisniewski	Feb 28, 2009
Not very credible	roweraay	Mar 2, 2009
I agree, you are not credible	Joseph S Wisniewski	Mar 2, 2009
Re: Not very credible	This is not a real name	Mar 2, 2009
Even worse than that...	Joseph S Wisniewski	Mar 3, 2009
Re: Not very credible	MusicDoctorDJ	Mar 3, 2009
Re: Olympus, Fuji, Pentax, Sigma, and probably Sony...	shay guevara	Feb 27, 2009
Guiness Body?	Tim the Grey	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Guiness Body?	shay guevara	Feb 27, 2009
Need a Talisker?	Leonard Migliore	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Olympus, Fuji, Pentax, Sigma, and probably Sony...	AlexanderVC	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Olympus, Fuji, Pentax, Sigma, and probably Sony...	Two Truths	Mar 1, 2009
Recent Decisions Will Haunt Everyone	George Sears	Feb 27, 2009
Re: Recent Decisions Will Haunt Everyone	MusicDoctorDJ	Feb 27, 2009
you know who you forgot?	irish-george	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	Gun1	Feb 27, 2009
More Importantly	bearzimages	Feb 27, 2009
Re: More Importantly	PhotoTraveler	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	jvanwees	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	whatever8	Feb 28, 2009
Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	Phixel	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	Karl Piers	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	FTW	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	Karl Piers	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	Phixel	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	Marty4650	Feb 28, 2009
Re: Nikon and Panasonic fear for their profits	FTW	Feb 28, 2009
i'd take oly off the list for now	tex	Feb 28, 2009
Re: i'd take oly off the list for now	MusicDoctorDJ	Feb 28, 2009
When did you un-retire? (nt)	tedbucky	Mar 1, 2009
Re: i'd take oly off the list for now	Clement Noise	Feb 28, 2009
Re: i'd take oly off the list for now	Rriley	Feb 28, 2009
Re: i'd take oly off the list for now	Clement Noise	Feb 28, 2009
Sigma, Pentax, Fuji, Olympus (nt)	Dayo	Feb 28, 2009
Naw, the innovative ones...	irish-george	Feb 28, 2009
Smaller manafacturers	shay guevara	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Smaller manafacturers	fldspringer	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	bikinchris	Mar 1, 2009
Re: Which camera / lens manufacturers will go bankrupt?	Karl Piers	Mar 1, 2009
Nikon and Canon to merge? (nt)	elboertie2	Mar 2, 2009
Re: Nikon and Canon to merge? (nt)	bikinchris	Mar 2, 2009
Re: Nikon and Canon to merge? (nt)	irish-george	Mar 3, 2009
Rollei (Franke & Heidecke)	BJL	Mar 2, 2009
Sometimes, I hate being right...	Joseph S Wisniewski	Mar 3, 2009
Canon (n/t)	exp1orer	Mar 3, 2009

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