What next ............. is the House of Leitz headed that way ?
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, 27 May, 2005 02:04 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: AgfaPhoto GmbH (Agfa Germany) bites the dust - English version
> At 10:55 AM 5/27/2005, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> >It makes me sad. It would have been nice to see another traditional
> >photo company rather than an electronics company make the transition
> >into this new age of photography.
>
> Makes me sad too. However, it appears to be the German equivalent of a
> bankruptcy protection . . . whatever that means specifically under German
> law. They have the possibility of emerging from it . . . versus
> liquidation to creditors . . . but what they will be when (and if) they do
> is undoubtedly up in the air.
>
> Agfa was at one time the sole powerhouse competitor to Kodak. Since WWII
> that shifted and Agfa (like so many Germany photography related companies)
> never emerged from the war to what they once were . . . and have remained a
> poor #3 behind Kodak and Fuji for some time now.
>
> My biggest worry is what will happen to Scala 200X . . . one of the most
> unique films on the market . . . and one Agfa product that I use.
>
> -- John Lind
>
>
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