Who will bail on DSLRs first, Sony or Olympus?
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From: RichA on 27 Jun 2010 10:55 Olympus appears to be headed in that direction. There seems to be little if any indication they will continue to support them, having put all their eggs into the micro 4/3rds basket. However, Sony, even though they make no money on DSLRs (according to some sources, anyway) have a lot more money than Olympus and can keep up the DSLR production for as long as they want, even without profits. Couple that with the less than spectacular greeting their NEX cameras are getting and it looks like Sony will be in the DSLR game a while longer.
From: Robert Coe on 27 Jun 2010 12:55 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:55:00 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: : Olympus appears to be headed in that direction. There seems to be : little if any indication they will continue to support them, having : put all their eggs into the micro 4/3rds basket. However, Sony, even : though they make no money on DSLRs (according to some sources, anyway) : have a lot more money than Olympus and can keep up the DSLR production : for as long as they want, even without profits. Couple that with the : less than spectacular greeting their NEX cameras are getting and it : looks like Sony will be in the DSLR game a while longer. Rich, if we knew the answer, we wouldn't tell you. You appear to want to bet on it, and common sense tells us to preserve the opportunity to bet against you. Bob
From: Rich on 27 Jun 2010 16:11 Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote in news:se0f261rjur4c810a75hhqet9cepigklm4(a)4ax.com: > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:55:00 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >: Olympus appears to be headed in that direction. There seems to be >: little if any indication they will continue to support them, having >: put all their eggs into the micro 4/3rds basket. However, Sony, even >: though they make no money on DSLRs (according to some sources, >: anyway) have a lot more money than Olympus and can keep up the DSLR >: production for as long as they want, even without profits. Couple >: that with the less than spectacular greeting their NEX cameras are >: getting and it looks like Sony will be in the DSLR game a while >: longer. > > Rich, if we knew the answer, we wouldn't tell you. You appear to want > to bet on it, and common sense tells us to preserve the opportunity to > bet against you. > > Bob > I support any decision by the mfgs that keeps them in the black.
From: Ray Fischer on 27 Jun 2010 17:55 Rich <none(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote in >> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:55:00 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> >>: Olympus appears to be headed in that direction. There seems to be >>: little if any indication they will continue to support them, having >>: put all their eggs into the micro 4/3rds basket. However, Sony, even >>: though they make no money on DSLRs (according to some sources, >>: anyway) have a lot more money than Olympus and can keep up the DSLR >>: production for as long as they want, even without profits. Couple >>: that with the less than spectacular greeting their NEX cameras are >>: getting and it looks like Sony will be in the DSLR game a while >>: longer. >> >> Rich, if we knew the answer, we wouldn't tell you. You appear to want >> to bet on it, and common sense tells us to preserve the opportunity to >> bet against you. > >I support any decision by the mfgs that keeps them in the black. Unless it involves the use of plastic. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: RichA on 27 Jun 2010 23:22
On Jun 27, 5:55 pm, rfisc...(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: > Rich <n...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >Robert Coe <b...(a)1776.COM> wrote in > >> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:55:00 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> > >>: Olympus appears to be headed in that direction. There seems to be > >>: little if any indication they will continue to support them, having > >>: put all their eggs into the micro 4/3rds basket. However, Sony, even > >>: though they make no money on DSLRs (according to some sources, > >>: anyway) have a lot more money than Olympus and can keep up the DSLR > >>: production for as long as they want, even without profits. Couple > >>: that with the less than spectacular greeting their NEX cameras are > >>: getting and it looks like Sony will be in the DSLR game a while > >>: longer. > > >> Rich, if we knew the answer, we wouldn't tell you. You appear to want > >> to bet on it, and common sense tells us to preserve the opportunity to > >> bet against you. > > >I support any decision by the mfgs that keeps them in the black. > > Unless it involves the use of plastic. > Shudder. Interesting thing. I asked which Sony NEX would sell better, the 3 or the 5. The 5 is a metal body, $100 more. Most thougth the cheap plastic 3 would sell better. But according to what I've been able to find out, demand for the 5 is at least 2x stronger. |