well when I was working for agfa r&d they were making a loss on every scanner sold, trying to build market share.
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [filmscanners] Agfa woes >Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:34 +0000 (GMT) > >It seems Polaroid is not the only manufacturer struggling with the >unpleasant realities of C21st photographic industry :( > >A source within Agfa UK tells me they have stopped making and selling their >entire range of prosumer flatbed scanners, the Studio range etc which a lot >of people use for RF and MF. These excellent scanners apparently just don't >turn a profit in today's ruthless market because low-end scanners are so >much cheaper, if not so good. Agfa can't now sell enough to keep the >product line viable. If you want one, be quick; there are still units in >the distribution chain. > >Agfa got out of consumer digicams last year, and classic papers like the >beautiful Portriga and Record Rapid have been discontinued in recent years. >This leaves Agfa majoring on scientific, lab and reprographic products - >the latter is also an industry with problems. Employees have allegedly been >told to expect redundancies during 2002 at Agfa UK :( > > >Regards > >Tony Sleep >http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info >& comparisons >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe >filmscanners' >or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title >or body _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
