JVC may sell tunes unit, buy Pentax

[marosari00]

<p>Hi All!<br>

Just ran across this news: <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20091105a3.html">http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20091105a3.html</a></p>

[miserere_mei]

<p>Not <a href="http://www.hoya.co.jp/english/news/latest/20091104.pdf">according to Hoya.</a></p>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>A very carefully circumscribed denial.</p>

[les_lammers]

<p>I read that Pentax and JVC were considering a joint venture of some sort. I don't know and I am pretty sure Pentax will survive.</p>

[starvy]

<p>these are interesting times indeed.</p>

[andrewg_ny]

<p>I used to favor JVC electronics 15-20 years ago over, say, Sony. Seems they don't have nearly as big a presence as they used to in US retail stores.</p>

[mel_unruh]

<p>The holidays are approaching and again, like clockwork the vast Canikon rumor mill is at it again. Every year it's the same thing and its ALWAYS just before black Friday and the start of the Christmas season. Big cameras (like big tobacco) doesn't like to play fair. they can't win on features for the dollar so instead, they drop rumors like this to take the wind out of the up-and-coming Pentax' sales (pun intended). Makes me want to go buy some more equipment just out of spite.<br>

Mel</p>