Am Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:07:27 -0700 schrieb Ken:

> 
> The Japanese woke up after WWII and their camera industry flourished.
> Cheap labor, international support for industrial build-up, a prosperous
> world market in the 50's and 60s along with a burgeoning electronics
> industry, positioned them well to compete in the camera market place.
> Just as they took over the consumer electronics industry for nearly 40
> years they also exploded on the scene in the camera market with
> completive high quality products that incorporated electronics in their
> design. The Americans and the Germans simply failed to react quickly
> enough to keep up with them.

That would confirm my small theory.

> 
> Ziess is still highly revered in the lens industry with optics design
> and licensing to Sony dSLRs and Leica still markets their own brand of
> lenses and cameras plus optics design and licensing with Panasonic. Not
> totally market leaders but still big players in the optics industry.

Yes, Zeiss has still a very good reputation. Maybe worth a shot, when I 
start looking for jobs in the next year.

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