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Re: [OM] Asahi Opt. Co., Japan

Subject: Re: [OM] Asahi Opt. Co., Japan
From: "Lee Penzias" <l_penzias@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 03:58:30 -0500
I keep buying up gear at the rate I am doing and my wife will be saying "... Fairwell honey".
Lee

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From: "John Wheeler" <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To my knowledge all the Pentax's sold in Oz were marked 'Asahi Pentax'.
More importantly, did you know that in the early eighties Honywell was to merge with Fairchild Semiconductor? Apparently the new company was to be called Fairwell Honeychild....
Sorry.
John Wheeler
..they're old but they're good 'uns.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Penzias" <l_penzias@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> My understanding is that the cameras - and therefore perhaps lenses too -
> marked "Asahi Pentax" were those sold in europe. Much like some makers
have
> had items marked "Honeywell ...." sold here in the USA.
> Regards,
> Lee

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