Hasselblad closing doors?
Stealthy Ninja wrote: Sony will swallow them.
Wasn't there reports not to long ago saying Sony in trouble? Canon 5D Mark II, 30D, 40D, 50 1.2L, 16-35 2.8L Mark II, 24-105 4L IS, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 2.8L IS, 85 1.8, 4 x 580 EX(II)
Roy Wilson wrote:
Stealthy Ninja wrote: Sony will swallow them.
That is only in certain divisions. Remember that Sony has many divisions, and that only a part of it is in trouble. The largest one is the computer division, which will most likely be gone if it is not already.
As for Hassy there are many factors coming into play. First as said they had a limited base buying from them. Second some of the newer cameras are producing the same, or better quality for far less. Thirdly the whole professional photography for periodicals has changed greatly. Between them letting many pros go, and shifting to online, the call for having a large photo staff is going away. They can now get totally competent shooters for far less than what they were paying before.
This is one of the major problem with digital, in that it makes the ability to capture high quality images very easy. In the film days for magazines you could get away with a 35mm, but needed to use Medium Format, and large format for large printing. Now you can shoot images for very large print cheaply, and with tight budgets that is what is happening. I love digital, but then I am not making a living from this, so it is a God send to me. If I did this for a living at least in the commercial end, I would be very stressed about my future.
Scotty wrote: I hope they do go under so I can get a h5d-60 for cheap.
You could use it to make the collage you were talking about.
I'm going to walk more on the optimistic side, and like one already posted. There is no way a brand like Hasselblad would be driven into the wall. Definitely either a buyout or merger would take place to preserve the brand. 
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