ARRI closing up shop, needs a buy-out - maybe Sony?

[BTM_Pix]

Complete with 30% discounts like today’s announcements.

 

[MrSMW]

3 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

 

Why not Leica as a good fit for Arri ?

They can keep it in Germany, use it as a platform to sell more of their cine glass and God knows they can be trusted to keep out the riff-raff from buying them!

Interestingly, though, both companies have a relationship with Panasonic so could be good news for the riff raff with a trickle down.

 

 

I think this one is the most likely as Panasonic already have some kind of relationship with Arri and also with Leica so why not?

And as one of the riff raff slum-dwelling Panasonic Loser Boys, there might be some future trickle down benefit to me…

I don’t much care for their Log LUT though and think Panny’s standard Vlog is better, but what do I know…

[Andrew Reid]

5 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

Why not Leica as a good fit for Arri ?

They can keep it in Germany, use it as a platform to sell more of their cine glass and God knows they can be trusted to keep out the riff-raff from buying them!

Interestingly, though, both companies have a relationship with Panasonic so could be good news for the riff raff with a trickle down.

 

Leica could indeed be a good fit, or Blackmagic.

But they don't have the spare cash to throw at that big support network ARRI has and needs to service all those demanding bastards that use the gear.

I think it needs to be a bigger company like Sony or Panasonic.

Maybe Nikon bought the wrong cinema camera brand?

Should have waited 🙂

[Snowfun]

Although Andrew Reid’s Revolutionary Instincts might be an appropriate subtitle for ARRI? 

[zlfan]

"You reach a level where that 5% more cannot justify the 10, 20x the price."

 

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