Fotoman Camera Ceases Production

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Again a film based Panoramic Camera disappears :(
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Fotoman Camera Ceases Production​
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4/8/2009 10:33:13 AM​
It is with much regret and sadness, that Fotoman Camera Ltd. announces the termination of all manufacturing activities, effective April 1st, 2009.

Fotoman Camera will continue shipping product until existing inventories are depleted, after-which, Fotoman Camera Ltd. will officially cease all business activities.

Two primary factors have contributed to this decision…

Declining demand for our film-based camera products:
Product demand has declined to a level where we can no longer justify manufacturing at current volumes. Maintaining current levels of pricing, quality and logistics will be impossible at recent production volume. Similarly, some key sub-contractors will no longer be able to support us at current levels.

External demands on the Founders & Management of Fotoman Camera Limited:
Paul Droluk, Founder & President, and Len Grenier, Founder & CEO, are also active CEO’s of much larger N. American based companies, which are placing larger demands on their leadership and expertise. As such, they will no longer be able to devote the time and energies required to maintain proper vigil over the activities of Fotoman Camera Limited.


Fotoman Camera is proud and honored to have made some small contribution to the history of film-based photography. While circumstances prevent us from continuing in this effort, we are deeply pleased in the knowledge that Fotoman cameras will continue making beautiful film based images for a very long time to come. We wish to thank all of those who supported us in our endeavors… employees, engineers, suppliers, and dealers. And a very special thank you to the many photographers who chose to express their vision from behind a Fotoman camera.
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http://www.fotomancamera.com/news.asp#5668
 
thanks Peter for the link .
I always categorized Fotoman as a manufacturer of panoramic cameras* but not as "only" large format cameras - so I never looked in this forum ;) .


* and as a potential source for a future format update of my xpan ;)
 
That web site had this announcement of the closing:

http://www.fotomancamera.com/news.asp

I think it's the only web page for Fotoman.

An explanation:

Question: Waited too long!
Hello Fotoman. I'm very sorry that you decided to cease operations. Best of luck in your future endeavors! I had really hoped to buy a 617 setup, but had put it off a bit and now it appears that I'm out of luck. I tried both of your US distributors and they are both sold out. Is there anyone who might still have stock? I don't mind ordering from abroad, even if it means paying a little extra. Thank you!

Answer ( Click to view answer ) 6/28/2009 10:26:51 AM
You might want to try Fotoman Camera China... fotomancamera@yahoo.com.cn

Bare in mind, we have no affiliation with Fotoman Camera China.

Fotoman Camera China marketed the exact same products that we did, for the Chinese market exclusively, while we were still in production. They are continuing with production of several items, though all components may not come from the same suppliers that we used.

Fotoman Camera Limited will only offer warranty services for cameras purchased from us. We will not provide warranty services for products purchased from Fotoman Camera China.

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