[rollei_list] Re: new Zeiss Ikon- a hollow construct?

At 12:44 PM 11/6/2009, Austin Franklin wrote:
>Hi Carlos,
>
>Machined camera parts, body included, made by CNC machines will be far
>better in every respect than ones machined by hand.  Even Rollei most
>certainly used CNC machines, not humans, to machine the later TLRs.  And
>before that, they most certainly did not hand machine every body etc. they
>used jigs.
>
>You clearly don't understand the process of making an electronic device such
>as a high end digital camera.  The sensors themselves are very expensive, as
>are the ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) that are in these
>digital cameras.  There is FAR FAR FAR more "hand" work and craftsmanship
>that goes into designing these ASICs, the mechanical design, electronic
>packaging, printed circuit boards etc. for these cameras than went into ANY
>camera EVER made.  I know, as I design digital imaging devices...including
>the ASICs that go into them.  This is not all done by machine.  You don't
>understand it, so you can't appreciate it.

Austin
I believe that the point was being made on the manufacture of digital cameras, not on their design. I agree that the production of both today is essentially by CNC machines with a minimum of skinware intervention. 

Marc


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