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

This raises an interesting question. Here is a thought puzzle... Think
about a Tiffany lamp. Or a Chihuly piece of art glass. Or a Barcelona
Chair. These objects are all executed in quantity by craftsmen under
artistic supervision. Some by hand, some by machine.
If the design were poor or uninspired but the supervision in execution
was superb, is there still a high level of craftsmanship?


Eric Goldstein

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On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Austin Franklin
<austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> "Craftsmanship" must be considered throughout the entire process.  Just
> because something is "hand assembled" doesn't mean it's "better".  If the
> design is not done properly up front, film or digital, then the final
> product will suffer as well, no matter how much hand involvement is done
> during manufacturing.
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Marc James Small
>> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 12:54 PM
>> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [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
>>
>>
>> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
>>
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