You've got to think that thousands of man hours go into a design, the
design is stringently tested on a
computer, everything looks good. Prototypes are built to the highest
standards, and tested. Good results,
then mass manufacturing begins... The product is within specifications
but is disappointing. What do you do
trashcan the whole project or figure if it's inexpensive enough you'll
sell enough to at least cover your costs?
It's a calculation...
Jens Bladt wrote:
How and why does lens manufacturers manage to make dogs? I mean bad lenses,
of course.
Dogs and excellent lenses often seem to cost the same ammount of money.
Does company policy allow dogs to be made from time to time or is there
seroius flaws in the the company testing and quaility controle procedures.
Does the engineers cheat their superiors? Or is it an exceptet company
policy, that it's OK to release a bad lens once in a while? Or is it in
fact pure luck, when Pentax from time to time manage to produce a single
outstanding lens - like the A*-1.4/85mm or the F-1.4/50mm or the FA
2.8/300mm or. Well - these are all pro-type lenses - but what about the
F70-210mm. Why is it so well made. I mean - the FA-version sucked big time!
Jens Bladt
Arkitekt MAA
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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