Xing Baohua was very dissatisfied with this. "Can a camera that can't change lenses still be called a digital SLR?"
A point-and-shoot camera can be used like that, but can something this big really be called a point-and-shoot camera?
The main problem is with the storage of the photos.
Xing Baohua had previously suggested they try using Samsung memory, but they insisted on using floppy disks instead of storage.
Because floppy disks are indeed easy to buy and convenient to carry.
Summon the engineer in charge of camera development and tell him a few issues: the lens must be replaced; find a way to replace it with a lens from a film camera; if that doesn't work, then try developing a new lens; accessories are the key to high profits.
What does it mean to be obsessed with watches and impoverish three generations, or to ruin a lifetime with a DSLR camera?
You need to explain to them why it's expensive, what this lens is suitable for shooting, what that lens is suitable for shooting, what a telephoto lens is, and what a prime lens is.
The camera body is cheap, but the lens... well, let's just say it's cheap.
How could Xing Baohua not be anxious when the most profitable business was cut?
Based on this design, a set of lens standards should be established, specifying the size of the camera mount and requiring that the mount dimensions be made an industry standard.
Nikon is a camera manufacturer and is highly professional in this area, but according to Xing Baohua's requirements, the lens also needs to have a small motor and chipset added.
This research will take time. In order to allow Nikon digital cameras to be imported and launched on the market, the first-generation lenses could only be transitioned to lenses from the film era.
According to Xing Baohua, if the focal length is adjusted through the camera body, then there must be a small motor inside the lens to drive the lens group and complete the focal length adjustment.
It's not just a matter of a small motor. When manually adjusting the aperture on the camera body, there also needs to be a chipset inside the lens. A set of data is burned into the chipset to achieve the aperture value, focal length, shutter speed, and so on.
Xing Baohua's order was to develop this lens set at all costs.
As for the junk-quality floppy disk digital camera, let's just consolidate them and release them temporarily!
As for whether to use Samsung memory or other brands, neither is suitable at the moment. They can only be soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be hot-swapped or replaced at this time.
Furthermore, the fixed capacity also limited the development of cameras.
Subsequently, Xing Baohua visited the factory, accompanied by Noi Misaki.
Through this experience, Xing Baohua learned about the manufacturing process of digital lenses and microscope lenses.
Only then did I realize why the lens was so expensive.
Some high-end lenses require manual polishing. Manually polished lenses are the most expensive and require an extremely high degree of flatness.
Since Nikon also manufactures lithography machines, the issue involves not only the ultraviolet light generator but also the lens assembly, which must be manually polished.
While machine precision is generally considered to be higher than that of manual polishing, the opposite is true in the field of lenses.
The reason is indeed that the precision of hand polishing is far superior to that of machine polishing; this conclusion was reached after many tests.
Polishing is a skilled job. If you don't address the issue of yield rate and hire novices for polishing and training, the costs will increase. Businesses not only need production capacity and efficiency, but also need to ensure product quality.
Those experienced lens polishers are the ones who can guarantee product quality.
The high cost of lenses is due to factors such as personnel costs, time costs, and damage costs.
Of course, you get what you pay for; machine-polished items are just not the same as hand-polished ones.
Xing Baohua observed every step of the process, especially when he saw a craftsman grinding lenses, he went up and stood aside to watch.
I saw a master craftsman polishing a 10cm diameter lens. He was doing fine polishing, while the rough polishing was done by apprentices.
Through understanding, after fine grinding, there is also fine grinding, followed by correction and polishing.
The polishing process alone takes about two weeks. It's not the traditional polishing method with a motor and a wool wheel, but rather by finding another finely ground lens, fitting the two lenses together, and then slowly rubbing them together in your hand.
Think about the time cost!
A handcrafted lens achieves the ultimate in precision and light transmittance, resulting in the best image quality.
Of course, not all lenses are handmade. The Japanese are shrewd; they use machines whenever possible.
This can save a lot of time and reduce time costs; these types of lenses are all inexpensive.
I originally wanted to visit the lithography machine production site, but the factory manager who accompanied Xing Baohua told me that the main parts of the lithography machine are here, and the rest are elsewhere. This is considered the final assembly plant.
Even if it's the General Assembly Building, Xing Baohua still wants to go and see it.
Unfortunately, the factory manager stopped him.
With so many people around, Noi Misaki went up and slapped the factory manager across the face, spewing out a string of babbling idiots as if they were free.
Nikon's top executives can't even look at the products manufactured in the factory?
Is that reasonable?
Noi Misaki immediately dismissed the factory director and promoted the deputy factory director to the position.
As a result, the deputy factory director also refused to allow Xing Baohua to enter.
Continue the withdrawal.
In the words of the factory director, "This is a vital national asset; Chinese people cannot afford to look at it."
This is no longer just targeting Xing Baohua personally; it has escalated to a national disgrace.
As soon as the factory manager finished speaking, Xing Baohua kicked him in the stomach.
The factory manager took several steps back to steady himself, clutching his stomach and saying, "Damn it, I'm going to fight Xing Baohua to the death!"
They couldn't even get close to Xing Baohua before being stopped by the men he brought from headquarters, who then beat and kicked them.
Xing Baohua saw that many workers had come over and knew that this was not a place to stay, otherwise it would turn into another mass protest.
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