Wolfgang Esslinger Posted April 14, 2012 Share #1 Posted April 14, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Suppose a camera manufacturer had been selling a specific DSLR for several years, relaunched it after some time with minor improvements, continued to sell this new model for some years and then relaunches again with not so big changes. Wouldn't one assume that this third model would be near perfection? Apparently even the big guys can get it wrong as C is finding out currently. I guess we are used to software faults which require several updates. But something that appears to be a mechanical issue? I am not talking of a completely new technology as DMR and M8 were for Leica but of a core product which in more or less the same form has been on the market for several years. Maybe the DMR is still the best body to use for R glass ;-) It seems that one should never rush and buy the latest model. Better to wait and research a lot before putting a lot of money on the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sp12 Posted April 14, 2012 Share #2 Posted April 14, 2012 This looks more like a design flaw than anything related to progressing tech. Making a lightproof box has been the goal since the fist obscura. And it's not really a big deal anyway. Happens only at EV -1 to -2, using the LCD backlight and autoexposure for long exposures, which sounds like night landscapes, but for some reason not using live view. Sounds to me like something that happens only for small group of people, and even then it's not like the light leaks onto the actual sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucisPictor Posted April 14, 2012 Share #3 Posted April 14, 2012 Cameras today are a complex mixture of camera, computer and software. Now, which PC or which software runs perfectly all the time? See? I guees that's the reason why a new camera also might have some flaws here and there. It seems that one should never rush and buy the latest model. Better to wait and research a lot before putting a lot of money on the table. Generally, I agree. But with the NEX-7 I was one of the first to order it. It was just the cam I really wanted to have. And there is no problem so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted April 14, 2012 Share #4 Posted April 14, 2012 Apparently the shielding against light from the back of the LCD panel entering the body has proven insufficient. Some change in the manufacture of the LCD panel or switching to a different source for those panels could be sufficient to create such an issue. There are only so many critical situations you can test for and this one has been missed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted April 14, 2012 Share #5 Posted April 14, 2012 It might be just an unlucky mistake but there have been some serious changes in company structures as well. Just like "shareholder-value"-oriented management caused extreme damages in western companies, Japan also became less protective towards it's own industry: Long-sighted controlled economy, protection against foreign opponents, lifetime employment and vertical integration are no longer experienced. Managers cut costs, outsource design & production and use temporary workers (I've heard 1/3 of Canons workforce in Japan is temporary nowadays - underpaid and untrained since Japan relies on "training on the job") and at the same time, products become more complex - at a certain point, these problems become inevitable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted April 14, 2012 Share #6 Posted April 14, 2012 So many complicated words and learned arguments. There have been manufacturing and design problems before in all kinds of goods. Laptop batteries bursting into flame, motor cars with failing brakes and whatnot, with recalls, red ears and damaged reputations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted April 16, 2012 Share #7 Posted April 16, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Really just a singular human error? That might be the case. But problems that are absolutely evitable or have been solved on predecessors already? A light leak through the LCD? I have the strong feeling to experience problems that haven't been there for decades and suddenly they become more and more serious, corrosion for example is a rising issue among newer cars despite better technological possibilities, which was solved already by the very same manufacturers in the 1980s/90s? Although, IMHO I think the Canon DSLRs are still pretty much on the upper end of consumer electronics quality. Exploding batteries are actually a good example, Panasonic/Sony make them for nearly 20 years now .- no big problems, but Sony outsources critical processes and *boom* ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted April 17, 2012 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2012 A light-tight top LCD screen is probably close to the OLDEST technology in a Canon SLR - seeing as how they used them in the T90 of 1986. It's a bit like asking "Has car technology become too complicated for manufacturers?" - just because the tires still go flat. A screw-up, but has nothing to do with modern complexity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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