The T-72 tank has a sight that stays locked on target with tank moving at 70 km/h, and 1 meter vertically, bouncing on the ground.
That means it can hit the target when the main gun is fired, even in those conditions.
What that does to the crew is left to the imagination.
'72' means 1972.
MTBF is MUCH lower than the competitors.
Rubbish, indeed.
That means it can hit the target when the main gun is fired, even in those conditions.
What that does to the crew is left to the imagination.
'72' means 1972.
MTBF is MUCH lower than the competitors.
Rubbish, indeed.
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The Americans used to advertise F-16 radars had a MTBF of 60 HOURS in the 80s.
If you are able to, find out and compare the man-hours needed to service a fighter plane, as compared to flight hours, for American, French and Soviet block aircraft.
The results will be a nasty surprise for supporters of Western technology, simply because that is what counts in a battle situation.
Rubbish, political statement, or the truth is for you to decide. And the moderators.
If you are able to, find out and compare the man-hours needed to service a fighter plane, as compared to flight hours, for American, French and Soviet block aircraft.
The results will be a nasty surprise for supporters of Western technology, simply because that is what counts in a battle situation.
Rubbish, political statement, or the truth is for you to decide. And the moderators.
Anyway, the last film cameras sold by Nikon were made by Chinon.
The last Minolta SLR were made in Hong Kong, there was a Chinese copy called Seagull also.
Minolta and many reputed Japanese camera makers are gone, only Nikon and Canon remain. Olympus, perhaps, as well.
Of the Americans, Germans, British, French, and others...Leica is still around, because the parent company can afford to keep it running at a loss.
Hasselblad, once THE name in fashion photography, is a pale shadow of its former self.
They were good because Zeiss used to make special lenses for them, and had interchangeable backs, you could swap out film in the middle of a roll.
I think the shutter was part of the film holder.
Prices were in multiples of Leica, and the lenses were better than Leica.
Hasselblad lenses were individually set up on optical benches at the Zeiss works, and may have had different glass than lenses made for other customers.
But the photographer still has to compose the shot, set up the lighting and so on, and at times fire the shutter at the right moment!
The last Minolta SLR were made in Hong Kong, there was a Chinese copy called Seagull also.
Minolta and many reputed Japanese camera makers are gone, only Nikon and Canon remain. Olympus, perhaps, as well.
Of the Americans, Germans, British, French, and others...Leica is still around, because the parent company can afford to keep it running at a loss.
Hasselblad, once THE name in fashion photography, is a pale shadow of its former self.
They were good because Zeiss used to make special lenses for them, and had interchangeable backs, you could swap out film in the middle of a roll.
I think the shutter was part of the film holder.
Prices were in multiples of Leica, and the lenses were better than Leica.
Hasselblad lenses were individually set up on optical benches at the Zeiss works, and may have had different glass than lenses made for other customers.
But the photographer still has to compose the shot, set up the lighting and so on, and at times fire the shutter at the right moment!
Film cameras, and only camera devices are the thread topic.
Smartphone sales are in multiples of those, at this point of time.
Since they are multi function devices, iPhones can be said to be a diversion from the thread topic.
The iPhone camera sensors were made by Samsung and Sony I think....and they (Sony and Samsung) also made smartphones, so who makes or made the most cameras gets a bit difficult to answer.
Smartphone sales are in multiples of those, at this point of time.
Since they are multi function devices, iPhones can be said to be a diversion from the thread topic.
The iPhone camera sensors were made by Samsung and Sony I think....and they (Sony and Samsung) also made smartphones, so who makes or made the most cameras gets a bit difficult to answer.
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"Film cameras, and only camera devices are the thread topic."
I didnt get that impression ,
Did you click on the OP link? anyway ....., again
Iphones are the most popular cameras, and that's one of the reasons the sales dropped for the traditional camera brands , like Nikon, Canon, Sony, Leica, Pentax , Polaroid etc. , regardless if they use film or they are digital.
I didnt get that impression ,
Did you click on the OP link? anyway ....., again
Iphones are the most popular cameras, and that's one of the reasons the sales dropped for the traditional camera brands , like Nikon, Canon, Sony, Leica, Pentax , Polaroid etc. , regardless if they use film or they are digital.
Agreed. I even felt I was 'cheating' when I got my Pentax ME Super with that super high-tech automatic exposure!
My SLR can be used without batteries, those are only for the meter.
Heavy as well, and a one piece casting for the top and bottom, nobody else had that design.
Others use fastened top and bottom halves, fitted after machining.
The Soviets actually improved the design.
And like I have said earlier, Soviet era hi fi equipment was world class.
Heavy as well, and a one piece casting for the top and bottom, nobody else had that design.
Others use fastened top and bottom halves, fitted after machining.
The Soviets actually improved the design.
And like I have said earlier, Soviet era hi fi equipment was world class.
I still have an ME Super body, a couple of Nikons and a Pentax 645.... They are lovely instruments and not worth selling for the low value they'd get...
Still use my 5x4 field camera, lovely schneider lenes, and my 6x17 Art Panorama panoramic camera...
Oh - and android phones are the biggest selling cameras, not iphones...
There's an old pro photographer's saying that the best camera in the world is the one you have with you when an opportunity arises.
Still use my 5x4 field camera, lovely schneider lenes, and my 6x17 Art Panorama panoramic camera...
Oh - and android phones are the biggest selling cameras, not iphones...
There's an old pro photographer's saying that the best camera in the world is the one you have with you when an opportunity arises.
It is what it is.
We don't beat around the bush in the advertising industry.
It's stressful enough without the political correctness.
The last low cost film Nikons were made Chinon, but the Nikon F6 was still made by Nikon in Japan until a few years ago. Before the F6, all the other pro grade film cameras were Japanese. And if someone thinks an old Zenit could be a weapon, try the F5 and F4 Nikons - they are solid beasts. (I have an F4 and F100)
As regards Russian Zorki cameras - an absolute rip off of the old Leicas (to the point eBay often has 'Rare' WW II Leicas for sale that are pimped up Zorkis) they are solid in body but flakey as hell in operation.
Of course you would. An Internet critic always blames the craftsman, not his tools 😛
I had shot Pentax, Rollei, and Yashica for years before the Zenit, so I was no newb. The Zenit was OK and I did enjoy it, but the results were never as good as any Japanese or German camera I used.
Having owned a Russian motorcycle, I can attest that the Zenit was technical marvel compared to that. I enjoyed both, but won’t claim either was well built.
I have a Linhof Technika with some Zeiss lenses, but was able to snag a 90mm SW for it. Unfortunately both are seldom used.
The camera dealer near work was a Rollei dealer....the shortcoming with the Rollei's were the poor electronics in the battery packs and chargers.
At least they survived and are now owned by DJI, the drone company. DJI top end drones have Hasselblad cameras. I never owned a ‘Blad but did get to visit the headquarters. The Swedes were rightly proud of the company.
That’s 2.2 billion as of 2022; not in 2022 so far.
Their sales in 2022 so far is on the order of ~200 million units.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/applei...ion-iphones-in-2022-fewer-than-predicted/amp/
Just need to be clear with the numbers.
Yes it seems I didn’t catch what google spit up quite right, thanx for catching that. But you do have to add in all the Androids.
Apple no longer gives numbers so those are a guess.
iPhone sales in NA are over half (and something like 80% if you are young) but android dominates everywhere else.
I have a red 12mini and it is hard to post from it.
dave
Apple no longer gives numbers so those are a guess.
iPhone sales in NA are over half (and something like 80% if you are young) but android dominates everywhere else.
I have a red 12mini and it is hard to post from it.
dave
I had both, but much preferred the mechanical MX
ME was an excellent camera, of course, but its light meter and I didn´t agree on what was important in the scene 🙂
Not "cheating" at all, simply "somebody else is deciding for you"
Great on daylight pictures, specially outdoors, when you have that powerful "lamp" in the sky evenly illuminating everything, specially on slightly overcast days, but I love available light or night photography, where illumination is VERY uneven, and by definition unadjustable, so you must carefully measure the main subject and let everything else fall where it can.
Film range is so limited compared to human eye, that what you can see in the original scene is hardly what you´ll find in the final copy, so choose wisely.