Re:RBT cameras expensive?

[P3D Jon Golden <3dman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Somebody out there somewhere asked:

>>$2000 for a camera is a serious investment and one that keeps me out of that club.  :(  Would be nice to get one, though.  BTW, are both lenses in synch so that when one zooms in or focuses on an object, both lenses are exact?  Or does one have to manually adjust the settings for both lenses...<

Zoom, focus and fstop are aligned and mechanically synced.



Starvin' Marvin Jones pitche in and said succinctly:

>>I think the problem here is the implicit idea that there are only two possible types of cameras--the "professional" ones that are designed and build from scratch by a factory tooled for that purpose, or some amateur thing done in a corner of the garage by a tinkerer with time on his hands= =2E The RBT cameras are "remanufactured" from other existing camera bodies, but they aren't some amateur cobble job with a solder line up the middle. They are professionally produced cameras, expensive but worth it.

Marin...to add to your comments......to a professional....2000.00 is
nothing for a camera investment.  Go look at One (1) Nikon setup and the
$$ are up there. Or Zeiss...keep $$$$pending!

RBT cameras are hand assembled by a few craftsman devoted to the small
numbers they manufacture each year....no big production lines here.

Consider what goes in to an RBT and realize that it is very reasonable 
for the price.  

1) Two complete cameras and lens sets.
2) special tooling and design of the double advance mechanisims, if
motor drive...electronics must be redesigned as well, and gearing.
3) Molding the housings and cowlings of the cameras. (try getting some
quotes on the cost of making molds for a start)
4) Bench calibration and matching/linkage of lens systems, if electronic
then add more time on for redesign.
5) Last BUT NOT LEAST...the time, testing, risks and costs and personal
energy it took to get the camera to the point where it was reliable and
proven enough to be offered to the public.

Also...take a look at the going rates for Wolensaks, Belplascas, or a
Realist Custom with Steinheils...and you are not far off from buying
yourself a new RBT X4 with 35-70 MACRO zoom capability....and MACRO
close up attachent options, 1/500 sec speeds, internal metering.
Everything is relative I suppose.

Well ....time to call sam Smith and have him make me a twin Polaroid 20"
x 24" camera...with special crane and hoist and personal chiropratic
options....cost $675,423....and that does not include a viewer or
mounts!  Sam...hellllllp!

Back to the drawing BORED.  Regar-d-d-d-s Jon Golden RBT USA



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