RM-8008: Top-of-the-line model of our 8 mm film editors that monopolized 100% of the global market shares
In their early stages, 8 mm film cameras did not provide a recording function and the films were silent. In those days, 8 mm film editors were basically hand-cranked, but this was not inconvenient for editing because the speed at which a film was fed could be manually increased by the operator in order to quickly reach the segment that needs to be edited. Also rapid turning of the crank by hand reduced strong flickers although the editor that used a normal 4-facet prism causes strong flickers at normal speed. After that, however, the "sound camera," a movie camera that provided the feature of recording sounds in synchrony with the visual images, was released and became popular. This required the film to be fed at a constant velocity, 18 segments per second, to ensure synchronization with the correct sounds in the editing process. However, the strong flickers in the editors of those days, due to the 4-facet prism, made the visual images of these constant-velocity films very difficult to view. To obtain smooth visual images at constant velocity, a 16-facet prism, at least, was necessary. However, 16-facet prisms were very difficult to manufacture and despite their expensive price, around 5,000-6,000 yen, their precision was not satisfactory, even on outsourcing to specialty subcontractors.
After many struggles, we succeeded in developing an exclusive polishing machine for a 16-facet prism. This achievement made it possible for us to mass-produce 16-facet prisms that had precise arc minutes, for only about 300 yen. Because no other competitor could accomplish in-house manufacturing of the 16-facet prism, our achievement meant that we were the sole manufacturer to be able to make editors that did not cause flickers. We became the peerless and largest manufacturer of 8 mm film editors in the world, not only by selling our own brand of editors but also by increasingly fulfilling OEM requests from well-known domestic and foreign manufacturers.
Moreover, we developed RM-8008 as the top-of-the-line model, which enabled not only the editing of visual images but also the editing and recording of sound effects or narrations. This "world-first" and "one-and-only" feature was possible because of the development of our unique 24-facet prism, which was also manufactured by our abovementioned polishing machine. RM-8008 widened our reputation among 8 mm global users (this reputation was so favorable that we still receive requests for this model, both domestically and internationally). Our 8 mm film editor series then monopolized 100% of the global market shares.
We were honorably listed as one of the "top 72 Japanese companies that monopolized global market shares" in the 1980 New Year issue of Weekly Diamond, along with many other major companies.
We are proud that we receive requests for repair of our editors globally even now-tens of years after their discontinuance. Although many of the parts are no longer replaceable, we cherish our customers' long patronage and are glad to provide them free repair unless the repair is impossible.
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