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How much of Canon and Nikon still made in Japan?
Remember when (Contax I think) production was
shifted from Germany to Portugal and then Brazil? There were people saying quality dropped. But it was never clear cut. Odd, considering things like lenses can easily be tested. I'm wondering how much of the cameras/lenses are still made in Japan? I know the optical glass supposedly is, but apart from that, is there anything to prevent the Japanese from putting a "made in Japan" mark on the camera when in fact it was only partially assembled there? -Rich |
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"RichA" wrote in message ... Remember when (Contax I think) production was shifted from Germany to Portugal and then Brazil? There were people saying quality dropped. But it was never clear cut. Odd, considering things like lenses can easily be tested. I'm wondering how much of the cameras/lenses are still made in Japan? I know the optical glass supposedly is, but apart from that, is there anything to prevent the Japanese from putting a "made in Japan" mark on the camera when in fact it was only partially assembled there? My Canon 300D was made in Taiwan and says so on the bottom of the camera. Some 300Ds were made in Japan. |
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On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:09:24 -0500, "Charles Schuler"
wrote: "RichA" wrote in message .. . Remember when (Contax I think) production was shifted from Germany to Portugal and then Brazil? There were people saying quality dropped. But it was never clear cut. Odd, considering things like lenses can easily be tested. I'm wondering how much of the cameras/lenses are still made in Japan? I know the optical glass supposedly is, but apart from that, is there anything to prevent the Japanese from putting a "made in Japan" mark on the camera when in fact it was only partially assembled there? My Canon 300D was made in Taiwan and says so on the bottom of the camera. Some 300Ds were made in Japan. My 20D claims Japan |
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RichA wrote: Remember when (Contax I think) production was shifted from Germany to Portugal and then Brazil? There were people saying quality dropped. But it was never clear cut. Odd, considering things like lenses can easily be tested. I'm wondering how much of the cameras/lenses are still made in Japan? I know the optical glass supposedly is, but apart from that, is there anything to prevent the Japanese from putting a "made in Japan" mark on the camera when in fact it was only partially assembled there? -Rich Don't know about Canon and Nikon, my Pentax *ist DS body was assembled in Philippines, the 18-55 zoom in Vietnam. WF |
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