Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
Lefty,
That’s what I thought — that the D850, which got stellar reviews when it was released, has always been manufactured in Thailand. I understand the appeal of saying a camera is built in this desirable place of manufacture rather than that less desirable place of manufacture, but the quality and durability of the kit are what matter.
Back in the day, Leica used to manufacture lenses in Midland, Ontario, Canada, and while not being very Germany glass made by Germans in Germany I don’t believe those lenses are thought of as inferior.
All that said, given that the Df was made in Japan it’s clearly worth much more now than it ever was so if anyone wants mine it’s available for one hundred billion dollars!
Joe
You're right - I just took the L bracket off my Z and it also says Made in Japan. I can't find anything that says the D850 was ever produced in Japan though.
From what I can find, it seems the only Nikon cameras that were made in Japan recently were the Z series, D6, D5 and Df. However, this DP Review article says it's only camera production which is shifting to Thailand. Reading between the lines, I guess that means that high specification glass and lenses (which are currently made Tochigi, Japan) are unaffected and will continue to be made in Japan. (i.e. Nikon aren't moving everything to Thailand).
That’s what I thought — that the D850, which got stellar reviews when it was released, has always been manufactured in Thailand. I understand the appeal of saying a camera is built in this desirable place of manufacture rather than that less desirable place of manufacture, but the quality and durability of the kit are what matter.
Back in the day, Leica used to manufacture lenses in Midland, Ontario, Canada, and while not being very Germany glass made by Germans in Germany I don’t believe those lenses are thought of as inferior.
All that said, given that the Df was made in Japan it’s clearly worth much more now than it ever was so if anyone wants mine it’s available for one hundred billion dollars!
Joe