"Arnold Stark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Wehreabout of MZ production (was: Minolta restructures)
> Ralf Engelmann wrote:
>
> > Of course, Pentax has moved the MZ-production off-Japan already
a while
> > ago. Medium format and telescopes were the main Japan
activities.
>
> Is that really so? My MZ5N from 1997 is "made in Japan", and all
my FA
> lenses say "Japan" on the aperture ring.
Ralf is right, sort of. The initial run of these bodies was
manufactured in Japan. Later, they were assembled in Phillipines.
The same is true with many lenses. I have seen FA 28-70/4
manufactured in Phillipines, while mine is made in Japan. It seems
that the initial runs of many mid and low price items is made in
Japan and later production is moved to Phillipines. Seems like a
pattern with all major manufacturers.
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