Are Pentax lenses still assembled in Vietnam? I am pretty sure they are (I am getting a bit out of touch on these things :-). Because of some sort of trade embargo from Vietnam to the U.S. (and I do not know it still applies), Pentax had to create a separate distribution channel (thru Philippines or something?), that takes additional time. No such problem with Canada. My memory is vague. Just FYI only though.
----- Yes, the lenses are assembled in Vietnam (although there was a production run of the FA 35 and FA 50 F1.4 in Japan last year). But there is no problem with direct economic ties between Vietnam and the U.S. A couple of years ago someone reported here that all production from the Hanoi plant goes to Manila, from where it is shipped to fill orders. But I don't know if this is true. Perhaps, as you suggest, there are different fulfillment protocols for bodies and lenses. But I am still puzzled, since most national importers are owned by Pentax. Perhaps Pentax is trying to avoid the problem of customers in, say, the U.S., ordering cameras from Europe because they haven't yet arrived in the U.S. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
