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I know they are taking advantage of labor costs but I figured Tamron would try to keep all production in house. I know the 28-75 is Chinese but how about the 180,90 and 17-35?
 
My Tamron 28-75 says "Assembled in China"; my Tamron 90 says "Made in Japan". I guess that "Assembled in China" means exactly that, but with Japan made parts.

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Pedro Claro
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So it sounds like they have 2 assembly plants and the 28-75 is probably the volume model.
 
I think they vary but I'd not let it bother you - one of the best cheap lenses ever made (the Olympus 14-45 Kit lens for the E300) is made in China and some of the worst lenses imaginable (Cosina) are made in Japan..

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Adam-T said:
I think they vary but I'd not let it bother you - one of the best
cheap lenses ever made (the Olympus 14-45 Kit lens for the E300) is
made in China and some of the worst lenses imaginable (Cosina) are
made in Japan..
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Adam:

Although Cosina might make some cheap SLR lenses, they also make some of the best 35mm lenses in the world under the Voightlander name for rangefinders. These compete very favorably to Leica glass and some lenses in their line are better than Leica. I still have the 15mm Heliar which is probably the finest rectilinear wide angle lens in this focal length. I used to have the Voightlander 25mm Color skopar and the 35mm f/1.7 Ultron which was also a killer lens.

Carl
 
Carl S said:
Adam-T said:
I think they vary but I'd not let it bother you - one of the best
cheap lenses ever made (the Olympus 14-45 Kit lens for the E300) is
made in China and some of the worst lenses imaginable (Cosina) are
made in Japan..
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Adam:
Although Cosina might make some cheap SLR lenses, they also make
some of the best 35mm lenses in the world under the Voightlander
name for rangefinders. These compete very favorably to Leica glass
and some lenses in their line are better than Leica. I still have
the 15mm Heliar which is probably the finest rectilinear wide angle
lens in this focal length. I used to have the Voightlander 25mm
Color skopar and the 35mm f/1.7 Ultron which was also a killer lens.

Carl
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I may be wrong here, but the lenses you refer to that were released under the name 'Voightlander' are quite old ones and the actual Voightlander was bought by Cosina some years ago. So, actual Voightlander lenses may not be so good as before...

Best regards.
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...oooOOO{X}OOOooo...

Pedro Claro
Marinha Grande - Portugal
 
I'm not referring to the old Voightlander lenses but the modern rangefinder lenses that are excellent and comparable in quality to the Leica rangefinder lenses.

Carl
Pedro Claro said:
Carl S said:
Adam-T said:
I think they vary but I'd not let it bother you - one of the best
cheap lenses ever made (the Olympus 14-45 Kit lens for the E300) is
made in China and some of the worst lenses imaginable (Cosina) are
made in Japan..
Click to expand...
Adam:
Although Cosina might make some cheap SLR lenses, they also make
some of the best 35mm lenses in the world under the Voightlander
name for rangefinders. These compete very favorably to Leica glass
and some lenses in their line are better than Leica. I still have
the 15mm Heliar which is probably the finest rectilinear wide angle
lens in this focal length. I used to have the Voightlander 25mm
Color skopar and the 35mm f/1.7 Ultron which was also a killer lens.

Carl
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I may be wrong here, but the lenses you refer to that were released
under the name 'Voightlander' are quite old ones and the actual
Voightlander was bought by Cosina some years ago. So, actual
Voightlander lenses may not be so good as before...

Best regards.
--
...oooOOO{X}OOOooo...

Pedro Claro
Marinha Grande - Portugal
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Well, I said I could be wrong... :)

Thanks for correcting me, Carl.

Best regards.
Carl S said:
I'm not referring to the old Voightlander lenses but the modern
rangefinder lenses that are excellent and comparable in quality to
the Leica rangefinder lenses.

Carl
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Carl S said:
Carl S said:
I may be wrong here, but the lenses you refer to that were released
under the name 'Voightlander' are quite old ones and the actual
Voightlander was bought by Cosina some years ago. So, actual
Voightlander lenses may not be so good as before...

Best regards.
--
...oooOOO{X}OOOooo...

Pedro Claro
Marinha Grande - Portugal
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...oooOOO{X}OOOooo...

Pedro Claro
Marinha Grande - Portugal
 
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