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12 f2 made in china really tight to mount

Started Nov 15, 2012 | Questions thread
Marco Cinnirella
Marco Cinnirella Veteran Member • Posts: 8,163
Re: 12 f2 made in china really tight to mount

That lens should be razor sharp and much sharper than a zoom so something is wrong

Sometimes lens and camera manufacturing runs start in Japan but then after a while switch to China or Malaysia. It's quite common practice and this is why some folks talk of getting an 'early run, made in Japan' version of a camera or lens. Whether that makes a difference in terms of quality is up for debate - there is of course no intrinsic reason why it should, but then the main reason to move production out to China is to save money, and if the factory staff in China are unhappy or paid a pittance, perhaps they assemble the equipment with less care? Who knows?!

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