RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: Where Are the FA Limiteds Made Now?

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Where Are the FA Limiteds Made Now?

Present: Vietnam

But as usual, some of the (fan)boys would still argue that it is "Assembled", not "Made"! :-o

Past: Japan

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Enche · 801 weeks ago

if they follow the same standard, why not? this way they can save tons of labor cost.

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RiceHigh 110p · 801 weeks ago

But the real problem is that the standards are not the same, unfortunately! Even the workmanship of just the lens cap is not the same. The old one is more shiny and finer in texture. The new one is duller and more rough for its surface. Well, I have to admit that I have both the new and the old..

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Joel · 800 weeks ago

I have a silver "made in Japan" and a black "assembled in Vietnam" and to be honest I notice no difference in mechanical or optical quality... Or build quality for that matter, my cap is fine too (maybe more recent production as my black one is very new)...

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Luis · 801 weeks ago

And then reduce the price. We all heard that at first the factories in Vietnam had some QC issues but now they seem to have been sorted out. In today's world it doesn't matter where things are made.