07-12-2011, 01:48 PM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1310474641' post='9955']
These are all low volume, high-end japanese-made lenses. No consumer products (which are manufactured in other parts of Asia).
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But it is the design of lenses which limits the number of lenses introduced each year, not so much the production sites (if they are not tsunamied). But you are right, in that since the 55-250mm introduction there has been no really new low end introduction, where Nikon came with the 85mm f3.5 DX VR Micro, now the 40mm DX micro, Sony with the 30mm DT macro and 85mm f2.8 portait lens.
On a side note, Canon has a new 35mm f2.8 macro design up for patenting, an 1:2 macro (and a new 50mm f2.8 1:1 macro, and TS-E 90mm f2.8 1:2 macro).
Nikon has a design for a 18mm f3.5 DX lens, and a 17mm f4 PC...
These are all low volume, high-end japanese-made lenses. No consumer products (which are manufactured in other parts of Asia).
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But it is the design of lenses which limits the number of lenses introduced each year, not so much the production sites (if they are not tsunamied). But you are right, in that since the 55-250mm introduction there has been no really new low end introduction, where Nikon came with the 85mm f3.5 DX VR Micro, now the 40mm DX micro, Sony with the 30mm DT macro and 85mm f2.8 portait lens.
On a side note, Canon has a new 35mm f2.8 macro design up for patenting, an 1:2 macro (and a new 50mm f2.8 1:1 macro, and TS-E 90mm f2.8 1:2 macro).
Nikon has a design for a 18mm f3.5 DX lens, and a 17mm f4 PC...