Japanese vs Chinese Nikon...... a lens situation

[snowbear]

A note about "grey market" - they are the same lenses as the "normal" distribution lenses, however the Nikon (and I guess the other manufacturers) will not normally back them up. Reputable vendors, however, will provide their own warranty with the equipment.

 

[RVT1K]

I drive a Volkswagen that was made in Mexico. Go figure.

So, does the car speak Spanish?????????

No...Germish

 

[cgw]

Current Nikkors are made to various price points. Factory sites reflect this. There's an abiding fiction that "grey market" lenses are somehow like "seconds" or share some baked-in quality compromises that explain the lower price. Rather it's just a corporate decision to protect national/regional vendors that's reinforced by a warranty/service embargo.

I have the low-end plastic Chinese-made AF G primes(35/40 micro/50/85). All pin-sharp and up to the amateur use they were intended for but plainly not as well-built as the far pricier Japanese-made glass. No secret about that.

 

[Federico Mastrianni]

You guys were certainly ahead of the curve! I now buy nothing from China. Which, sadly, includes Mercedes C class, Volvos, Land Rovers, iPhones,....etc. And, of course, Nikon lenses. Which is a more formidable task than one would think. (except Hong Kong and Taiwan)

 

[Soocom1]

Not the only place where necro-threads have been coming back to life I see.

I just got a Nikon recently and started with the older D series.
Perhaps not a good VR series, but I like the older glass because of the weight and feel.

 

[snowbear]

You guys were certainly ahead of the curve! I now buy nothing from China. Which, sadly, includes Mercedes C class, Volvos, Land Rovers, iPhones,....etc. And, of course, Nikon lenses. Which is a more formidable task than one would think. (except Hong Kong and Taiwan)