Nikon 35mm 1.8 lens, real or counterfeit: I recently purchased used from a private seller. The 35mm 1.8 lens states "made in china". All my other lenses say they are made in Thailand.

I Derfdog

I recently purchased used from a private seller. The 35mm 1.8 lens states "made in china". All my other lenses say they are made in Thailand. Is this 35mm lens a counterfeit?

F8 Forever Loc: Lng Island, NY

Mine says "Made in China" too. Got it at Best Buy on sale so I doubt it's gray market or illegal copy.

More to the point-- how does it work for you?

BebuLamar

That particular model made in China.

Bill_de Loc: US

It is one of the best cheap lenses Nikon sells. If it was made in Thailand it would probably cost more.

Enjoy it!

"•Coolpix and some lower end consumer lenses are made in several plants in China."

http://www.dslrbodies.com/nikon/about-nikon/nikon-faq/where-are-nikon-cameras-and.html

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PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

I Derfdog wrote:

I recently purchased used from a private seller. The 35mm 1.8 lens states "made in china". All my other lenses say they are made in Thailand. Is this 35mm lens a counterfeit?

Have no fear. In the beginning all Nikon lenses were made in JAPAN. Then some went to Thailand and now some to CHINA.

BebuLamar

Bill_de wrote:

It is one of the best cheap lenses Nikon sells. If it was made in Thailand it would probably cost more.

Enjoy it!

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I think it would cost about the same or even less if made in Thailand but however Nikon chose to make that model of lens in China. But then I don't know for sure that may be Nikon contracted some other manufacturer to make the lens in China while I believe all Nikon stuff made in Thailand made in factories owned by Nikon.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I Derfdog wrote:

I recently purchased used from a private seller. The 35mm 1.8 lens states "made in china". All my other lenses say they are made in Thailand. Is this 35mm lens a counterfeit?

Nikon has their least expensive DX lenses made in China. Usually, the ones that do not have VR. Just because it was made in China, doesn't mean it is a Gray Market lens. They can be marketed for sale in the USA. Thailand produces much of Nikon's quality gear. Including the Nikon D850. Write down the serial number of your lens, and call Nikon to see if it is Gray Market? Be advised, your 35mm f1.8 DX lens sells Brand New for $197. You don't need VR for a 35mm f1.8 lens. I'm certain you already know that.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

I Derfdog wrote:

I recently purchased used from a private seller. The 35mm 1.8 lens states "made in china". All my other lenses say they are made in Thailand. Is this 35mm lens a counterfeit?

Nikon should just brand their products Made in Asia, would be easier. Register the lens with Nikon, you'll find out.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Nikon should just brand their products Made in Asia, would be easier. Register the lens with Nikon, you'll find out.

Surprisingly, most of the workers who assemble cameras in Asia are women. They are good at what they do, I must admit. Is it that women have smaller hands and fingers. Or, can you pay them less than men?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

PixelStan77 wrote:

Have no fear. In the beginning all Nikon lenses were made in JAPAN. Then some went to Thailand and now some to CHINA.

Remember when "Made in Japan" was a joke - an indication of cheap junk? Times have changed.

When U. S. companies were making huge profits, they had no interest in W. Edwards Deming's new ideas for production. When he turned to Japan, he found a willing audience, and Japanese quality (and profit) increased.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

mas24 wrote:

Surprisingly, most of the workers who assemble cameras in Asia are women. They are good at what they do, I must admit. Is it that women have smaller hands and fingers. Or, can you pay them less than men?

Women are better at detail work than men. We tend to reach for the hammer too quickly.

I Derfdog

I like my hammers. The bigger, the better.

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Women are better at detail work than men. We tend to reach for the hammer too quickly.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

Remember when "Made in Japan" was a joke - an indication of cheap junk? Times have changed.

When U. S. companies were making huge profits, they had no interest in W. Edwards Deming's new ideas for production. When he turned to Japan, he found a willing audience, and Japanese quality (and profit) increased.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming

So true Jerry...McDonnell Douglas sent me to college to learn his techniques (and others) and teach them to our manufacturing, engineering, materials, procurement and scheduling folks at their Titusville Fl. Facility. We turned from a barely able or not able to meet schedule outfit into the top producing and most efficient division in the corporation (at that time there were over 100K people working for MDC in the US). We were producing parts and fully operational systems for close to 50 programs - such as Dragon Anti-tank, SMAW, Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Harpoon Missile, Parts for all the aircraft they built (F-15, F-18, all commercial, etc.).

I was almost sent to China to teach the Chinese how to build jet aircraft (wasn't that a bright idea?) but was shoved aside for somebody's (pet) assistant, I got to provide that person with long distance help, via daily video conferences (what fun!). Not long after that the McDonnell family started a big cascading selloff and made another fortune (as did anyone who owned a lot of MDC stock - 2-way and 3-way stock splits). Boeing ended up with most of MDC, and several others got pieces, by 1995 I was begging for a job on the space program, made it to Space Shuttle!! Most of the workers got laid off and in our case the most efficient facility in the corporation was closed and sold. I still get a small pension. Folks want to blame others for our lost jobs - well those others are the people who sit on the "boards - Board Of Directors" in our major companies/corporations - they sold out the American worker for big profits (short sighted but very effective). Just remember who "they" are at voting time, you can probably guess...………..

torchman310 Loc: Santa Clarita, Ca.

Nikon is having some lenses made in China. My 105 MM F 2.8 Micro which cost me over $800.00 is made in China. When I first got it I was pissed, but the results are truly NIKON. So enjoy your lens.

Photocraig

mas24 wrote:

Surprisingly, most of the workers who assemble cameras in Asia are women. They are good at what they do, I must admit. Is it that women have smaller hands and fingers. Or, can you pay them less than men?

Make that just about anywhere. The women have great manual dexterity, patience and great eyes for details. They have been the assembly mainstay workers in Electronics and,especially, Semiconductors for decades worldwide.

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