rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Mine was made there, as well. Works flawlessly. That's probably due to Nikon making sure their manufacturing standards are complied with.
--Bob

HRBIEL Loc: Rapid City, SD

I’ll switch to (insert your favorite camera brand here) after they pry my Nikon from my cold, dead hands. 😩

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Life is too short to use the wrong brand of camera.

HRBIEL Loc: Rapid City, SD

Do you just have a list of one-liners that you trot out when you think they’ll fit the situation?

Pixljockey Loc: Southeast Pa.

Some of us here are old enough to remember when “made in Japan” was an insult for a cheaply made product. In the late 70’s, when I started in manufacturing, we were told the Japanese were up and coming. We were informed that they wouldn’t enter a market if they couldn’t become a dominant player. That assessment turned out to be true, photography, electronics, automotive, they couldn’t be equaled. The Japanese are pretty good at handing off technology and manufacturing techniques to their partners, and realize the bottom line plays a crucial role in success. I have in fact, a NIkon D7200 that was manufactured in Thailand in 2016, no problems so far, my 16-85mm 1:3.5-5.6 was also made in Thailand. I was surprised a little to find out that my 35mm 1:1.8 and 55-300 1:4.5-5.6 were made in China. The fast prime is great quality for the price, and the zoom is what you’d expect for the price. No overall problems with the lenses though. I guess this will be SOP for all manufacturers of expensive products, when demand lowers a bit, they have to squeeze profit from somewhere. I think in this respect, China will be the player to watch here, huge source of cheap labor and government subsidization.

radiojohn

I read Oly spun off their camera business.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Your first 10,000 images are your worst. That's when you should change camera brand.

BurghByrd Loc: Pittsburgh

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gwilliams6

Olympus sold it off to JIP, which will continue with all the former Olympus camera employees in a new JIP plant ,still making and selling Olympus-branded cameras and lenses . But Olympus will not own the camera division anymore.

radiojohn

How many times can a brand be sold off to another company before it is just a name? Kodak, Argus, Bell & Howell, Minolta.

Don't place any bets on Olympus cameras remaining the same.

BebuLamar

JIP doesn't own the Olympus name so I think they won't be able to make Olympus camera. They do own the OM name though.

Miami39 Loc: Florida

I recently bought a used D75O (made in Thailand) so that I could use some twenty to thirty year old Nikon lenses. The camera is great and I would not have looked where it was made but fir this string. I would be surprised and disappointed if Nikon went out of business. I have owned Nikon cameras for over 40 years. I also have a lot of Fuji mirrorless gear but I think that the Nikon equipment is better. I still think that film cameras are better but that’s just me. BTW the Fuji and Nikon equipment are excellent

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Nikon is hibernating ?

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10K clicks, or 10K keepers ? Inquiring minds are mildly interested in a reply ;-)

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

So what...both my D7200 and my D500 are made in Thailand...the only lens manufacturer still making lenses in Japan is Sigma I've been told...if it's made well and does what it supposed to I don't care where it's made...