Nikon to end camera production in Japan
Dec 22, 2020 22:48:01 #
The real estate in Japan is worth a lot of money. The cost of building in Thailand is 1/4 of what it costs in Japan. The labor rate is equally cheap. It is business. Economics 101. Supply and demand. Now Nikon just needs to hit another couple of homeruns like the D850 and the naysayers will go away. Many people said the same thing about GM in 2008. BOOM.
Dec 22, 2020 22:53:27 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
billt1970 wrote:
For the conventional Real Estate shots they don't care what brand I shoot with, or whether it's a DSLR or mirrorless, so long as it's full frame.
Just curious… of course, I'm aware of the differences between full-frame and "crop sensor" cameras. But, from you clients' perspective, how can they tell which type of camera a given photograph was made with? A skilled photographer will create a high-quality image with either format, correct?
Dec 22, 2020 22:54:56 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
HRBIEL wrote:
I’ll switch to (insert your favorite camera brand here) after they pry my Nikon from my cold, dead hands. 😩
I'm with you. Two good friends of mine are Canon shooters -- I know what you're thinking: how can they be "good" friends if they play for the other team? -- and we always rib each other that each is using the "wrong" camera.
Dec 22, 2020 22:57:53 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
radiojohn wrote:
I read Oly spun off their camera business.
Heard that, too, but also heard that they are still in the medical equipment business. Microscopes, endoscopes and other "optical" devices.
Dec 22, 2020 22:58:51 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
User ID wrote:
Nikon is hibernating ?
I believe he meant the NFL team in Chicago
Dec 22, 2020 22:59:57 #
Dec 23, 2020 00:04:32 #
This 2017 reporting may be out of date now in Dec 2020, but to the earlier question of who makes what where?, note the details in this extract:
Canon currently makes 64-65% of its cameras in Japan, and the new plant will raise the figure to around 70% Mitari indicated, adding that the remaining 30% are entry-level models. The electronics company had previously made high-end models in Japan, and the mid-range varieties are now coming back home. "The technologies we have now enable us to generate enough profit even when the forex rate is 100 yen per dollar," he said.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Canon-back-to-Made-in-Japan
Canon currently makes 64-65% of its cameras in Japan, and the new plant will raise the figure to around 70% Mitari indicated, adding that the remaining 30% are entry-level models. The electronics company had previously made high-end models in Japan, and the mid-range varieties are now coming back home. "The technologies we have now enable us to generate enough profit even when the forex rate is 100 yen per dollar," he said.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Canon-back-to-Made-in-Japan
Dec 23, 2020 00:08:46 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Did you predict Apple's demise when they moved so much of their manufacturing to China?
Dec 23, 2020 00:18:20 #
fantom wrote:
Did you predict Apple's demise when they moved so much of their manufacturing to China?
Get your arrows ready, although you might not have enough, if you're going to shoot all the messengers with opening paragraphs like this:
Nikon has fallen on hard times as of late as its camera sales have cratered, and now there’s a new indicator of how dire its financial situation is: the company is reportedly pulling the plug on making cameras in Japan after over 70 years of doing so.
https://petapixel.com/2020/12/21/nikon-is-ending-camera-production-in-japan-report/
Dec 23, 2020 01:18:20 #
John Hicks
Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England
Tosx2002 you are wrong my friend the vast majority of Canon lenses are made in Japan as is all of the medical imaging equipment.
Dec 23, 2020 06:31:24 #
Dec 23, 2020 06:38:21 #
New Mexico Dave
Loc: Corrales, NM
Biased comment. You are are good critic, but do not own Nikon much and certainly have no photos published or on covers of magazines. Canon is a great company, but so is Nikon, Sony and others. Why so biased?
Dec 23, 2020 06:58:54 #
New Mexico Dave
Loc: Corrales, NM
Pompous comment by you. YOU of such high skill level with the Canon products. Take a break. Have you ever tested the other Nikon , Sony or other products? If not, then sit back and let others breath and speak what they feel strongly about. You have great knowledge and understanding with Canon, but what do you REALLY know about Nikon and other brands? You are happy to write off Nikon as a collapsing and disappearing company, but what do you know? I am Nikon and will always be (30 years and running).
Dec 23, 2020 08:51:56 #
Race Raccoon
Loc: Yankton, South Dakota
gouldopfl wrote:
Canon people really don't care. The most important... (show quote)
People keep saying Nikon is losing money. Is that really so or is Nikon actually not selling as much as in the past?
Dec 23, 2020 09:14:06 #
Since no one on this forum sits on the Nikon Board of Directors, this discussion is all BS.
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