Nikon (And Canon) both have used several outsourced manufacturers for
their consumer lenses. Nikon's 70-300's are Tamrons, Cosina has also
done some for them (The FM10 and it's kit are Cosina, as was the old EM
and possibly the Series E lenses).
-Adam
Bob Shell wrote:
On Friday, August 26, 2005, at 09:23 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
To clarify: The only ones I've actually had in pieces were a Nikon
70-300 (or 75-300) and the corresponding Tamron. Absolutely identical
internally and externally.
It's possible that Nikon has changed to sourcing some lenses from Tamron
recently since their former supplier, Kyocera, is going out of the
camera and lens business.
BTW, Tamron is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony.
Bob
