eos 10 fan Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Nihon Keizai Shimbun is reporting:<br> "Canon Inc will spend about 14 bln yen to construct a camera lens plant at a digital camera production subsidiary in Oita Prefecture in a bid to integrate production of both cameras and lenses in a single location."<p>" It will have a workforce of about 600 and will have the capacity to produce hundreds of thousands of lenses for digital single-lens reflex or SLR cameras and other products annually."<p> Read the article here:<br> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/afx/2006/01/05/afx2431586.html">http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/afx/2006/01/05/afx2431586.html</a><p>-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Pity. They will spend so much on the factory that there will be little left for R&D of new lenses....... :-( Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian riches Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Interesting choice of words: <i>"will have the capacity to produce hundreds of thousands of lenses for digital single-lens reflex or SLR cameras"</i>.<p> Given that the statement will probably have gone through both a marketing department and Japanese-English translation, I might be reading too much into it, but I read it as an EF-S lens plant?<p> APS-sized sensor cameras here for a long time yet?<p> Ian reading <i>far</i> too much into a press release?<p> Ian<p>(Still waiting for Canon to produce a decent wide-wide angle for his 10D before he gives up and buys a Sigma/Tamron/Tokina equivalent.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Stop waiting. It won't happen. If the 14/2.8 isn't wide enough, good enough or cheap enough for you, you're out of luck with a 10D. And yes, you are reading FAR to much into it. It's just another plant making bodies and lenses, most of which will be part of digital systems. I very much doubt they need any more capacity to make film bodies these days.... Canon are moving towards full frame eventually for most of the EOS digital line (at least that's the plan at the moment). I doubt they'll need a huge expension in EF-S lens production. The Digital Rebel line will stay as EF-S, but I really don't see many new EF-S lenses being developed. The 10-22 is very, very good and takes care of the wide stuff and the 17-85 is an ideal lens for those who just want a general purpose "carry around" lens. If their market is mainly Digital Rebel owners, I can't see them coming out with wideangle primes or fisheye lenses. I'm sure the reason they need to increase capacity is to serve all those Nikon owners who finally see the light and jump ship :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_nordling1 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Why not buy a 10-22 for your 10D, it is quite easy to adapt and an excelent lens. See my webpage for more information: <a href="http://daniel.nordling.nu/foto/EF-S-10D/">Adapting the Canon EF-S 10-22/3.5-4.5 for use on a Canon EOS 10D</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 "Pity. They will spend so much on the factory that there will be little left for R&D of new lenses....... :-(" Yakim, Canon is a large and innovative company. I seriously doubt this will affect their R&D in the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_cole Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 No R&D Reduction; I have to agree. Probably the last thing Canon is thinking about doing is reducing R&D given the current market conditions in cameras, optics and related technologies. The new and related markets Canon technologies are being used in is also nothing short of stunning. I think they have a good thing and will stick with it for quite some time yet. With economic conditions rapidly improving on their home turf as well, they must be one large group of happy campers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 With Canon's AA balance sheet, I'm sure they can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 <p>Don't forget that's in yen, and a yen is worth less than a U.S. penny. 14 billion yen sounds like a lot because of the word "billion" but at current exchange rates that's only about USD120 million. A lot of money to you or me, but I'm sure Canon can afford it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 If you nose around the investor relations part of Canon Inc.'s site you will see that the Oita plant has been foreshadowed for some time. You will also see comments that suggest it will concentrate on higher end items - so L lenses and top of range DSLRs are likely to be made here. You will also see that Canon are pursuing a "no prototype" design and production route, so we can probably expect more gremlins in new products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldmoose Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 One could hope that increased production capacity for DSLR bodies and associated lenses might mean lower (read more reasonable) prices? Nah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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