Things have changed alot since the old Kodak Browning camera days...

>Japanese products are known for quality. One of my hobbies is photography. About 95% of the professional photographers in the world who use 35 mm format use Nikon cameras. The Japanese have a special sticker they put of their cameras to indicate quality.
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>About 15 years ago Japan set up a camera manufacturing plant in South Korea and then announced, “It will be 5 years before this plant will meet our quality standards”! I have not kept up with the story so I do not know how it turned out. Japan sends many things to other countries these days for manufacturing.
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>My brother just bought a monster Sony television – as big as a wall! After one day it died! My new HP photo printer died right out of the box! Not to worry – a friend at HP told me the printer line abolished QC to reduce cost. They let the new owner test the unit. If it doesn’t work use your warranty!
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>Is everything made in China or only the good stuff? :)
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>>It happens in the U.S. too. Many people assume if it was manufactured in Japan it must be better than a comparable or like product manuafactured in the U.S. And less expensive to boot.