Originally Posted by
Bacciagalupe
Yeah, those Nikon, Canon and Mamiya cameras are just total crap. Who would want any of that junk?
I think you can say that Swiss precision is better than high-quality mass production, but in most cases you're splitting hairs, and I can't even count how many pro shooters use Japanese-made cameras and optics. Or for bikes, how many pros ride Asian-made frames and components.
Is it me, or does it seem unlikely that Dura-Ace is made in Italy?
A factory is a factory is a factory. All Pinarello needs is a) good relationships with the manufacturers and b) good QA staff, and it doesn't matter one bit where it comes from.
If it's about precision, then why does the silicon industry depend on Nikon (and Cannon) lenses and steppers for making logic and memory devices. Precision lithography in making silicon products go down to a precision level of as much as 45 nanometers. The Japanese own this realm of high end optics.