topic Re: where canon L lenses are made in EF & RF Lenses

where canon L lenses are made

Arvis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:28:39 GMT

Hello, I want to ask where the canon L lenses are made. Do all L lenses are made in Japan, while the remaining (non-L) manufactured in Taiwan and China.

thank you very much for your answers

Re: where canon L lenses are made

David — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:51:34 GMT

They are all made in Japan.

Re: where canon L lenses are made

Arvis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:33:24 GMT

are you sure? my EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens and 50mm f/1.8 made in Taiwan. as well as all my friends. Mine ef 24-105mm f4L IS USM and ef 100-400mm f/4,5-5,6L IS USM made in Japan

Re: where canon L lenses are made

jfo — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:48:39 GMT

@Arvis wrote:
are you sure? my EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens and 50mm f/1.8 made in Taiwan. as well as all my friends. Mine ef 24-105mm f4L IS USM and ef 100-400mm f/4,5-5,6L IS USM made in Japan

Sounds like you already have your own answer?

Re: where canon L lenses are made

Arvis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:15:01 GMT

😄 Well I think that I know, but there is a discussion between friends. and they say that part of the L lenses are manufactured in Taiwan, as well as non-L lenses are made in Japan... I try to find out how is really 😄

Re: where canon L lenses are made

David — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:53:32 GMT

@Arvis wrote:
😄 Well I think that I know, but there is a discussion between friends. and they say that part of the L lenses are manufactured in Taiwan, as well as non-L lenses are made in Japan... I try to find out how is really 😄

There are some "non-L" lenses that are manufactured in Japan, like my 50mm f/1.4, but all of the L lenses are made in Japan. What "L" lenses are your friends referring to that are made in Taiwan?

Re: where canon L lenses are made

p4pictures — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:05:14 GMT

Almost surely L lenses are made in Japan, only likely exception is the kit L lenses like 24-105mm some _may_ be made outside of Japan. For sure some of the other non-L lenses are made outside of Japan, some lenses are even made in multiple locations.

Re: where canon L lenses are made

David — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:56:39 GMT

@p4pictures wrote:
Almost surely L lenses are made in Japan, only likely exception is the kit L lenses like 24-105mm some _may_ be made outside of Japan. For sure some of the other non-L lenses are made outside of Japan, some lenses are even made in multiple locations.

According to the date code ALL of the 24-105mm lenses that I have dealt with were manufactured in Utsunomiya, Japan.

The first letter in the date code on L lenses denotes where the lens was manufactured.

U = Utsunomiya, Japan

O = Oita, Japan

F = Fukushima, Japan

There is not a date code that starts with 'T' for Taiwan.

Re: where canon L lenses are made

strekon — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 08:44:13 GMT