Features Exclusive Visit Inside Canon’s Lens Factory: A Surpising Look at Where Its Lenses Come To Life In a nondescript office building in Utsunomiya, Japan, a good portion of Canon's lenses are planned, designed, manufactured, and, for some, lovingly hand assembled. If you've owned an EF or RF pro… Last updated 10/02/2025 factory Sigma Aizu factory update: Magnesium machining and Sigma fp body production! I recently got the chance to visit Sigma Corporation's lens (and camera) factory in Aizuwakamatsu Japan again. As part of… Last updated 10/01/2019 factory Glass for geeks: An in-depth tour of Nikon’s Hikari Glass factory I've been on a lot of factory tours with various camera and lens manufacturers before, but had never had a… Last updated 04/17/2018 News Inside Sony Kumamoto: A rare glimpse inside Sony’s super-secret sensor factory Back in early August, I had the very rare opportunity to tour Sony's sensor factory in Kumamoto, Japan. We had… Last updated 09/05/2017
More factory factory Sony Thailand factory tour Q&A: Mapping out the future of the interchangeable-lens camera (updated) Shortly after the conclusion of the annual CP+ tradeshow in Japan, Imaging Resource founder and publisher Dave Etchells headed to… Last updated 03/27/2017 factory Canon lens factory tour interview: Better lenses yet lower prices, new details about nano-coatings! Shortly after the completion of this year's installment of the annual CP+ tradeshow in Yokohama, Japan, IR founder and publisher… Last updated 03/20/2017 News Some photos before the doors close: a photo walk through the Kodak Factory in Harrow, England The Kodak factory in Harrow, England used to be the largest manufacturing facility in Britain, but diminishing demand for photographic… Last updated 10/26/2016 factory Sony to buy CMOS fab used by struggling Nintendo, refit it for BSI sensor production Last fall, semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics announced plans to shutter a wafer fabrication plant in Tsuruoka, Japan. The plant, used… Last updated 01/30/2014 factory A geek’s tour of Sigma’s Aizu lens factory: Precision production from the inside out On a trip to Japan this past August, Sigma Corporation's CEO Kazuto Yamaki asked if I'd like to tour their… Last updated 09/19/2013 factory Aberrations begone: Nikon’s new OPTIA analyzer should yield better SLR and mirrorless lenses It's not just our cameras that are high tech these days -- in an increasingly digital world, lens development has… Last updated 09/18/2013 factory Fujifilm opens Filipino optics factory producing camera lenses and more Could your next Fujifilm lens come from the Philippines? If it's manufactured from today onwards, the answer to that question… Last updated 07/16/2013 factory Your next Nikon SLR could be part Laotian We all know where our favorite camera brands hail from, but have you ever looked at the sticker on the… Last updated 03/22/2013 factory Sony ramps up smartphone CMOS sensor production Worldwide, sales of smartphones are soaring, and that means an increasing demand for the tiny image sensors that form the… Last updated 06/22/2012 factory 3rd Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand Last updated 11/04/2011
