>>4339419>Those still exist?yes, though relatively rare.
before the Tamron "image rejuvenation", a few of their lenses were made in Japan. both the aforementioned lenses (90mm macro and 24-70mm VC) were made in Japan. I'm sure there are others.
after Tamron rejuvenated their brand image, just like Sigma did, their 35mm VC and 45mm VC lenses were made in Japan. maybe there were others. but today, most of their lenses are made either in China or Viet-nam. Tamron prints "DESIGNED IN JAPAN" in bold white lettering on the lens bodies, while shamefully hiding the "made in" part in small, low-contrast font (photo courtesy Ken Rockwell). this is faggot behaviour.