If you think of purchase of Canon, you may rethink

How many of people around you have DSLR camera?
I see many around me. I don't have specific statistics, but Korea may be one of top in the list of DSLR penetration. For me, although I have 3 Digital camera (0ne Sony F717 and 2 Samsung compact DSC), I don't have DSLR yet. But I really like to have one soon (as long as I have confirmation from my wife) and based on my research, Canon is the top choice as is with its market share.

So I have kept my eyes on Canon DSLR camera. Especically, the new one they introduced recently have HD quality recording function and its video quality seems like that of very expensive movie camera.

But I picked up one news (4/25 Japanese Economic publication translated in English as East Economy) about Canon that will be of great interest to DSLR buyers.
5 of 12 product lines they introduced since 20005 have some sort of defects. Canon produces all its DSLR in Japan to maintain top quality production. What is happening to Canon? Internal people who worked there said that its clean room can not be kept clean and it seems that they have management issue in its production facility.

Japanes companies are well known for their reputation of highest quality. But when Canon, the nation's No.1 company in DSLR, has product (manufacturing) issues, consumers with automatic trust of Japanese company now should rethink of that option and consider this fact.

So which brand of DSLR I should consider now when Apple does not make one and
Leica is way much inflated in terms of price based on its reputation of lens?