In photography a lot of the most interesting products come from China. For instance there is
which makes stereoscopic and panoramic cameras and there is also 7Artisans
which makes products that are not “high tech” because they leave out auto focus and optical stabilization and use relatively simple designs but they put all the money into the glass and good build quality so you get affordable lenses that take pictures like you haven’t seen before
https://mastodon.social/@UP8/111061017008323474
and just does great in low light conditions
https://mastodon.social/@UP8/111077882869934997
which is the kind of innovation I like.