Got this this morning from my "camera source" It may be old news or news every one has already thought of, but.....
Dave > I hope I didn't cause too much of a panic last night. To clarify, not > all product is going to be affected by the situation in Taiwan, but > you never know what kind of ripple effect these continuing disasters will > cause. > > > > This is what I heard about Canon. > > > > "Canon has just informed us that they cannot manufacture any 5D MkII > or 60D DSLRs until further notice." > > > > Nikon manufactured the following product in Taiwan, which has ceased > production. The plant is still under 2 M of water, and is expected to > be a total loss. > > > > DSLR's - D7000, D5100, D3100 > > Lenses > > AF-S DX 16-85G VR > > AF-S DX 18-200 VR2 > > AF-S MC 60/2.8G > > AF-S 24-120/4G VR > > AF-S 28-300/3.5-5.6G VR > > AF-S 70-300G VR > > > > Product availability for all of the affected Canon and Nikon product > is limited to existing inventory, so some of this gear will still be > around, but when it's gone it's gone. > > There is no estimate of when supply will resume. > > Sony has also been hit, though we have not received reports of the > damage yet. > > Sigma is mostly manufactured in Japan, so there should be no problem > getting product. > > I will be happy to answer any questions the members may have, as > counter staff at most camera stores will probably not be as informed. > I hope that everyone will still be able to get the photo gear they > have been lusting over for the holidays. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
