Taiwan? Does he know anything about Thailand? stan
On Oct 28, 2011, at 1:43 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > 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. -- 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.
