On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > Taiwan? Does he know anything about Thailand? > > stan
All i was sent, sorry Stan. Nothing about Pentax , just Nikon and Canon items. Dave > > 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. > -- 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.
