We no longer can say that this is a delay. Canon has been announcing so many of these up to now. Recently, they updated the list of availability for the future pro tele-lenses: EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM at $6,599, late August 2011 EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM at $10,499, late August 2011…
After several weeks of very intense activity for all the companies hit by the very serious events of March 2011 in Japan, it is the right time to try and build a more complete image of the situation left by the Japan earthquake in the photo world. Nikon stated that its recent financial year has…
According to the Spanish webzine QUESABESDE.COM, Nikon has clarified (at least internally) what to do with the upcoming replacement of the Nikon D700 (FX large sensor with a high sensitivity). Because of the impact of the Japanese earthquake on the Sendai plant normally used to work on the pro SLR cameras of Nikon, the future…
Since several weeks, at Sony, rumors are running loose about the situation after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the 11 March 2011. As a matter of fact, it seems that there were several announcements scheduled this second quarter of 2011 and most of them have been pushed to later dates. photo © 2011…
For all those who want to understand the kind of impact that the Japan earthquake had on the manufacturing of LCD panels, I invite you to go and check the excellent article in DisplaySearch Blog (Impact of the Japanese Earthquake on the FPD Industry) even though it was written only three days after the earthquake…
Bloomberg news agency disclosed their estimate of reduced Operating Profits at Canon, the world’s largest camera maker: They may drop to 400 billion yen – 27% lower than previously estimated. No information about how they computed these figures, but the readers of YLovePhoto know what it is all about the Japan earthquake and its consequences.…
Sigma is one photo company which did not tell us much about the damages from the March 11 earthquake. Apparently (according to talks with people who where actually working in the plant at quake time), their Fukushima Yamagun/Aizu factory is mostly undamaged (and nearly 100 km from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant). It is…
The impact of the earthquake on 11 March in Japan on the Nikon Sendai plant will have significant consequences for the launches of the Nikon D4 and Nikon D800. They were to be launched before Summer to be manufacturer in Sendai. The manufacturing process will not be ready until the production is transferred to Malaysia.…
Samyang stays a South Korea lens manufacturer (and they have a catalog of both excellent quality and low-cost). But the March-11 tsunami hit hard one of their suppliers of special glass lens. Consequently, Samyang has been forced to announce some delays and difficulties to supply their products in the coming months. The list of impacted…
Latest news: Fuji confirmed the production of the X100 is now running again. Their intent is to limit the supply delay to only a few weeks.
Nearly two weeks after the terrible earthquake in Japan (let’s remind that on the 11 March 2011, a giant earthquake reached 9.0 rating on the Richter scale, being immediately categorized as the most powerful in the history of Japan and among the 5 most powerful in the world since 1900. Furthermore, the following tsunami was…
A few tidbits I could collect: photo credit: camerawiki Fujifilm confirmed that the Japan earthquake and tsunami will have an impact on the actual availability of the new X-100 camera. Damages to its Taiwa-Cho factory, 20 km from Sendai, will lead to a delay in introduction of the Fuji FinePix X100. No date is given,…
In these times of difficulties, Japan does not only need our attention to economic woes, but your active support can be offered through some resources that I can recommend. Japan Red Cross Society: http://www.jrc.or.jp/index.html American Red Cross: Donations can be made by accessing www.redcross.org or by texting REDCROSS to 90999 International Federation of Red Cross…
Simply to give an idea of the status of Canon manufacturing plants in Japan, I share with you the press release from the red-branded company: No manufacturing is planned in the Canon plants on March 14th. There will probably be some production starts in the week, but several plants (including the one in Fukushima Prefecture)…
As you certainly already know, a massive 8.9 earthquake has hit Japan North-East early yesterday morning (Japan earthquake photos at Boston.com The Big Picture). Consequences already appear quite dire and more than 1000 people are reported dead around the country (and this count will probably still climb steadily in the coming day while people currently…