Nikon setbacks

NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
edited December 3, 2011 in Cameras
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  • FearNothing321FearNothing321 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    Nikon has been hit hard with these natural distasters

    here is are some pics of the flooding of their Thailand factory

    http://nikonrumors.com/2011/10/25/the-rumored-d800-delay-is-not-nikons-fault.aspx/
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  • ThatCanonGuyThatCanonGuy Registered Users Posts: 1,778 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    If Nikon did plan to announce the D800 soon, I think that's been cancelled. Canon took a hit, but I think Nikon and Sony were hit harder.

    @ Fearnothing321: nice gear :cool
  • FearNothing321FearNothing321 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    ThatCanonGuy wrote: »
    If Nikon did plan to announce the D800 soon, I think that's been cancelled. Canon took a hit, but I think Nikon and Sony were hit harder.

    @ Fearnothing321: nice gear :cool

    Thank you, I don't use my K1000 enough as I should

    Also the announcements of the D400 and D4 have also been delayed

    Plus alot of Nikon's professional equipment is pretty scarce right now
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  • ZerodogZerodog Registered Users Posts: 1,480 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    My D3s is getting worked on at Nikon now :(
    I am keeping my fingers crossed that whatever parts they need to fix it are in stock
  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2011
    Gives me more time to enhance the New Camera fund. If the natural disasters keep coming I might be able to afford a D4. Good thing my D300 is fresh from repair and rebuild.
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  • InternautInternaut Registered Users Posts: 347 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2011
    Well, if Nikon are having a year to forget, at least they have valid, acceptable reasons. Japan seems to have a new tectonic reality (as if the old one wasn't bad enough) and it's been a while since Thailand had flooding this bad. All forgivable IMHO (and at least Nikon aren't funnelling money to tattooed advisers)......
  • borrowlenses.comborrowlenses.com Registered Users Posts: 441 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2011
    All very bad news for Nikon. Those flooding pictures don't look good :(
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  • FearNothing321FearNothing321 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2011
    http://nikonrumors.com/2011/11/04/third-notice-from-nikon-on-the-damage-from-the-flood-in-thailand.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NikonRumors+%28NikonRumors.com%29&utm_content=FaceBook

    Nikon released a new notice on the flooding in Thailand, they don't expect to restart manufacturing at that plant until January 2012
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,156 moderator
    edited December 1, 2011
    Finally, some relatively good news from Nikon on camera production:

    http://nikon.com/news/2011/1201_01_e.htm

    "Latest situations
    Water pumping-out by the Rojana Industrial Park authority around Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has completed on November 26. Following this development, we are putting all our energy into restoring infrastructure and production equipment of the factory aiming for some part of factory operation to resume from January 2012. Alternative and limited production at our partner factories in Thailand has started earlier than expected, and we have started shipment of certain digital SLR cameras and interchangeable lenses since November 30."
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  • FearNothing321FearNothing321 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2011
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    Finally, some relatively good news from Nikon on camera production:

    http://nikon.com/news/2011/1201_01_e.htm

    "Latest situations
    Water pumping-out by the Rojana Industrial Park authority around Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has completed on November 26. Following this development, we are putting all our energy into restoring infrastructure and production equipment of the factory aiming for some part of factory operation to resume from January 2012. Alternative and limited production at our partner factories in Thailand has started earlier than expected, and we have started shipment of certain digital SLR cameras and interchangeable lenses since November 30."

    that is really good news for the Nikon users, hopefully they will be able to announce the successors to the D3/D700/D300s soon.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2011
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    Finally, some relatively good news from Nikon on camera production:

    http://nikon.com/news/2011/1201_01_e.htm

    "Latest situations
    Water pumping-out by the Rojana Industrial Park authority around Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has completed on November 26. Following this development, we are putting all our energy into restoring infrastructure and production equipment of the factory aiming for some part of factory operation to resume from January 2012. Alternative and limited production at our partner factories in Thailand has started earlier than expected, and we have started shipment of certain digital SLR cameras and interchangeable lenses since November 30."

    Looks like good management!

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  • WayupthereWayupthere Registered Users Posts: 179 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2011
    Thailand is a real mess right now, but things are finaly looking up. Don Mueang airport has been underwater for more than a montheek7.gif There is a big debate on whether or not to repair it or scrap it altogether. Hard to imagine really.
    Almost 350,000 going back to work this week, and now there might be worker shortage eek7.gif Feast or Famine.
    Gary
  • InternautInternaut Registered Users Posts: 347 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2011
    It's not that bad. Don Mueang airport is Bangkok's second airport. International flights are still going in and out of the city. A work colleague has just had a holiday in Thailand and had no issues getting into, and around Bangkok for his first day there before moving on.
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,156 moderator
    edited December 3, 2011
    Internaut wrote: »
    It's not that bad. Don Mueang airport is Bangkok's second airport. International flights are still going in and out of the city. A work colleague has just had a holiday in Thailand and had no issues getting into, and around Bangkok for his first day there before moving on.

    It's still plenty bad. Best source of visual evidence are two images from NASA's Terra satellite:
    (Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76545&src=twitter-nh)

    thailand_tmo_2011332.jpg
    (Nov 28, 2011)

    thailand_tmo_2011305.jpg
    (Nov 1, 2011)

    While these images do indicate a reduction in standing water, "any" blue indicates some standing water. That is to say that the flooding problem is still prevalent, just not as deep.

    Other visual indicators of the problems remaining:

    ThailandFloodsDec2.jpg
    (Dated Dec 2, 2011 Source: http://asiancorrespondent.com/71116/thailand-cleans-up-but-some-areas-remain-flooded/)

    Honda factory
    333105-Honda-Factory-Flooded-In-Thailand-honda-after-flooding-03.jpg
    (Earliest date I could find for this image was Nov 28, 2011, Multiple sources. This one is from pakwheels.com)
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  • WayupthereWayupthere Registered Users Posts: 179 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2011
    Western Digital is up and running a week ahead of schedule..but there is still plenty of water to be sure. Prime Minister said completely dry by Jan 1, but you know there will still be low lying areas that will be a bog.
    Gary
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2011
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    It's still plenty bad.

    Honda factory
    333105-Honda-Factory-Flooded-In-Thailand-honda-after-flooding-03.jpg
    (Earliest date I could find for this image was Nov 28, 2011, Multiple sources. This one is from pakwheels.com)

    What a image! It has as much impact as all the Hollywood doomsday movies together!

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