Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami: Nikon update PixiQ

[BytePhoto News]

The Nikon Corporation has issued a statement in respect of its operations following last Friday's devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The production facilities at both Nikon Sendai (professional camera bodies, D700, D3s, and D3x) and Nikon Tochigi (Nikkor lenses) are among those listed as having suffered employees being injured, and equipment and buildings being damaged. Currently, both factories have been shut down, but thankfully, it appears that the Sendai factory was not affected directly by flooding as a result of the tsunami.

Despite the adversity faced by its own operations the Nikon Corporation has reacted to the humanitarian disaster by donating 100 million Yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS). The JRCS have also started to accept donations from other Red Cross Societies around the world, including the U.K. . At this very early stage in what is clearly going to be a protracted crisis that will require enormous rebuilding efforts, I would respectfully suggest that making a donation to the JRCS is probably one of the most pragmatic measures that can be taken to offer help and support.

Nikon are certainly not alone, as several other Japanese camera and hi-tech companies, including Canon, Fuji, Panasonic, Sigma and Sony, all of whom have production facilities in central and northern Japan, have also issued statements about the impact of the current situation on their operations.

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