I am really shocked by what is happening in Japan. I wish things are less worse than the images on TV are showing us. All Japanese readers do have my solidarity.
A Sony related news (via Bloomberg):
“Sony halted and evacuated six factories in northeastern Japan, said Yasuhiro Okada, a spokesman at the Tokyo-based company. He said the company was assessing the impact of power outages and damage to its facilities in the region, which make Blu-ray discs, magnetic heads and batteries.“
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I wish everyone well in Japan, although official said few dozen died and missing.
Thoughts and prayers to those in Japan and the people affected by the earthquake and tsunamis.
Save as many life as poosible, Amen!
In Tokyo here. 11 years in Japan and I haven’t felt a more violent or longer-lasting (around 2 minutes) quake, and I hate to think how it was for those further north.
Yes at a time like this camera gear is unimportant and all our thoughts should be for the health and safety for the people of Japan.
That said, a full-length mirror that fell during the quake missed my 16-35 CZ lens by mere centimeters.
+1
That +1 was meant in relation to John’s comment…
God save Japan.
Why would god do such a thing?
I hope that there are as few casualties as possible
We might be doing something bad to the god/environment, is time to save our world and by changing our daily life style…
Toutes mes pensées pour le peuple japonais. C’est terrible ce qui se passe aujourd’hui.
Why blame God? It’s physics the laws of nature, the cause and effect theory. Just hope that the death toll doesn’t rise…. Worst than anything else is dying like that or loosing someone you love…
on a different perspective Japan had many earthquakes before, experts believe production may be delayed for a week max and the economy will bounce back really quickly
I just pray for the average working class people that may have lost their homes and loved ones. They are the real victims….
Looks like delays on the launch date for A77 is inevitable =(
A good reason to delay the release A77 even later… thats unlucky for japan.. and unlucky for us who rely on japan to release the Camera.. 🙁
Condolences to the people of japan. 🙁
Our Condolences and prays with Japan.
I guess the A77 will be delayed 2012?
The possible cause is the Moon which is now at its closest distance to Earth for 20 years. Each approach of the Moon coincide with cataclysms.
According to a more reliable sources (sorry, Alexander), like this http://www.thearynews.com/english/newsdetail.asp?nid=18491 the moon was closest in 2008 and will be again in 2016.
My family thoughts are in Japan now…
As much as I want further news about the A77, Andrea, I admire your restraint today, in the face the this cataclysmic event. We should be strongly reminded by this that we and our fellow creatures live perilously in a dangerous world & an even more dangerous universe, and that we should be supporting each other, rather than fighting over cameras or sex or religion or oil.
I agree with you, tsong, that we ought to be changing our lifestyles & otherwise working to prevent mankind from destroying our planet& its creatures. But there are forces, such as the collision of tectonic plates that caused this massive earthquake, that are beyond our power either to cause them or to avoid them.
Our thoughts must be with the Japanese people today.
+10 for Dulaney
I really don’t think “fighting over cameras” should be put together with “fighting over oil and religion”.
As the depth of this tragedy becomes clear all we can do is share our deepest condolences for what has happened in Japan and hope and trust that all our various govermments will pull together to give every urgent assistance to help in any possible way we can. Time to pull together to help…
The more I’m listening to the news, the more horrific it becomes… The death toll going above 1000 now, while they are speculating a nuclear disaster worse than chernobyl…. God have mercy…. My heart goes out to them all.
very, very tragic.from what i heard this was the BIG ONE, and what is worrying me most are the nuceair reactors who could cause even more deaths.
The big one that Japan is preparing for is supposed to be in the Tokai region. It would be even worse.
A terrible tragedy, I still can’t believe it is so bad.
Condolences and prayers for the people of Japan.