Tsunami HIts Nikon Plant

Nikon manufactures its professional cameras at its plant in Sendai, Japan that was at the epicenter of the earthquake/tsunami last week. the maps below show the location of the plant (A) in detail. The press release about on effect of the disaster on electronics manufactures said:

Japan suffered a monumental earthquake earlier today measuring 8.9 on the moment magnitude scale, followed by a devastating tsunami. The epicenter is reported to have been near Sendai, where Nikon produces the D3s, D3x and D700 models.

The region is also home to other manufacturers. Panasonic's Yamagata lens plant is further to the south-west while further south Canon's main lens plant at Utsunomiya is still well within the affected zone. All three are likely to have sustained damage, but the repercussions aren't likely to be known fully for several days.