With few exceptions, 2011 was a very hard year for the major camera manufacturers in Asia. In April, Japan was ravaged by an earthquake, tsunami, and near nuclear meltdown. At the end of July, matters were compounded by flooding in Thailand and Southeast Asia, which destroyed additional manufacturing facilities owned by Nikon, Canon, and Sony. Throw in the effects of a sluggish global economy, and it is not hard to imagine why the industry might be grateful for the beginning […]