Pictures show how badly earthquakes damaged Sony's Kumamoto sensor factory

Photo via Sony If you wondered why it took Sony so long to get back on its feet after an earthquake hit its sensor fabrication plant in Kumamoto, this picture taken in the aftermath might give you a clue. The halt in production at the factory had a devastating effect on large sections of the camera industry in 2016 as it was the provider of sensors for a huge range of products - from the Nikon DL cameras to the 100MP backs for Phase One and Hasselblad medium-format bodies. This picture of the ch...