Caution, sarcasm may follows:

A photography forum I follow recently had a thread titled “Hard Times Coming?” with a few posters lamenting the possibility of product shortages because of the multiple disasters in Japan.  The “OP” stated that “if y’all have your sights set on any camera stuff, you may want to act more quickly than planned. I can envision photo equipment getting scarce and more costly very soon.”

Well, gee whiz, isn’t that inconvenient?  People are dead or missing, homeless and without power and in danger of radiation poisoning and we might actually be forced to use the equipment we currently own and go out and make some photographs?  Oh, the humanity.

End of sarcasm.

If you’ve got some spare money burning a hole in your equipment pocket you might want to think about sending some of it to one of the many relief agencies trying to help.  The American Red Cross might be a good one.  Then dust off that camera and get out and use it!