The new OM Systems OM-5 Mark II camera was initially set to start shipping on July 9th according to B&H Photo (check availability at B&H Photo, Foto Erhardt, WEX Photo): The official release has now been delayed. Here is the new notice published by OM System – the new shipping date is July 18:
Sigma announced a supply shortage for the new 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art lens for X/E/R/L mount. Check the lens availability at B&H Photo, WEX Photo, and Foto Erhardt. New Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art lens announced (X/E/R/L) Full text of the notice:
The Canon PowerShot V1 compact camera is already in short supply, even though it has not been officially released in all markets yet:
Canon issued a notice that the new PowerShot V1 and two other compact cameras will be in short supply:
In addition to the already announced shortages for the latest EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II cameras, Canon added several more products to their supply shortage list: Product Availability EOS R1 We plan to ship the products one by one, but delivery may take longer than usual. EOS R5 Mark II We plan to ship the […]
I have been reporting for years on the trend for companies to announce supply shortages because of the high demand for new products. In 99% of the cases, the new products are widely available without any signs of production delays. When there is a real shortage, like in the case of the new X100 VI […]
OM System Japan issued an apology regarding the short supply of PEN E-P7 and OM-D E-M10 Mark IV cameras:
Many (all?) companies got into the habit of announcing product shortages “becuase of high demand”. For the most part, I consider this to be a marketing strategy, but in the case of the new Fujifilm X100VI camera, I believe the hype is real after getting some feedback from retailers – the X100VI demand is very […]
