
Sony Japan issued an official apology for the delay of the recently announced Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM lens (pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H):
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens is delayed again… the second time around… because of a large number of customers who ordered the lens… Just another entry for the photo gear wall of shame that has “greatly exceeded” expectations. Here is the translated press release:
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens is delayed because of a large number of customers who ordered the lens… I would be curious to know how many people actually dropped $7,500 for this lens. Another entry for my (wall of shame) collection of photo gear that has greatly exceeded expectations and […]
Adding the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens to my collection of photo gear that has “greatly exceeded expectations” and got so many pre-orders that was of course delayed. If one is to believe all those press releases, the photo industry must be doing great and I wonder why Olympus is selling their […]
This is the new norm – the demand for every new product is now “exceeding expectations” and a delay is inevitable, so hurry up and place that pre-order asap. Today Sony Japan posted on their website that the Sony a7S III orders “greatly exceeded our expectations” and I cannot wait for their next financial results to see […]
Of course, there is a strong demand for the new Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras and of course, Canon proudly issued a statement about it while warning of product delays. Of course, every other company has issued a similar warning for pretty much every major product release in the past few years. If you […]