Panasonic Japan issued the now already standard warning that the GH5 shipments will be delayed because of the large amount of pre-orders. The Panasonic GH5 camera was first introduced at Photokina last year, while pre-orders opened in early January. The new US shipping date is now listed as March 30th at B&H and Adorama. Here are […]
FujiAddict received a tip that the Fuji X-A3 camera is delayed again. Fujifilm reportedly recalled all X-A3 cameras shipped to stores and sent them back to Japan. It is not clear what exactly the issue is. No shipping dates are currently listed in US retailers.
If you believe in fairy tales, here is one: Sony made an official announcement that they received so many pre-orders for the new a99 II camera at $3,198 that they cannot keep up with the production and potential delays are expected. If you believe those statements, the photo industry should be doing pretty good and it is […]
Fuji Japan issued a statement that the new X-A3 camera will be delayed and will start shipping on November 10th instead of the previously reported October 6th date. The X-A3 was announced a month ago. The camera with a 16-50mm lens is priced at $599 in the US.
Sony Japan issued the now standard statement about very high demand for the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens (SEL70200GM) and it will take them three months to catch up with production. Similar statements seem now to be a standard procedure also for Nikon and Fuji. The Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens was […]
Olympus Japan issued an official statement that the new Olympus PEN-F camera ($1,199) will be delayed. No official release date was given. The new PEN was already spotted in stock in the US two weeks ago.
Shortly after the Sony RX1R II was announced, the release/shipment was delayed without any further details. Today Sony Japan announced the new RX1R II shipping date: February 19, 2016. The Sony RX1R II is currently available for pre-order at: Amazon Adorama B&H WEX Photographic (UK) The older Sony RX1 model is currently on sale for $1,695.
You can tell that many companies were in a rush to announce their products for Photokina because many of them are not yet ready to ship them. After Sigma and Sony, Olympus is next to issue an apology because their latest M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens and 1.4x MC-14 teleconverter will be delayed “due to hight […]
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