You might remember that back in May I told you that there was a supply issue that delayed the launch of many cameras and some lenses across the industry. So now we have at leas one official confirmation via Canon :

Currently, we are experiencing delivery delays for the following products due to more orders than expected and also due to the impact of global parts supply . We apologize to our customers and business partners for the inconvenience. Products are scheduled to be shipped one after another, but it is expected that the new c amera body EOS R5 Mark II will take a long time to ship. We apologize
again for keeping our eager customers waiting for such a long time. We will continue to take measures to ensure a stable product supply so that we can deliver the products as soon as possible. We appreciate your understanding.

That’s why the new Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM II was announced in late August and not in late June. Similar fate for the upcoming 24-70mm f/2.0 GM lens that could now be announced around October. It gets more complicated with cameras which might be announced in January-February instead of the previously scheduled October-November timeframe. More about that in my next posts and youtube videos ;)

ONE MORE THING: Trusted sources knew a new FX9 successor is long due….but maybe Sony once more delayed the launch for production issues reason?

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Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM II preorder links:
USA: Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama .
Europe: FotoErhardt , FotoKoch , Calumet , WexUK .