Preorders: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. Fotoerhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Clifton. ParkCameras. CameraHouse.
This lens has the potential to be more popular than I expected. The focal length range and aperture values make it very useful and practical to use in many scenarios. Christopher Frost just named it his favorite zoom lens of all time:
In Italian:
I have unconfirmed rumors from a sources about a DOUBLE Sony camera announcement:
I am working right now with sources and hopefully within hours I can tell you more about both cameras!
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As you know, the Sony A1II is still in high demand. In the US, it’s out of stock at BHphoto, Adorama reports that it will ship in July, and Amazon has even stopped accepting preorders and canceled all older preorders. But now there is good news:
Our reader Andrew reported
I, a regular customer running a small photography business, ordered a Sony A1ii on March 31st from B&H Photo, and I just received a shipping notification email that it got shipped today and is expected to be delivered on 02-May-2025 (tomorrow). I’m a customer on the East coast of the USA.
This may be indicative of the overall trend towards B&H (and likely other retailers) slowly clearing their backlog and catching up with orders of the A1ii. I heard (unofficially) from some of their workers that they received a large shipment of a1ii cameras in early April (between 500-1000 units).
My personal experience is also consistent with the trend as expressed in this thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/SonyAlpha/comments/1ilis6f/ sony_a1_ii_shipping_updates/? sort=new (see especially, comments by /u/Arizona_Monsoon and /u/Repulsive-Meeting490).
Just thought I’d let you know since I’ve followed you for a while, and I know that this is a topic of some interest to your readers, including myself.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks Andrew!
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All new Sony rebates can be found on those pages at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
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Tamron released the full Q1 financial report. They reported a slight decreased in Net Sales but an increased gross profit thanks to cost reductions and productivity improvements. They still plan to release to launch a total of six lenses in 2025:
And this is their worldwide market share:
Tamron sees: “Continuing geopolitical risks and uncertainty over the policies of the new U.S. administration have led to a widespread slowdown in overseas economies”
Overall, the company is doing well and is confident that it will survive the turbulent political situation as it relocates production outside China. Of the six new lenses they will launch in 2025 only a few will be new E-mount lenses. The others will be new Z/RF/X mount versions of existing E-mount lenses.
For the first time we have a $200 discount on the Sony A7cII sold by BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
All new Sony rebates can be found on those pages at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
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