If you order the Sony A1II today you are likely to get it in April only according to the latest update posted on Adorama. No US or European store has any A1II in Stock right now:

Sony A1II at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Clifton, CameraPro. Sony Australia.

I wonder if the reason for this is high demand (as reported by Sony) or if there is a supply chain issue that is slowing down camera production.

Tamron has announced its annual financial results (January to December 2024). In its new mid-term plan, the company revealed plans to increase the pace of new lens releases from the current 6-7 per year to 10 per year by 2026. In addition, the company will proceed with establishing a sales structure for four mounts (E mount / Z mount / RF mount / X mount).

Sony holds a stake of 14.99% Tamron (Source here). If Tamron is doing well, Sony is also doing well. Tamron had to revise the forecast upwards(!) because they expect more sales than planned:

Now I do hope some the exciting patents will make it into reality:

• 24-110mm f/4.0
• 25-50mm f/2.0
• 28-100mm f/2.8
• 28-120mm f/4.0
• 28mm f/1.4
• 30mm f/1.4
• 35mm f/1.4
• 40mm f/1.4
• 50mm f/1.4
• 75mm f/1.4
• 60mm f/2.0 macro
• 70-130mm f/2.0
• 90mm f/2.8 macro
• 135mm f/1.8
• 150mm f/2.8 macro
• 180mm f/3.5 macro
• 200-600mm f/5.6
• 200-800mm f/6.3
• 350mm f/4.5
• 200-400mm f/4.0
• 200-800mm f/5.6
• 13mm f/1.8 (APS-C)
• 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (APS-C)
• 18-500mm f/3.5-6.5 (APS-C)

The 70-130mm f/2.0 sounds very interesting to me! What do you like to get?

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BCN announced which cameras sold the most in the Japanese market in February. I marked in bold the Sony camera son this list:

1. Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit (Last month: 1st, STAY)
2. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit Black (Last month: 3rd, UP)
3. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit Black (Last month: 2nd, DOWN)
4. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit White (Last month: 7th, UP)
5. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Power Zoom Lens Kit Black (Last month: 5th, STAY)
6. Sony α6400 Double Zoom Lens Kit Black (Last month: 10th, UP)
7. Fujifilm FUJIFILM X-M5 Body Silver (Last month: Out of range, UP)
8. Fujifilm FUJIFILM X-M5 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Silver (Last month: 4th, DOWN)
9. Canon EOS Kiss M2 Double Zoom Kit Black (Last month: Out of range, UP)
10. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit Black (Last month: 6th, DOWN)
11. OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver (Last month: 21st, UP)
12. Nikon Z fc 16-50 VR Lens Kit Silver (Last month: 13th, UP)
13. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Double Zoom Lens Kit Black (Last month: 8th, DOWN)
14. Sony α6400 Double Zoom Lens Kit Silver (Last month: 31st, UP)
15. OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit White (Last month: 5th, STAY)
16. Panasonic LUMIX G100D W Kit (Last month: 12th, DOWN)
17. Nikon Z50II Double Zoom Kit (Last month: 9th, DOWN)
18. Panasonic LUMIX G100 Standard Zoom Lens with Tripod Grip (Last month: Out of range, UP)
19. Fujifilm FUJIFILM X-M5 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Black (Last month: 11th, DOWN)
20. Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit Black (Last month: 15th, DOWN)
21. Fujifilm FUJIFILM X-T50 XC15-45mm Lens Kit Silver (Last month: Out of range, UP)
22. Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit White (Last month: 17th, DOWN)
23. Canon EOS R100 Double Zoom Kit (Last month: 22nd, DOWN)
24. Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit Black (Last month: 34th, UP)
25. Sony α6400 High Magnification Zoom Lens Kit (Last month: Out of range, UP)
26. Nikon Z 50 Double Zoom Kit (Last month: 37th, UP)
27. Nikon Z 30 Double Zoom Kit (Last month: 23rd, DOWN)
28. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit White (Last month: 29th, UP)
29. Panasonic LUMIX G100D K Kit (Last month: 25th, DOWN)
30. Canon EOS Kiss X10 Double Zoom Kit Black (Last month: 20th, DOWN)
31. Nikon Z fc 16-50 VR Lens Kit Black (Last month: 30th, DOWN)
32. Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit Silver (Last month: 35th, UP)
33. OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS OM-D E-M10 Mark IV EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver (Last month: 45th, UP)
34. Fujifilm FUJIFILM X-M5 Body Black (Last month: Out of range, UP)
35. Sony α6700 High Magnification Zoom Lens Kit (Last month: 14th, DOWN)
36. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Power Zoom Lens Kit White (Last month: 32nd, DOWN)
37. Nikon Z 30 16-50 VR Lens Kit (Last month: 33rd, DOWN)
38. OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 14-42mm EZ Lens Kit Silver (Last month: 50th, UP)
39. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body (Last month: 38th, DOWN)
40. Nikon Z f 40mm f/2(SE) Lens Kit (Last month: 44th, UP)
41. Sony α7C II Body Black (Last month: 28th, DOWN)
42. Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit (Last month: 39th, DOWN)
43. Canon EOS RP/RF24-105 IS STM Lens Kit (Last month: 27th, DOWN)
44. Nikon Z8 (Last month: Out of range, UP)
45. Sony α6700 Body (Last month: 24th, DOWN)
46. OM Digital Solutions OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 14-42mm EZ Lens Kit White (Last month: Out of range, UP)
47. Nikon Z50II (Last month: 26th, DOWN)
48. Sony α7 IV Zoom Lens Kit (Last month: 48th, STAY)
49. Nikon D7500 18-140 VR Lens Kit (Last month: Out of range, UP)
50. Fujifilm FUJIFILM X-T5 Body Silver (Last month: Out of range, UP)

We have 15 Sony camera kits that made it into the top 50. Six of them are ZV cameras.

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