Good news: New large stock of Sony A1II camera is now shipping out in the USA

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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Tamron financial report: Six lenses coming in 2025, but sees some risks related to tariff uncertainty.

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.

Ending on Sunday: Sony USA savings with first ever $200 discount on the Sony A7cII

For the first time we have a $200 discount on the Sony A7cII sold by BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.

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Largest Japanese store reports a revival in Sony RX100VII sales

Yodobashi, Japan’s largest retailer, has published its bestsellers for the first half of April:

  1. Fujifilm GFX100RF (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  2. Fujifilm X100VI (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  3. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  4. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-1 II Shooting Grip Kit (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  5. OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
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  7. Ricoh GR IIIx (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  8. Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VII (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  9. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  10. Ricoh GR III (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)

The six year old RX100VII is back into the top 10!

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