Sony Japan just announced that they will suspend the shipment of the [shoplink 2972]VCL-ECF1 fisheye converter[/shoplink] (x0.62 magnification) and delay the releas of the VCL-ECU1 ultra-wide converter (x0.75 magnification). The VCL-ECU1 will be release Spring 2011.
Source: Sony Japan
P.S.: Sony also announced the new MP4 Bloggie Cameras (ThePhoBlographer)
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The VCL-ECU1 is not a fisheye.
I already saw one of them at a store a couple days back…
I think you must have those reversed. .62 for the fisheye and .75 for the wide angle converter. That would be more logical.
ops! Corrected! Thanks.
more important than the mistake, is the question. Why are they suspend?
by now everyone knows the CA is bad with the fisheye converter. And the 16mm lens went thought a last min coating change (bc of CA). so could they be matching the coating to improve IQ?
or is no one buying them, so sony will try to relaunch the products?
I placed an order from sony for the fisheye over 2 months ago and have had no update, nice to find out they theyre delaying it till next damn year by just stumbling upon this rather than then contacting me. very unimpressed