The european and american release of the new 50mm f/1.8 lens for NEX has been delayed til mid February. Many Sonystores (like Germany) are now reporting the new availability date. But the lens is already in Stock in asian stores like Amazon in Japan.
BHphoto still says the lens will be available in December but Sonystore USA sent the following note to current 50mm preorders: “We would like to inform you we are experiencing a delay with your Sony order. The following item SEL50F18 has been rescheduled to ship on 03/02/2012.“
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Seriously strange. No NEX-7 in Asia but new lens. No lens in US but NEX-7 available!
Not available in Thailand.
Well this sucks.
NO, the lens is NOT AVAILABLE at digitalrev!
This is the second time you have stated the lens is available at digitalrev and the second time this is not true. I check this site pretty much ever hour to see if the lens is in stock and not once have I seen it listed in stock.
I also have signed up to notify me when it comes in stock and have never received such an email.
Hi Lee! There is an error on Digitalrev website. here it says it is in Stock. Look: http://www.digitalrev.com/search?t=s&q=Sony%20E%2050mm
No, it clearly says “Pre-Order”.
For me it says “In Stock (Ships within 24 hours)”
Same here ‘In Stock’
I see what you are saying now, but even when I click on the item to then buy it takes me to the page to ‘notify me’ again!
Just spoke to someone from digitalrev on live chat, they said “we had a few in that we thought we could sell, but we cannot release these from our supplier as our supplier wishes that we sell them closer to the release date”
Digitalrev say “It technically is available for the Asia market now, but with our contract from out supplier, we will release them late Dec/ Early Jan”
It won’t be available in Singapore this year.
I’m going there next week. Was hoping to pick it up 🙁
50/1.8 is NOT available in Japan. Amazon JP has it listed, but all sellers indicate the lens is “Out of stock”. Even Sony Japan does not have the lens for order.
I’ve had a pre-order on this lens since Sept 9, http://www.sonystyle.com. I have not received any email about it being delayed further. The last e-mail I got from Sony was my shipping confirmation for the Nex-7 which I have received.
It is very easy to make a moderately fast 50mm lens. Why do you think a global giant like Sony can’t even manufacture such a simple lens in enough quantity and in a timely manner to meet demand?
If they can’t meet demand for most of their new announced products during the most profitable shopping season, what are the chances that they will be able to release new less popular lenses to fill out the A-mount holes.
And yes, I do know there was a flood in Thailand but these products like the 50mm E-mount lens were all announced a long time prior to those floods.
I preordered 9/8/11. I just received email notice it will be delayed until 3/02/12.
And before the floods there was the earthquake in Japan, which people quickly forgot. It has been a difficult year, so we’ll wait for our gadgets a bit longer. Big deal.
These lenses are made in China so the problem is “somewhere” else.
Yeah got the Same email for 3-12 was like…. Want now!!!