Sony doesn’t seem like out of the woods in the case of provide chain struggles as the corporate has delayed the 16-35mm f/4 PZ G Collection energy zoom lens from its deliberate April launch till an unspecified time later this summer time.
The lens, which was introduced on March 22, was initially scheduled to be launched on April 28. On Sony’s Japanese web site, the corporate has introduced that it’s pushing that launch date again to a while in the summertime however was unable to supply a selected date. Sony blames the postponement on world distribution delays.
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience triggered to prospects who’re trying ahead to the lens as this delay is simply earlier than the discharge,” Sony writes, translated. “We’ll do our utmost to ship the product as quickly as attainable, and we admire your understanding.”
The delay additionally implies that the corporate has suspended new orders from world distributors and its Sony retailer. Sony says that the discharge date and the resumption of orders will probably be supplied as quickly because it is ready to verify a brand new transport date.
Final 12 months, Sony struggled to carry merchandise to market. Along with delaying a number of new merchandise, the corporate additionally ceased manufacturing others in what was possible an try to focus its restricted provides on its top-selling gadgets. Whereas many Sony followers possible hoped that the corporate had managed to maneuver previous the issues, that doesn’t seem like the case and this delay is definitely extra extreme than the others that happened in 2021.
The postponement of the Sony PZ 16-35mm f/4 G is unlucky given the standard of the lens. As an influence zoom, the lens makes use of Sony’s XD linear motor know-how to supply clean and silent zooming that’s powered by the digital camera.
In his overview for PetaPixel, Ryan Mense discovered that Sony’s new energy zoom affords stable optics inside a comparatively compact and definitely light-weight bundle. Exterior of some softness t the 35mm focal size, he general discovered photographs to be punchy and pleasantly sharp, making it a stable addition to the E-mount lineup and a really useful purchase for these within the focal size.
Picture credit: Header photograph by Ryan Mense for PetaPixel
