Semiconductor shortage: supply stop of cameras (update)
The recently released Sony ZV-E10 is already no longer available due to the chip shortage. Other cameras, lenses and spare parts are also affected.
The same applies to the Sony Alpha 6100 and 6400 as well as the older, full-frame Sony Alpha 7 II. For these models, supply was already suspended on 19 November 2021. The ZV-E10 is a fairly new model; Digitec Galaxus AG only delivered its first units in July of 2021.
Update 08.12.2021: According to Sony Switzerland, the European market is not affected by the problem; all cameras are still being produced, and orders accepted. The suspension of orders reportedly concerns only Sony Japan.
There are also delivery problems with eyecups and lens hoods – parts not containing any semiconductors. This shows global supply bottlenecks aren’t limited to chips.
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