Sony FX5 Demand Exceeds Supply + Sony Bid to Acquire Tamron
Industry NewsupdateUpdate·2mo ago
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Daily Digest
Friday, August 7, 2026
Sony's FX5 demand outpaces supply, plus a patent loss for Red
From the Editor
Sony has warned of FX5 delivery delays in Japan as order volumes outpace anything the line has seen, with a non-binding offer to acquire Tamron sitting alongside it this week. Elsewhere, Japan's Patent Office invalidated one of Red's key compressed Raw video patents following a Panasonic challenge, and the photography world remembers Chris Smith, the Observer and Sunday Times sports photographer who died after four decades behind the lens.
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1 Sony has not disclosed order volume figures or a revised delivery timeline for the FX5.
2 Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS Review: Optical Limits Verdict
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3 Japan Invalidates Key Red Raw Video Patent After Panasonic Challenge
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7 Chris Smith, Sports Photographer for the Observer and Sunday Times, Dies
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