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I'm planning on picking up a Sony A7R II with a Sony 35MM Distagon lens. I tracked down a store that has a great price on the camera+lens but the only concern I have is that the camera may be an initial production run, or very close to it. The camera is in stock but the owner of the store told me that I have the option of waiting until early Dec to get a new production camera if I want. There are a great deal of Christmas events coming up and I use my cameras for shooting family pictures so I'd rather not wait. I'm also concerned that the early Dec arrival date for a newer production camera may not occur since delays are quite common. Are there any issues with the initial production run of the A7R II? I've read about a few issues here and there regarding some problems but most of them seem to be issues that may eventually be fixed via a firmware update. The overheating issue with videos is very isolated and only seems to occur depending on what you're doing with the camera. Also the issue appears to be something that doesn't look like it's isolated to the initial production cameras. The owner of the store did mention that many people are not purchasing the initial production run cameras for some reason and are requesting later runs of the units. Should I wait or pick up the camera that's already in stock? Also, has anyone had any experience using an A7R II with the Sony HVL-F43M flash? I know there are other options out there but I'm pretty much settled on the HVL-F43M unless someone has any negative experience with that particular flash? Thanks for the feedback!