Did the SEL35F18 get delayed?

I had thought Sony announced that it would start shipping Dec 7th. Now I'm seeing Dec 23rd. Did it get delayed, or did they just have a few that they shipped on the 7th?

In any case, I'm very surprised to not yet see any reviews or even hands-on previews of this lens....

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Nex-7 with kit lenses, Contax G 35, and a number of legacy lenses (mostly Canon FD)