A SAR reader just noticed that the A65 has been listed as discontinued when checking the compatibility list of A-mount lenses (Click here). UPDATE: And when you visit the A65 page you now see that message:
And the A77 deals on Amazon (Click here) have been extended for an unlimtied time until supply lasts 🙂
As soon as I get rumors about the successors I will post them on SAR!
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what happened to the A65 replacement rumor?
I am not sure. But there may be one camera that rpelaces both. The A65 replacement rumor was juts a new A65 kit version 🙁
Still waitin on the promised ff info
You missed to read Thursday post?
I guess E-mount FF wasn’t exactly what he was thinking about 😉
The picture and caption on that post were about a FF lens. It is quite possible that some people waiting for FF camera rumors didn’t read down to the bullet list and missed the news (or rather, the rumor).
I did certainly miss the ‘promised’ RX stuff rumor 🙁
Quite a risky move by Sony.
the new sony mirrorless Ax000 is by far no match to the Axx series, as far the autofocus accuracy and speed is concerned.
And you would know this how?
probably because of the lack of the SLT’s phase detection you dick
it would work even better without last two words 😉
Soccer moms will be sad.
“Sad” is exactly how I would describe a troll such as yourself
I hope that new A77 (7000?) will have A/E easy to use mount. I don’t see any other reason to change A77, it’s almost perfect for me.
The a77 is in my oppinion still the best APS-C Camera out there, no need to replace or anything. You can do awesome photos with the a77 and it will still be able to do that in 5 years.
I rarely seen an connection between “How good is the photo” and “How good is the camera”.
I can not see that people with an NEX-5R take better photos than with an NEX-5 or NEX-5N.
There is a bit too much of “upgrading” and “replacing” in the Sony Lineup for me.
You Buy today, its outdated and old in one year and the replacement is only barely better and mostly dont worth spending the money again.
yea so lets just stop progress right? moron!
Had a bad night last night?
I know that his partner didn’t. 😉
When I follow the link in description, A65 shows up as current camera. Not discontinued.
Clicking on the a65 link on the Sony website goes to a link that says the camera is no longer available, confirming the post on the compatibility list and further suggesting that the listing there was not in error. But at the same time, navigating to the a65 through the normal shopping links gives the option to purchase it in a bundle. So who knows?
Yeah it’s not discontinued – it’s “new”
Perhaps Sony are freeing up manufacturing capacity for the new range of cameras while keeping the A77 going.
What about the firmware updates for a65 and a77 you talked about a couple of months ago?
now that’s a good question!
I see a new version maybe it’s the new kit lens.
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666586450
Yep, kit was updated with the new kit-lens (from the A58), designation changing from A65VK to VL. B&H had this on their site for a few weeks:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/984633-REG/sony_slta65vl_alpha_slt_a65_digital_slr.html
Is there going to be any new firmwares for the a65?
Yeah, the A7000.
lol
I expect the A65 will be around for Christmas unless something else turns up, same for the A77
Sony will have a hard Christmas period with both models as they are 2 years old, still capable but only worth a look if you can bag one at a decent price.
Sony’s biggest blunder was ending production of the A57, a popular and well liked model at an attractive price point. The A58 is uninteresting and too cut down, the other 2 models are quite a bit cheaper now but really I think it’s time to pick up a second A57 whilst you can 😉
very true. the A58 was introduced for no real reason. They should have waited to get a new sensor into all of their bodies before releasing. now they have an awkward lineup and i refuse to spend any more $ on the alpha system until i’m sure it’ll continue in a positive way (not just being strung around because it won’t die)
+1 on ending the A57
actually, it looks like this is just a kit lens repackage. you should change the title to avoid giving people the wrong idea
the pkg u linked is discontinued only because there’s a new package with the updated SAL18552 kit lens
mmmmm a playstation? nope =(
J appears to be correct. The A65 does not appear to be discontinued.
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644827502
CLick on the links I gave you.
But from http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644827502 I can add an A65 to my shopping cart and click checkout.
pls correct the title. A65 is _NOT_ discontinued at this time.
The production of the SAL-1855 kit lens has ended some time ago in favour of its successor SAL-1855-2, and therefor the kit bundle SLT-A77VK (SLT-A77V + SAL-1855) is discontinued as supplies run out. It is replaced by the kit bundle SLT-A65VL (SLT-A65 + SAL-1855-2), this is not made clear at the product page you linked, but sony websites are bad as we all know.
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Where are the most expected rumors about NEX7 successor and latest newer RX pleaaaaaaase ?
Still there and an update to the kit.
The new kit lens is better built, but has no optical advantages over the version I. I’ve tried both.
Sony need a new kit lens this 18-55mm isn’t that great.
Like the 16-50/2.8 ?
Still showing current on Sony USA website.
There will not be any successor. A mount is dead, only E will be developed.
bullsh*t !
the alpha mount will not die
…but low level APSC A-mount cameras will disappear (57 & 58).
there will be the new E-mount FF CSCs for high-end consumers 🙂
but i doubt E FF will have very fast lenses !!!
in A-mount you will only get semi-pro & PRO bodies :-))
I don’t want an pro or semipro A-mount body. Pro cameras tends to be large and heavy!
I like my A55 with 16-80 and small lenses like 35 1.8 or 50 1.4.
I don’t like bodies like A77, so if I have to sell my lenses and buy something like ILC-5000 I will probably choose other system (Olympus, Canon, Nikon also have small but full featured cameras).