SAR reader Jonathan wanted to buy the A77II at Sony Australia. But he got the following answer: “this model is already discontinued and is no longer in production”
UPDATE: I got an official correct answer from Sony Australia saying: “The A77 II is still in production globally, however, it is no longer ranged locally in Australia.”
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I think they simply made a mistake, happens all the time not only at Sony
Sorry mate this camera was beyond unpopular down under. A Mount I’d dead at least in Aussie land
I blame Sony Australia for that, did not see a single add locally, camera stores did not have or promote it and no one really even knew about it…They also did a huge push on E-Mount and sent out very confusing advertisements basically saying SLR’s are dead (essentially killing there A-Mount market or giving the impression E-Mount is the replacement) also when you want stock Sony Australia don’t have any… I hope Sony Australia are not wondering why the A-Mounts stopped selling as they have really brought it on themselves and it’s very disappointing to say the least for us users heavily invested in the system and who supported the A-Mount system… (Lets just hope it continues and comes alive again if they go a push with the A99 ii and correct there very very poor go-to market ‘strategy’ for A-Mount)
Not just Australia mate, Sony neglected to tell the WHOLE WORLD what an amazing camera this is. They brought out this mess of an E mount system (mess because they cannot make a lens over 300mm for it, and not everyone wants to pay through the nose for adapters on top of the stupid prices they charge for the cams .. which still can’t compete with the A77 except for still life of course) and totally forgot the great A mount ‘SYSTEM’ they had. What a load of plonkers.
Very true. I’ve accepted that the future rests solely in E-mount for the Sony line, and I’m fine with that if my A-mount glass works great on them, but the A77II really is a great camera, and more people might have bought it if they even knew about it. Seriously, I wonder how many people that aren’t already Sony shooters even know about it. The marketing was pretty much non-existent.
maybe 5 axis IBIS is coming to A77 with a mirrorless A-mount. Maybe the rumored A7000 is indeed an A-mount camera?
Must mean a new camera is just around the corner
I think there will be sony A7000 as replacement with la-ea5 or something…
The A77 II got discontinued through retailers in Aus about 3-4months ago. Sony site has had it not available for a month or so. It has barely moved here and most sellers just didn’t bother carrying it. I asked Sony a few months ago and they said they were getting a new shipment (and did and loaned me one for a few weeks) but they have basically been unavailable since that shipment went out of stock.
I don’t think this is to do with a new model, just that in Australia A-Mount is not popular and they are probably dropping that line altogether. There are no A99’s either, hasn’t been available in months if not longer.
Even when new the a77ii was a special order. I have handle one I think at Micheals in Melbourne, than purchased more FE lenses.
I went to the Sony Australia “Break the mirror” event a month or month and half ago to ask Sony rep about the A mount future. They told me Sony Aus will only focusing on mirrorless( E mount) from now and they didn’t say much after that. From a friend that works in camera sales, he also told me A mount in Australia doesn’t sell a lot at all, A99 is not selling in some stores anymore, it’s just not popular and they really are thinking to drop it in Australia, sad really. I’m still hoping that the entire A mount is not actually dropped worldwide though, If A99II comes out and it doesn’t come to Australia, I will still get one.
3. A-mount is dead.
Some off topic stuff here, if APS-C has a 1.5/1.6 crop factor, while M43 has a crop factor of 2, what is the main benefit of APS-C if you’re after the crop factor with the difference of just 0.5/0.4 crop factor?
In my opinion, the future is just FF and m43 or the 1 incher for compacts and MF is the new FF. Anyways, that’s just my personal view~
Price? Super35 video? Tradition?
Price and lens weight are the obvious ones. Better iq than m43, especially at higher ISOs.
APS-c strikes a nice balance between the two – better DR and more MP than m43 (and in many cases cheaper, like the A5100/6000), smaller/lighter/cheaper than FF (both lenses and bodies).
Given the fact that the three largest camera producers that make up more than 90% of market share (Canon, Nikon, Sony) are firmly entrenched in APS-c, I’d be more worried about the future of m43 as its not a large profit sector for either Olympus (five straight years of imaging losses) or Panasonic.
If you like WA with some control over dof, the difference between asp-c and m43 is huge. 23mm 1.4 (the Fuji) cannot be replaced on m43. You would need a 17mm f1.0 to do that.
43 was dead born – m43, too. You see in so many reviews of 43 sensor cams, that people would refer a bigger sensor for the same price tag like APS-C.
All the positive about m43 – cool bodies, nice features, good lens selection, all this lies under the shadow of the small sensor (as long you can get APS-C for the same price tag)
RIP A-mount. You had a long history, and we will all fondly remember our “alpha chance” moments.
this was a no-mans-land camera, very functional but caught between a992 and mirrorless, obviously, a camera, in the end, needs to carry its own weight
Maybe they’ll replace it with a cheap ff SLT? When e alternative to the a77ii was the a7, it’s not a huge surpassed that people decided to go ff…
as a old Minolta user I kept all my old lenses when switched to Canon but I have never even looked at spending money on another A mount camera. WHY??? well the A mount cameras never had any outstanding features to make me want to buy or use one….however E-mount is a totally different prospect. I have an LEA4 for my old Minolta lenses, the E mount cameras are small and light. The small NEX cameras have great features and I use them as discrete B cameras when I am filming weddings, I even use a Nex5r on a small handheld Gimbal. THe new A7rII is a game changer. It will be sad to see the end of the Amount but the E mount is a fantastic replacement for that product line and I WILL be purchasing E mount gear in the future instead of Canon.
Agree with most of what has been said however if you already had allot of good Minolta glass I’m not sure why you re-invested and started again with Canon as the A-Mount system offered some fantastic features and equipment… Been very happy with the system and shoot both studio and events.E-Mount is great but untill auto-focus speeds become usable in low light conditions it’s just not viable for us to move away from the A-Mount system as I don’t belive E-Mount can be your primary camera if you shoot low light events at the moment but looking forward to when it gets there as it’s a fantastic system but I’m really not sold on the whole small and portable side of it as the lenses are still huge and it’s not all that much smaller (also less comfortable to use during a shoot I found)
“if you already had allot of good Minolta glass I’m not sure why you re-invested and started again with Canon as the A-Mount system offered some fantastic features and equipment”
A mount cameras where always playing catch up… I needed “a tool for the job” and at the time the Canon 5D was the game changer, I still use 2x 5dmk2 as my primary cameras because they do the job and they do it well and so far nothing has been released that makes me think”ohh i need that feature”. But i can see that the A7rII might be that camera…I can use my old minolta lenses AND canon lenses if need be.
If they released a A mount with the same functions and sensor I don’t think I would consider it because I want a smaller camera than i already have.
A tiny camera with a huge 2.8 Canon lens at the wedding. I’d like to see you after 8hrs. I’m sure you’re going to be singing a completely different tune.
I’m not sure I see the low-light focusing problem you speak. I recently shot a wedding reception almost entirely with an a6000, and it worked great; didn’t have any focusing problems. Unless you’re shooting in cave darkness or something, I think it handles fine.
” I have an LEA4 for my old Minolta lenses, the E mount cameras are small and light.” That sounds like a winning combination… Light uncomfortable body with a heavy well built lens. Actually it sounds like a something a Sony rep would say… You know, Something that doesn’t make sense.
I’ve said it before, I don’t think Sony is making a profit on the A-mount cameras. If they can’t make money, what’s the point of pacifying the few still willing to buy an A-mount body when the A7’s are getting far more attention than the A77II or A99 ever did? They have a dwindling user base and no innovation – the sexy cameras with all the best tech are the A7’s. The FE 35/1.4 is a lens A-mount users have been wanting for years to no avail.
The recent updates to A-mount lenses are to make them more functional with the A7RII + LAEA3 combo.
One mount…
They make ght keep it around if they’re still my making money on lenses though… Or just for the marketing value of having a finger in the DSLR pie.
They’re clearly pushing A-mount lenses on the A7RII. This fills many of the gaps in the FE lens lineup.
Sure, to try to make E-mount look more complete, but the press release for the 24-70/2.8 Z2 and 16-35/2.8 Z2 emphasized the ability to support the full potential of the A77II 4DAF system. They haven’t abandoned A-mount one bit.
Why would you spend $2000+ for FF lenses only to put them on a crop body? The 16-35/2.8 isn’t much – if any – better than the 16-50/2.8 on the A77. They’re never actually going to come out and say the A-mount is dead – they’ll just leave us with retreads of old tech while the A7’s get all the cutting edge stuff.
I’ll believe it when I see an A-mount body with the A7rII spec, or the A7s spec, or the 3.5 year old 36mp sensor.
R.I.P.
But Sony isn’t dodging the question, they have said repeatedly that A-mount is continuing, not just in interviews, but even in recent press conferences.
Secondly, sports photographers have used extremely expensive glass on APS-C format DSLRs for as long as there have been DSLRs simply for greater reach. Did you know that many Canon 1D series DSLRs were actually APS format (APS-H, to be specific), and all early Nikon flagships were also APS format?
Third, the A77II is anything but retread, and features Sony’s greatest implementation of auto focus yet and and a new gapless CMOS sensor, improved video features (zebra stripes, etc.), and Sony’s greatest buffer for continuous shooting. For all the naysayers about A-mount’s future, Sony wouldn’t invest millions in R&D to develop a new AF system for a single camera. The thing is, that system wasn’t developed for A77M2, but for the future A-mount system in general, and we will see an advanced/matured version in the new A99-level flagship this fall.
That’s why all recent A-mount updates have been upgrading the SSM lineup to SSM V2 so they can take full advantage of the new 4DAF circuitry. It wouldn’t make any sense for Sony to release the new A-mount flagship before a basic lens lineup is available to fully support it.
My current most used combo is the $8K Sony 300/2.8 G2 with A77M2. It gives me an amazing range of 450mm and all the speed I could ask for. On the APS-C front, I hope they do a M3 version with a new BSI sensor (same 24MP res) but with the ability for 14-bit at the same speed and ISO range into the hundred thousands.
I look forward to buying the new A-mount flagship this fall — make that two of them!
FF glass for reach on a crop body yes, but a $2000 UWA is a waste on a crop body. These lenses were updated for better functionality with the A7RII. Sony has released ONE new FF lens since the A7’s dropped- the ZA 50/1.4. They’ll have 20 FE lenses by the end of the year.
R.I.P A-mount.
A-mount doesn’t need many more lenses. We’re already covered from 16mm – 500mm. What more do you want?
That not the point. The point is A-mount glass is now nothing more than filling the gaps in the FE lens lineup thanks to the A7RII.
Tell that to the 1000s of photographers taking amazing images with their A-mount gear daily. Speaking of, I have a job to shoot!
Have fun staring at poor lab samples, worrying about gear and trolling on this site!
The A77II was a retread, same tired sensor and no improvement in IQ. Meanwhile Nikon and the A7’s get the good sensors.
Are you kidding? Get you facts straight, mate.
A77M2 featured a newly developed 24 MP Gapless Exmor CMOS sensor which allowed greater light collection for greater ISO sensitivity, wider dynamic range and significantly greater fine detail vs the 24 MP sensor in the original A77. I forgot to add, A77M2 also features BIONZ-X CPU chip — another upgrade.
Read the A77M2 brochure yourself:
http://www.sonycenter.lu/upload/pdf/A77M2_BROCHURE.pdf
Then read original A77 brochure:
http://resources.creativechannel.com/151223/SLT-A77%20Brochure.pdf
Do you think every camera has to have greater resolution to be an upgrade? Speed, sensitivity and dynamic range are even more important.
A77M2 is an entirely different camera, and thankfully Sony decided to focus on improved sensitivity, dynamic range and speed.
Side by side images show no IQ difference, regardless of what the brochure says. BSI is new. A-mount will never see it. 36mp/12mp sensors are newis/old, A-mount will never see them either.
The truth hurts.
On the contrary, A-mount will surely see BSI as it will render SLT irrelevant. If they can make a 42 MP BSI with an expanded range of 50-102,400, then they can easily make a 24 MP BSI with a NATIVE range of 100-102,400, expandable from 50 to the 400K range, but with a continuous frame rate of 10 FPS at 14 bit (14 FPS burst 12-bit) — this is what would make more sense for a future A-mount.
Every A-mount update the last 3 years has been about speed, so we should expect an extremely fast flagship with great sensitivity, amazing auto focus and a hefty buffer.
If you don’t shoot sports, however, then the A7RII should more than meet your needs!
maybe a person wants to use a decent lens longer than 200mm?
All of which can be used with the A7RII.
But you’re talking about a small subset of the overall user base. IMO, that’s not enough to sustain R&D and production costs for new cameras.
The last gasp for the A-mount – again my opinion – seems to be heading toward dumping the goofy SLT and just using the internals of the A7RII in a bigger A-mount body with dual cards and the larger capacity battery. Voila – A99II.
with a adapter. otherwise your stuck at f4/200mm, or 6.3/200mm or 6.3/240mm
theres lots of people who want above 200mm, wonder how many above 200mm lenses have been sold?:)
It would be interesting to know how much sony spent on marketing a mount stuff vs e mount these last few years
So far the adapted A-mount lenses on the A7RII look pretty impressive. That AF tech will trickle down to all the other models eventually. It won’t be long before we see samples with longer glass. I expect some tests to show up in the next couple weeks.
As far as marketing, I saw a bit with the A77II, but its obvious Sony has spent many times more pushing the A7’s and FE lenses. They’re capitalizing on the success and pushing then hard.
20 lenses by the end of this year and 5 bodies (possibly more to come) says it all. In that time a couple APS-c E-mount bodies and one A-mount refresh is all we’ve seen outside of FE.
Looks are deceiving. My adapters lose connection all the time. Just go blank until remounted. No use of teleconverters at all.
The surface of things you’ve never experienced might look cool and calm. But there are hungry sharks under that pool. Some of us have been bitten.
Did you know that HSS flash cannot be used with dumb adapters? We just assume everything will work as we’ve become accustomed to with Amount. It doesn’t. And it can affect a pro on a job in a very bad way.
Adapters are flimsy and unreliable compared to six screw extra thick native Amount designed for 300/2.8 from the beginning. Emount was designed for a kit lens from the beginning. It will never get there. It can’t.
The A-Mount does seem to have a good following but lets be honest Sony is pushing the E-Mount REALLY hard, if they did the same amount of work with the A-Mount I’m sure they could get allot more traction than they have as it’s a great bit of kit!
The E-Mount is not possible for us to use for our event photography, the focus is still far (and i mean really far) to slow in low light conditions, we have a significant investment in A-Mount and it’s a superior system for our photography needs at the moment even given the 1/3 less light on the sensor (although I am hanging out of the A99ii as the A99 and A77 do need a boost with the low light noise side of things…
I’m sure they can keep both going very well until perhaps E-Mount is ‘better’ than the A-Mount which I still think is some time away still (it’s getting better but slowly)…
I agree with what you’re saying, DSLR’s are still better at certain things – namely sports and low light, but for a majority of users mirrorless is more than enough. Sony isn’t targeting pros, they’re after enthusiasts and casual photographers since that’s still a vast majority of all cameras sold. Sony clearly isn’t going after those niche’s anymore.
Its pretty clear they’ve thrown in the towel with the A-mount. Everything they’ve done has been completely overshadowed by CaNikon. The A900 got drowned out by the 5d2 and nobody really cared about the A99 because it didn’t even get Sony’s newest sensor – that went to the D800. Why pay more for an inferior sensor?
IMO, the A7RII marks the end of the A-mount.
The 3d 4 layer stacked sensor will make mirrorless focus far faster and more accurate than dslr or dslt ever was.
I would like to see it as I’ve heard all the marketing before (eg, Nex 6 (which I have as well) focus speeds..etc)… It’s still unusable in low light.. I hope this next round of updates does get E-Mount working well as it would be great to use but until it does I’ve tried all the releases so far and have found all promised allot but low light it just does not work.
I would even be happy if it does work fantastic to have an A99 ii with no SLT but focus really needs to be fast and accurate… time will tell I guess hope the 3d 4 layer does focus really well though!
Why would we buy an A-Mount Lens then? Just buy an E-Mount Lens!. This is 2015 for Gods sake. Enough with adaptors! It’s like kids are in charge of engineering decisions at Sony.
Because fly-by-wire focus is the worst of all for manual tactile feel. It accelerates, making video pulls impossible. It decelerates to non reactive on slowest turning, making critical portrait focus impossible. It stinks.
If they announce the A77m3 with the A7000 wouldn’t be bad idea in my opinion.
I hope for Option 1 🙂 . A mount is dead… No need
Why would you hope for that? What difference does it make to you?
Makes a big difference to me. I make a living with Amount because it can serve professionals much better than Emount… on many levels. You wouldn’t understand unless you make a living shooting commercial campaigns. Emounts are toys by comparison to Amount. I’m happy you enjoy them. I’m glad it’s there for you.
But why would you hope for killing my camera system? Doesn’t affect you at all. Would affect me in a terrible way. Already has.
After years now of continuous discussion, confusion and anticipation why doesnt Sony have the strength of character to indicate wether there is a Pro A mount camera in future or not, let their customers off the hook so that if they want to invest in and develop their committment to the E mount system they can without worrying that they might make a big mistake. Apart from being confusing its a discraceful way to treat loyal patient customers.
I bet they don’t know themselves. They seem to change plans all the time.I still hope for the monster a99ii though.
A9 = A99ii = A mount mirrorless
Hi Andrea,
Thanks for the post, I too am hoping it’s option 1 and I would hate to see the removale of the A-Mount system as we are rather heavily invested in it for our Studio/Events Photography business having most of the A-Mount systems (A350, A550, A700’s, A850, A77, A99 and a wide range of glass)..
I also hope it’s not option 2 above as that would be rather sad and disappointing…
I also hope it’s not the 3rd option mentioned by some in that it’s a Sony Australia choice to stop selling the A-Mount system in this country (that would be a very big slap in the face to the existing customer base that has supported Sony… To be honest Sony Australia has been rather poor at marketing and promoting the camera’s locally I’ve found).
Lets see what happens and hope for Option 1
So no A mount cameras are currently in production, and there is no evidence that Sony will ever make another A mount camera.
They would bother to update the A-mount lenses if it was dead. I am pretty sure that if the PDAF tech from A7rII works flawlessly they might just release a A99II and A77II without the SLT, better IBIS and a more light/compact rugged body but keeping the ergonomics of the DSLR form-factor.
Still too many non ssm-motor lenses around.
Too much noise for nothing. I would like to remember some that even the person in charge of the camera department at Sony didn’t understand the differences between A-Mount and E-Mount not so long ago when we asked him about the future of the A-Mount product range.
This is late July, lots of people in holidays didn’t giving a damn at work so… I won’t be surprise it is either a mistake or simply a choice because Australian people are not that much buying A77II product.
Remember Zeiss 16-35 and 24-70 have been updated recently. Don’t jump on the first troll boat with one story told by an Australian in the middle of nowhere.
I actually think it would be wise of Sony to quit a-mount (DSLR) and focus on mirrorless.
Mirrorless (e-mount) is the future.
Your future maybe. But please don’t speak for all of us. I like thick lens mounts with six screws instead of four. Amount was designed for large lenses like 300/2.8 from the beginning in 1985. Emount was designed with plastic four screw mount from the beginning to hold a kit lens. It will NEVER be as stable as Amount.
I think it would be wise to let Sony service a small boutique group of professionals who don’t want to use tiny cameras. Emount is not my future. Just a temporary solution until Amount or Canon answer with more robust modern solutions.
Of course a77II is no longer in production. Cameras are produced couple of months before and after official release. Total number of produced units is planned ahead.
Sony Japan keeps saying that they are going to support both the A & E mount. Harvey Norman seems to be the biggest supporter of A mount. The Chadstone shop in Melbourne has stock of A77II and A99.
2) Sony [quits] the APS-C A-mount line
This makes more sense. The A-mount is a dead mount, regardless of what Sony Japan says. Sony should concentrate on the future and let the past go.
What difference does it make to you if Sony continues to make a professional camera for me? Would you like it if I said they should stop making your Emount toys with four little screws on a flimsy lens mount originally designed to hold a kit lens? You can have that friend. More power to you.
But I prefer my extra thick six screw Amount designed for 300/2.8 from the beginning. Pros appreciate hefty cameras with extra battery and full vertical controls. What difference does it make to you what Sony does as long as you get your girly cam with unreliable adapters. Have fun with it. Some of us have to make a living. And we do that with Amount because it works.
So the future is a so called ‘system’ which has no (and probably never will have) native lenses over 300mm, needs a very poorly designed expensive adapter to use longer lenses (which will not work on many older A mount lenses), is still too slow at focussing, is too expensive and is too small for large hands. What a great future we have to look forward too ….NOT!
Get your head out of your rear end and get out there with nature and the big world of movement instead of shooting things which can’t move faster than your granny on a zimmer!
If you are clever, A mount is dead.
If you are stupid, A mount is alive.
If you are Sony, hope for stupids to buy your remainders and keep telling A-mount lives.
dead people don’t know they are dead, and stupid people don’t know they are stupid. you just don’t know when you make stupid statements like that
Read this again, it’s from December 2014 — not even a year ago. A-mount is being retooled:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdc.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fdocs%2Fspecial%2Fdcm_int_2014%2F20141225_681500.html%3Fref%3Drss&edit-text=
You clearly don’t shoot sports.
That would be awesome. I’m not holding my breath, but that would be awesome.
I bet a lot of money A7000 is E mount
I finally sold all my A mount lens at a cheap price and after a long time. This shows not only me thinks A mount is dying, and the demand for A mount sharply declined. Really, if Sony can make A mount lens work like E mount on A7RII with a pass-through type of adapter, what’s the point of keeping A mount? If they make a E mount camera, it can work for both A and E mounts. I am sure that’s the strategy of Sony – support A mount through adapters on E mount cameras.
and not only the mount, SLT is dead too, I think.
Yeah, I think many have mistaken Sony’s claims of “we’ll continue to support A-mount” to mean that they’re going to keep making A-mount cameras. On the contrary, I think it simply means they’ll support the ability of their users to use their A-mount *lenses* on their newer (E-mount) cameras. So they’re supporting A-mount in that our A-mount lens collections will still be useful going forward.
Fonk, you are mistaken.
Sony said specifically that SLT development will continue and that the new SSM lens enhancements were designed to support 2nd and 3rd generation A-mount SLT cameras. I’ve reposted the same interview from DC Watch repeatedly, but it doesn’t seem to sink in.
READ THE INTERVIEW AGAIN:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdc.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fdocs%2Fspecial%2Fdcm_int_2014%2F20141225_681500.html%3Fref%3Drss&edit-text=
Oh, I’ve seen it. Not sure I really buy it. I think at best there’s one more SLT camera coming, as the OSPDAF is fast approaching the performance where the separate focusing chip just won’t be needed anymore, and once that happens, what’s the argument for A-mount? I suspect maybe we have an A99II coming (yet I wouldn’t be surprised if it doesn’t), and after that, that’s all she wrote. If I’m wrong, great, but that’s what the writing on the wall seems to indicate to me.
Simple — a totally different user base. Sports photographers using long lenses need heftier lens mounts and E-mount is weaker than A-mount with less screws, etc. The E-mount system was clearly never designed for professional long lenses nor sports photographers.
On the other hand, A-mount was designed to support the likes of 600/4, 500/4, 300/2.8 and so on!
If you read that interview completely, Sony recognizes that they have two very different user bases — customers who want high image quality in a compact size and form factor & professional photographers who want ultimate performance regardless of size.
Any engineer knows there are always going to be trade offs when designing for a compact form factor, and that’s an area A-mount has an advantage. Sure, we might see a mirrorless A-mount body in the future, but I don’t see the full sized A-mount system going away anytime soon.
There are those that suggest to make a bulky E-mount camera, but that won’t change the E-mount itself which is structurally weaker than A-mount, and if the E-mount camera is an SLR-sized body, then it will be even larger than an SLR when you factor in the adapter.
Why is everyone on this forum so uncomfortable with Sony supporting two systems anyhow? Sony has actively supported both the pro video market and consumer video market for decades.
There’s no reason Sony can’t support both A-mount & E-mount.
They could put more screws in the E-mount to make it sturdier, and they can also make bigger E-mount bodies to support the needs of those other users. Once the OSPDAF tech catches up (and it’s almost there already), there’s just no reason to support two mounts, and if you look at their marketing, it doesn’t really look like they intend to. If they still do, great, but I don’t really care if they don’t, as I’ll still be able to use my arsenal of lenses either way.
Why would anyone want to buy a large E-mount body when they can just get a Canon 1Dx with the best pro support and the best lens line-up in the business? The advantage of E-mount is size — that’s its #1 selling point.
For this reason, it is doubtful we will ever see a long lens beyond 70-200/2.8 for E-mount, and again, if they made the body full size, it would be even LARGER than an SLR body when you add the adapter to use a long lens. Makes no sense.
Makes a lot more sense for Sony to continue to support the lenses they’ve spent the last 3 years updating for their newly developed 4DAF system with new A-mount bodies.
Sure, but why would anyone want to buy that bulky E-mount camera when they could buy a Canon 1Dx with the best lens lineup around? E-mounts sales come from it’s small form factor. The #1 complaint on A7RII is it’s weight/size and it’s still both LIGHTER & SMALLER than a DSLR.
Full size E-mount camera? Sure it’s possible, but who would buy it.
Sony can, however, sell full size A-mount body to the tens of thousands of customers already invested in A-mount who are desperately waiting for an upgrade, and that’s exactly what they will do!
There is no market for A77ii
Some people here in SAR claimed that A77ii ist best camera overall when it comes to AF-speed. You find some reviews on youtube, where people tell the AF speed is great. You find thousands of videos, where people tell the AF-speed of Canikon counterparts is great as well. You find lot of videos with AF-comparison between Canon and Nikon counterparts.
– but no single video was made, where people tested A77ii directly vs a Canikon. And this fact tells me the A77ii is quite unpopular.
I don’t get why peolpe are sad if this camera is discontinued:
If you like it, and you bought it already, everything is fine.
If you like it, and you don’t have it yet – then you like it not enough to spend money on.
If you don’t like it and you are whining about discontiniung – you are a troll.
You seem to be confusing “Popular” with function. This is the best DSLR style camera on the market for price and performance. There is not a more flexible camera that can adapt to how people shoot etc. But DSLR as very brand locked .. so no its not selling as well as it should. Sony probably makes as much profit letting informed people buy them based on knowledge as they would spending millions trying to change public brand entrancement. But in the end this is just low paid support that has dozens of products the answer emails for that probably found the A77 on a search and was lazy in checking data.
I neither own the a77ii, nor do I plan on purchasing it. However, if it is discontinued so shortly after it was introduced, It concerns me greatly. I do own an a99, and have much$$ invested in A-mount glass. Yes, I know they make adapters for the e-mount system. I just have a hard time digesting that I spent $1000+ on each lens to now have to use an adapter with them.
Not a troll. Just frustrated.
Probably a major screwup from that employee. They are most likely the last persons to be notified about discontinuation.
1… I highly doubt that the A77ii is being taken off the market yet. It’s less than 18 months old. Not saying whether A-mount has a future or not, but I doubt this model is being discontinued yet… BUT…
2… It speaks very poorly for the A-mount that any official Sony person is making any type of statement, even if in error, suggesting the A77ii is over. And I see no official Sony person rushing to correct this mistake. This reinforces that Sony simply doesn’t care about the A-mount. Maybe it really is being pulled out of Australia, but not worldwide yet… But what does that say about the future of A-mount if it is leaving a fairly affluent 20 million person country? And even if it was a total mistake, what does it say about the A-mount if Sony’s own employees believe it is dead?
IT says nothing about a-mount.. we have no idea if this support person is new, works for a company that does support for many companies etc. It’s just bad info that gets this site lots of nice hits.
Yes, I agree that there is a 99% chance it is bad info. But as you said, this site gets a lot of hits…. Sony is well aware of the existence of this site. If A-mount was a priority, then shouldn’t correcting bad information also be a priority???
If A-mount was a priority, then wouldn’t the customer service people have enough familiarity not to give such bad info?
My guess…. this customer support rep… dealing with lots of calls about mirrorless…. is totally ignorant about the A-mount…. Looked up the A77, saw it was discontinued, and incorrectly passed this information along.
But if A-mount was a priority and a big seller, then a mistake like this would be less likely to happen…… And such mistake would get corrected if it was important to Sony.
I always find interviews with Sony executives a bit humorous:
“Q — What can we expect in the next A7 camera?”
A– We are working on improving AF, etc, etc, etc….
Q– What about the next A-mount camera?
A– We don’t comment on future products [[[[ but umm… you just did comment on the future A7 camera?!?!?]]] “
I always find interviews with Sony executives a bit humorous:
“Q — What can we expect in the next A7 camera?”
A– We are working on improving AF, etc, etc, etc….
Q– What about the next A-mount camera?
A– We don’t comment on future products [[[[ but umm… you just did comment on the future A7 camera?!?!?]]] ”
This^^^ I love A mount- it’s a bargain and still worth shooting right now. Adaptability- although not ideal- is promising moving forward. Not a total loss. However, I’m not even sure I want to stay with Sony at all anymore. They’re bilking these new FE adopters for way more money than it’s worth and downplaying the limitations. I just have to shut that door.
Dark days ahead for these guys and even the big players. If I was to do it over, it most certainly would have been Canon. Even if they completely tank in 10 years, there is such a massive stock pile of users and glass- bodies will get churned out till Jesus comes back.
If you got a drawer of Minolta glass- no worries. You’ve hopefully invested little and riding the wave down isn’t such a big deal. If you jumped on hardcore with all G and Zeiss lenses then I certainly feel for you. I hope you like adapters. I guess I’ll find out but for now- it’s down with the F’in ship. I’m playing a violin as we speak.
Yes, that’s the good news and bad news.
Good — Sony is creating a pretty good path of adaptability.
Bad — Days of a pure native A-mount are limited.
I’m actually kind of glad that my wife stopped me from buying Zeiss glass, and i’m essentially just using my 16-50/2.8 and Tamron 70-300USD. With the Nissin Di866II flash, 35/1.8 plastic fantastic and an adapted 58/1.4 Rokkor also sitting in the bag, i’m glad I don’t have a ton of expensive gear.
I’ve been eyeing Canon for a while now. As soon as they make a worthy DSLR with EVF, i’ll sell all my gear and will move over to the Canon land.
All the “Inferior Sensor” talk is at ISO100-ISO400 anyways, and I haven’t yet seen the need to push anything beyond 2 stops in post.
Exactly. I regret buying the 50mm Zeiss 1.4 for A mount. It’s an excellent lens and I’ve got a lot of great use out of it. I’m going to take a massive beating in resale- even though I bought it used. Other than that, 16-50mm 2.8 is a steal of a deal. I’ll pick that up again. I might buy the 18-35mm 1.8 sigma instead- because I can change the mount out if this A mount goes south. It’s also a beautiful lens at a rediculously low price. I’m not even that enamored with full frame gear TBH. I don’t regret still owning the 135mm Zeiss. That’s still my favorite. Round it out with a few minolta’s like the beercan- yeah, I’m good for now.
Every time bad rumors get posted about death of A-mount (the last one being from Wiki Leaks), Sony has came back and said “Yes, we are continuing our A-mount support and development.” They even went so far as to put it in their press conference around the release of the A7II, but they’ve also said it in interview repeatedly. And I believe them, but it’s never enough for this site.
Not once has Sony ever revealed a road map for A-mount because they have major competition in that sector. They don’t have any competition for E-mount full frame cameras right now, but when they do, those road maps will disappear real quick.
This is the result of spending too little on the people who support your customers. In the past this would lose you one customer. Now in the social media age it can cost you dozens or hundreds. Clearly a mistake Sony site in Australia lists it Amazon Australia has it new from any retailers etc.
It is possible they completed the production run, sure it cheaper to run them all at once and store them then keep starting and closing the line as needed for three years.. but clearly not discontinued.
Just noticed, if you go to the Sony Australia site..
They do still list the A77ii, A99 and A58… BUT…
None of the A-mounts are available for purchase. All of the E-mount cameras have “buy now” options. NONE of the A-mount cameras have “buy now” options.
I still don’t see it as A-mount being discontinued. But, it does appear that Sony Australia has chosen to stop stocking A-mount in their online store. Certainly a bad omen regarding A-mount demand, where even the official Sony store for the country has chosen to stop stocking the camera. If it was just the A77ii missing, I would say they are just out of stock. But no A77ii, A58 or A99 in stock??
I just also noticed…
Sony UK — Does not list any A-mount cameras on their site. Under “Alpha cameras” — They ONLY list E-mount. There are A-mount lenses under lenses, but there are absolutely no A-mount cameras anywhere on their Alpha page….
Now I’m starting to wonder if it really is a total mistake. Sony Australia not having any A58, A77ii or A99 in stock. No A-mounts listed on Sony UK at all…
EDIT– I was wrong. Looked under the wrong heading in Sony UK, the A-mounts can still be found there.
(their “store” site does not list any a-mount: http://www.sony.co.uk/store/digital-cameras-camcorders Hidden in their electronics site, you can still find the A-mount listed).
Sony would have announced something. What are the chances they pull out of two markets with no press release?
Good news.. I was wrong… Looked in a different spot, and there was still A-mount on Sony UK.
Just to be clear of the source of my confusion, and still showing that A-mount is such a low priority….
http://www.sony.co.uk/store/digital-cameras-camcorders
On this page, that appears to list All Sony cameras, you will not find any A-mount listed at all.
On the other hand, if instead of looking at the “store” site, and you look at the “electronics site”…
http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/interchangeable-lens-camera-products/t/interchangeable-lens-cameras?bestfor=expert-capability
There, you find the A-mount cameras.
But what does such inconsistent listing say about the priority of the A-mount??
This is very literally having a showcase of all your other products, but keeping the A-mounts hidden in the back under some other boxes.
The picture for accessories link is of the A77II.
So you can buy the accessories but not the A77ii…..
Most people don’t go to camera stores. If they do, they’re enthusiasts who probably already know what they want. If they know what they want, most likely they’ll buy online.
Stores around me- fuji has almost zero presence although Olympus has grown. Nikon and Canon are front and center ofcourse. Even so- the guys at these camera stores are selling those low end Nikon and Canon cameras. Even having the big guns on the shelf is a loosing battle these days. No one cares.
Sony is certainly in Best Buy, Walmart- all the cheap end stuff mostly. That’s why E mount sells- it’s the low end stuff they can push through at bargain basement prices. Even Best Buy doesn’t normally have the high end stuff where I’m at for Nikon or Canon.
I don’t gauge much by way of brick and mortar stores.
I’m talking about the online store!
So if the online store doesn’t carry it… then..?
Not talking about a brick and mortar store… talking about the Sony online store.
My bad- somewhere in there I thought you were referring to storefronts.
“Emount was designed with plastic four screw… It will NEVER be as stable as Amount.”
You’re wrong; it already is. You sound like an old school, anti-mirrorless, die-hard DSLR fan. I don’t deny there will always be a place for the DSLR; some people still insist on film SLR. If you view the new Zeiss Batis lenses as cheap or plastic, then you’re just uneducated. It is quite clear that Sony and Zeiss see e-mount as the future and are focused on bringing premium quality e-mount lenses to market.
“Just a temporary solution until Canon answer with more robust modern solutions.”
LOL – If you’re waiting on Canon for “modern solutions”, then I think you’ll be waiting a long time, friend. At this time, it appears Canon is going the way of Kodak. Kodak refused to jump on the digital wave, for fear of losing their film business; Canon refuses to jump on the mirrorless wave, for fear of losing their DSLR business.
Best of luck, my anonymous friend… just don’t hold your breath for Canikon.
Jesse, he wasn’t talking about the Batis lenses, he was talking about the E-mount itself which is structurally weak by comparison, with 4 screws instead of 6 and yes, on the original E-mount bodies it was plastic, and notoriously weak. It was never designed for professional long lenses, unlike A-mount which was designed to support 600/4, 500/4, 300/2.8 zooms on down.
Just a wild though/question… suppose you’re right, and four screws is woefully incapable of being a sturdy mount… would it be impossible for future e-mount bodies to come with 6 screws?
In any event, I believe 4 screws is more than capable of being a sturdy mount.
Out of curiosity, how many screws are in the body of a “professional” camera like the Canon 5DMK3?
http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/5d-mk-iii/front-1200.jpg
Gotcha! :-p
I know you’re only counting the ring, but Canon might be the strongest with a total of 8 screws: four the outer ring and four more on the interior.
Can someone call the D-bags over at Sony headquarters and get a straight answer?
I can already tell you what the answer will be – “We are still committed to A-Mount” 🙂
Why would they release A77m3 so quickly when we are waiting for A7000 for a while
Sony A77ii — released May 2014.
Sony A58 — Feb 2013
Sony A99 — September 2012
A99 is very close to 3 years old.
The A58 is 2 1/2 years old.
The A77ii is less than 1 1/2 years old.
Does anybody truly honestly believe that an A77iii is imminent?!?!?!
I absolutely believe we will see an A77III early next year with BSI sensor with ISO range from 50 into the hundreds of thousands, 5-way IBIS, same or better continuous shooting rate, and improved AF from M2.
Sony A6000 — released in april 2014
Sony NEX 7 — released in autumn 2011
Don’t you think Sony High end APS-C camera have to be replaced too 😀
What a huge troll-fest. One isolated statement from some lowly person at Sony Australia, without any confirmation from someone who actually might know what they are talking about, is enough to cause all the a-mount haters to come out of the woodwork in a twitter and gleefully rehash their tireworn prediction of the death of a-mount. Of the three likely possibilities, (1) the rumor is wrong; (2) Sony is working on a new a77 version; or (3) a-mount is dead, #3 is the least likely possibility by a wide margin. It would not be the slightest bit surprising to me if they were working on an a77MIII. It would make no sense for them to announce this as that would simply kill off sales of a77MIIs presently on the shelf.
1 — very likely.
2 — Very unlikely. The A77ii is less than 18 months old. The A58 and A99 are both MUCH older. The idea that an A77iii is imminent, is totally ludicrous.
3– Is dead, will be dead. Depends how you define “dead” — If dead is no new camera bodies in over a year, no marketing, no truly new lenses in years,… then A-mount is already dead. if “dead” is defined as the cessation of sales of all a-mount products from all retailers, then it certainly is not “dead” as of now.
So it’s probably a partially erroneous rumor, or being misinterpreted. It does indeed appear that Sony Australia has stopped selling A-mount cameras. Leading to “3” in terms of being dead within the Sony Australia online store. Which is contributing to the feeling that eventually it will be “3” everywhere.
By the way… which would kill more sales of the A77ii in Australia?
1 — Telling people that an A77iii is coming, OR..
2 — Telling people that the A77ii has been discontinued, and no longer stocking it for sale?
Hmmm, #1 would kill some sales. #2 would kill ALL sales.
#2 would actually generate sales. Everyone who owns A-Mount glass and is interested in APSc, would line up to get their hands on last remaining bodies, while also expecting price cuts.
I’d be one of them….
How would it generate sales for Sony Australia, if they aren’t stocking any to sell?!?!? They can line up, and Sony Australia is just saying, “Nope… we don’t have any to sell you.”
You need to actually STOCK the product if you want to generate any sales of it.
I was thinking more along the lines of worldwide sales.
people over analyze with minimal info and make uninformed opinions, and that’s how bad rumors start. and no one asked any source in sony.
trolling is something else, hope you know it. But speculation-fest, I agree… Still interesting figure out what my 15 000 € lens collection will do in future
As opposed to…
The vigorous support Sony has shown for the A-mount by putting its latest tech into the bodies – oh wait that’s never happened (see D800 vs. the “Flagship” A99)
Maybe its the huge marketing campaign for the A-mount – no come to think if it we’ve seen nothing but A7’s and RX’s.
But what about all the new bodies and lenses? Hold on I was confused, again its all about the A7’s and FE lenses. 7 new lenses by the end of the year and 20 total in 3 years. The ZA 50/1.4 was the last completely new lens, that was 2 years ago. No F/4 zooms, the 35/1.4 went to FE, the new macro and so on.
A-mount is twisting in the wind. Used lens prices are sinking fast. The only reason Sony dusted them off was to show off the A7RII’s AF capability with the LAEA3.
I do not see these dwindling lens prices. The garbage bottom end stuff- sure. Lens prices in general have fallen for all manufacturers in the past few years. Less people buying, more people unloading.
I shop Zeiss and G only. The 24-70 is selling well below $1000 – I paid $1400 for one last year (luckily I broke even selling it), the Zeiss primes can all be found in the $700-$800 range except for the 135 which is now coming below $1000. I don’t even look at the low end stuff so I don’t know how bad it is there. But prices are falling. This is good, I’m getting a LAEA3 to go with my A7RII.
The 24-70 for well below 1k is a good deal. I have looked everywhere and all the used prices still have it at about 1100.00. I haven’t seen any auctions end under 1k unless it was pretty beat up. I don’t think the 85 or 25 are worth more than 800. They’ve been on the market for quite some time and that’s still a decent amount for what they are worth- even if the system was more popular.
Compared to Nikon and Canon- not much different. Lens resale values have dropped quite a bit- even bodies. I’m just not seeing Sony as an outlier in this market.
LNIB, $900. And I’ve seen them for less.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1374655/0?keyword=sony,24-70#13094607
I don’t know anything about fredmiranda.com. 900 bucks is a great deal. I’d still pick that over the FE F4 HANDS DOWN!!
Yes it is the one ‘under par’ lens in the system. I hear a 24-70 2.8 for FE is very close.
I think the 35mm 2.8 is underpar for the price. 16-35 seems worthwhile. 85 batis- jury out on that one. 90 Macro is a winner at a crazy price. 70-200mm is sub par. What’s this about a 24-70 though- no rumors on a 2.8 I’ve heard. Where did you hear that?
I’m tempted too…
They haven’t “announced” it. It was a private email correspondence.
Since the A77II is only a year old. There is no way a A77III is anywhere close as Sony is putting basically zero resources into A-mount development.
It is a case of occam’s razor. The simplest answer is usually correct.
Sony is selling lots of FE cameras.
Not many A-mount cameras.
So the cost of continuing that line pointless. As we can see, one of the main pushes in technology is integrating faster AF of A-mount on FE mount bodies. Its blindingly obvious!
Gav, this statement is baseless. Sony simply has released more than double the amount of E-mount cameras to support it’s consumer user base, so of course it will have more sales.
Sony has only released 1 A-mount camera, per year, since 2012, so sales are going to be considerably less since there are less product offerings. This makes sense, however, since the user base is more established photographers who don’t need to buy a new camera every year — the same way consumers switch cell phones.
Read the interview with Sony Japan from December of this year for some clarity: http://bit.ly/1Jzb6UM
Sony says the new SSM updates in lenses are designed to support 2nd & 3rd generation A-mount SLT cameras, and we haven’t even gotten a 2nd generation A99 flagship yet. New A-mount cameras are coming.
Sony has clearly ceded the pro market to CaNikon. These issues impact very few and they don’t seem to care anymore. If you need HSS, just use a FE lens. There’s nothing flimsy about the LAEA3 in my experience, and you’re not carrying a 300/2.8 by only holding the body. SMH.
What are you talking about? Sony just launched Pro Support in the U.S. and are sponsoring an increasing number of professionals.
They’ve released one A-mount body per year consistently since 2012, along with multiple lens updates. E-mount obviously has priority on the lens front because they are starting from zero.
This does not mean Sony has no A-mount development going on. Again, this is SONY. It’s a MASSIVE company. If they can develop Pro CineAlta motion picture cameras simultaneously with prosumer video like the FS7 down to consumer video, what makes you think they can’t continue to support their working A-mount professionals while simultaneously supporting their E-mount user base?
If the sales of the A77II are low, any scenario is possible. If Sony are to release the MkIII they should improve the MkII significantly. I am not sure that only the new sensor would be enough if only it is not FAR better that the existing one.
Well, the 5 axis is expected now. Heck, they could release the same body with just that and maybe a BSI with 28MP. Same body, and grab some sales. It’s certainly priced competitively even at launch.
Don’t forget the flippy-flappy SLT option. With A7rII like on-sensor AF capabilities, for when blazing fast AF speed isn’t needed…
…or is it has happened at least 5 times in the past the rumors for discontinued products in Australia are of no value at all.
If a-mount represents pro-level equipment, then this move is understandable. Now we have to wait, if we see a99II family in s, r, and normal models…or a-mount is finally dead.
I would actually consider the A77 to fall under “pro equipment”, though. I know it’s not FF, and therefore not “top of the line”, but it’s always been their top AF and FPS performer, and therefore fills a need that their FF cameras (to date) haven’t.
We need someone in North Korea to get the inside scoop.
Last time I checked my A77II still worked. Last time I checked my minolta and Sony glass still gets me the shots. Ten times less regret over A77II purchase than A7. If it dies then so what? Sony’s A7RII- if the hype is real- is quite promising for adaptability. I’ll see you on the other side once the massive depreciation settles down on that shiny new FE gear.
Doesn’t matter if you switch today, or ten years from now. You’ll still feel the sting of lacking Emount ergonomics compared to robust Amount with thirty years of evolutionary refinement behind it.
What’s made out of plastic?
Not my a7m2. Not the new a7rm2.
Likely someone mis-spoke while looking at the store inventory.
The end of SLT….finally…
And this is exactly why I don’t read SAR as often anymore.
Bunch of E-Mount whiners calling for the death of A-Mount, like they personally have something to gain from it. And a bunch of A-Mount whiners, responding to E-Mount whiners, as if they can change their opinion or make them shut up.
Sony is going to do, whatever they are going to do. You can use and like a toy E-Mount camera or a brick A-Mount camera, neither of which can or will force Sony to continue support for bricks or make toys into a proper camera system.
But what do I know? I’m just like everyone else here, whining about people whining….
We will see new A-mount cameras very soon. Read this interview with Sony from December 2014: http://bit.ly/1Jzb6UM
shame on admin for fueling heavily this kind of forum behaviour with “rumors” like this. Customer support is clueless at times, how can one start speculations based on this kind of “incident”. And this is not the first time that SAR admin is spreading panic…
He is a big fan of E-Mount and he isn’t really hiding it. Not surprised one bit actually.
yes he is. Same as you, I dont read the site so often anymore. 1st: rumors are waaay off for quite some time (what you get here are mostly amazon deals and links to reviews on other sites) 2nd: ridiculous “sky is falling on A-mount” hysteria supported by admin him self
You are so right Stan. Sorry about my contribution to the noise. What will be will be, and one side or the other is going to have egg on their face (but I like my odds of emerging clean-faced).
I’m still betting on A-mount..
What will they do with all those A-mount lenses ?
It’s a long list of lenses to be used only on E-mount cameras with adapters..
Why did they update the 24-70 and 16-35 2.8 ?
I think a huge hit in A-mount is coming in few months.. Likely on September..
I second that. Still the most open interview with Sony on the subject says the lens updates were to support the new cameras: http://bit.ly/1Jzb6UM.
You don’t release your new line of A-mount sports cameras without having the glass to support it first.
I really hope there will be more coming. I don’t like the form factor and capabilities of E-Mount bodies and lenses.
If Sony dumps A-mount A LOT of us will be headed to Canon/Nikon — and I think they know that.
Sony AUS is not planning to stock much A mount stuff simply due to being very unpopular there. I went to the Sony Australia “Break the mirror” event a month or month and half ago to ask Sony rep about the A mount future. They told me Sony Aus will only focusing on mirrorless( E mount) from now and they didn’t say much after that. From a friend that works in camera sales, he also told me A mount in Australia doesn’t sell a lot at all, A99 is not selling in some stores anymore, it’s just not popular and don’t make much sense they keep on bringing too much A mount stuff here which doesn’t sell in Australia, sad really.
Here is my take on this and it is all speculation. The Sony A77II is Sony’s best A mount camera IMHO even though is not FF. Sony might, and I am not a tech person, come forward with a mirrorless (no SLT) A Mount and keeping the same form factor. Let’s see.
What do you think A7R II is with LA-EA3 adapter?
Still an FE mount
The LA-EA3 adapter is an ALPHA mount adapter. and on the A7R II you get full AF with better coverage than any native alpha mount camera assuming your lens is not outdated, and no mirror to rob your light. It’s superior.
It will be superior when the E mount full frame will be able to do that with native FE lenses with same specs as the A mount lenses
Having just tried myself to purchase an A77MkII from the on-line Australian Sony store, it is not possible to do. The on-line store sells Sony cameras as you’d expect, however, the “Buy Now” button is missing from the A77IIMkII, where it is showing on other cameras. That said, it is also now missing from the A99 product information/purchase page.
I would conclude that Sony Customer Service has made some kind of error or that the web site has some technical issue where the purchase button is missing. It could also be a stocking issue where Sony Australia has “run out” of units to sell in these particular models.
Contrary to some previous posts, Sony A mount is far from dead in these parts (down under). If Sony had decided to kill A mount, I’m sure we’d have had evidence of that from multiple sources and sites the world over rather than just an off chance ‘no longer in production’ statement from a single low level source in one far flung location.
Not surprised at all. After all, we are talking about Sony Australia, the only country where management is agressively attacking SLRs and their own SLT cameras with their Sony Mirrorless cameras. You just have to check their Mirrorless dedicated website.
I don’t know what to think about Sony anymore. It seems they don’t have any respect to their legacy customers.
Sold out! Isn’t that a good sign?
Having just bought an A7 to upgrade from my A57, I would like to add that the FE mount cameras aren’t waterproof. That is not a real problem for me but i would enjoy being able to shoot under harsh weather. I know my brother is interested in E-Mount but can’t make the move due to this waterproof thing. For this reason, A-Mount has a serious advantage and break this product range will force everyone intersted in waterproof feature to leave Sony. I don’t think Sony is that dumb, i have lots of hope 🙂
On the update…
As suspected, it was an error about discontinuance. On the other hand, it is confirmation that A-mount is no longer being sold officially by Sony Australia.
The glass half full — At least Sony cared enough about A-mount to correct the false rumor!
The glass half empty — Seeing any market officially choose to stop carrying A-mount..is this going to be isolated to Australia, or is it simply a trend that will continue elsewhere?
What I notice, a bit upsetting… that A-mount is being excluded from more and more places where you would expect to see it. For example, it’s not on the UK Sony Store website at all, though it is listed under UK Sony electronics.