A couple of SAR reader noticed this and also for me it’s the first time I see it: Sony US marked the A7s as no more available (Click here) and the A7r as on backorder (Click here). It likely means that Sony sold out their US Stock. I do not seriously think the A7s will be replaced soon 🙂
UPDATE: It’s now back in Stock again! So it must have been some sort of “issue” on Sonys site…
Sony US deals:
Check out todays new Black Friday deals list at Amazon US (Click here to see the long list).
Tough E-mount replacement is finally in Stock at Amazon again (Click here)
A7/A7r: trade-in program at Adorama (Click here).
A77II: Up to $500 off on the body and kits at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
A6000: $100 off on the body and kits at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
A5100: $100 off on the body and kits at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
A5000: $100 off on the body and kits at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
Open Box Sony A7 for $1198 only(!) on [shoplink 30334 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
$45 off on the Tokina 11-16mm at Adorama (Click here).
$200 off on the Sigma 150-500mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Sigma 70-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$150 off on the Sigma 50-500mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$80 off on the Sigma 10-20mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$75 off on the Sigma 12-24mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sigma 8-16mm lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sigma 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Rebates on Sigma Flashes and Teleconverters at Amazon (Click here to see the full list).
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Such a disaster…
Sounds like they have a hit on their hands, especially the 7s. Any news on the camera to be released early 2015. I would love the 7r with fixes or improvements with autofocus, shutter induced blur and shutter loudness.
I was hoping that Sony would offer a firmware fix for the A7R shutter vibration, such as a limited EFC (like Oly did) or an optional time delay between shutter closing and opening. But I realize this is Sony, not Fuji or Oly, so I do realize pigs will fly before they offer a meaningful update.
I see it in stock at Amazon, B&H, Rakuten, Adorama… I stopped at that point. It seems readily available. So by your logic, it’s no longer a hit?
the answer to your question is No. You would not be able to conclude that is unsuccessful because it is available from other vendors. That leap is illogical.
Is there any chance of seeing holiday discounts on the FE lenses, or is Sony just really stingy on lens prices?
I hope the do a two-fer. Buy a 55mm 1.8 and get a 16-35mm F4 for free.
Sign me up for that one. Some of these lenses have been out for a year now and I haven’t seen a single price drop on any of them
et la marmotte, elle mets le chocolat dans le papier d’alu…. 😉
It’s showing as in stock for both ?!?
same, they are both in stock for me
Most have sold out early for stocking stuffers this year.
Yeah, good stuff always goes from “in stock” to “in stocking”.
Hulk beg, not stuff hard into sock, wobble-mount not like!
Not wobble mount, built-in tilt-shift! MIGHTY SOLID & COOL!
b&h and adorama have them in stock
In your (SAR) picture here above it says for the A7s “Currently not available” which is a very different statement compared to your headline statement “no more available”!
I have heard that some inside Sony (Pro video department) believe that Sony consumer group went “too far” by giving the A7s Slog-2.
SLOG-2 was allowed but not without a certain amount of internal disagreement about it.
Could Sony be having second thoughts about having a larger number of A7s in the wild?
Interesting….
No, I’m no insider…just passing gossip I have heard.
Interesting. Where did you hear this?
NAB 2014…the day the A7s was first put on display.
I’ve heard that blue is actually orange but was misnamed due to rainy toast on an elephant sideways from upfront eleven.
no way
Yes Path! SOLID rumor verified by HULK!
I heard the Illuminati disagreed with the Freemasons on whether Sony/Zeiss went too far with the RX1 Sonnar, and the 24mm f2 ZA and some other ZA lenses. I also heard that the German government is now in talks with these secret societies about the future of Leica and how Zeiss’ vision of world dominance shouldn’t be too sharp and the bokeh shouldn’t be too smooth when dealing with things they don’t really care.
I really hope that’s not the case because then the A7s future seems so uncertain… or maybe it was the FS7 mafia that dictated this. Quite frankly, I think I’m going to have to re read all of this BS in SAR again with a bottle of red wine, some ambien, and a touch of Peruvian marching powder just to make sense of it all, right before I go to sleep.
You are totally wrong!!!!
Assassin’s Brotherhood is the one responsible of that crisis as they warned they would eliminate every transporter boss who will accept to deliver the cameras to Sony retailers.
I think one of the Canon representatives who hired them for that secret mission
meanwhile every other retailer around the globe has plenty of stock
Meanwhile, Canon and Nikon absolutely sold out you can’t buy them no more. They are so popular …
P.s. … just kidding …
I guess it wasn’t over priced.
…said no one from the professional SAW (Sony Alpha Whiners) crew.
There’s only one explanation: e-mount is dead!!!!
It still wobbles for dear life. Hulk feel like smash!
It’s sold out Hulk do you know what that means? Your stupid propaganda has failed. Hulk will now smash head into wall.
means sony ashamed even to release wobbly products. Also not Hulk smash head, but get from mama yours. Feels better than smash 🙂
Your mom is in the Phx airport men’s room in terminal 4 giving out hand j’s with tabasco chasers.
We all knew that it wouldn’t last. Sony is done, bankrupt, finished, sleeping with the fishes. Their market share has been in free fall for quite some time, and now they’re finally gone from the market. Basically, Canikon crushed them in the DSLR market, while m4/3 obliterated them in the mirrorless market.
Ahhh, the Canikon trolls have arrived. Idiots.
Sold out means they’re doing well.
Crushed by five year old sensor technology (Canon) and point and shoot (M43) image quality, not likely. If something is sold out it’s because people are buying it dumb a$$.
Canikon is obliterated in the DLSR market as they are totally out in the mirrorless one with gadget items. They even copied Sony sensors for their next camera generation if they did not decide to use the sony sensor in it yet ;)…
So who s the outsider, counting on their fans to survive ;)? I chose Sony as i could have chosen Nikon because they represent the IQ and the Future contrary to Canon which counts on popularity to sell a camera
SonySyyle is showing most A and E mount cameras as back ordered. The only ones showing in stock are the A99 and A7S. May want to check this again
probably sony QC checking that your mount is nice and loose…
I heard that A7sbw will implement an s-log1000 with 1:0:0 1bit encoding. It will be called black or white, no gray art filter and it will be permanent.
Hulk spied Sony. Wobble mount be permanent, just like light block mirror technology.
Hulk infiltrated Sony HQ. Reordering E-mount to convert into wobble-mount. Is the future!
Hulk infuriated because Sony sensor too good, Hulk need to pull his head out of his A$$ and stop being a troll.
I just did a chat with a sales rep on the store.sony.com site. According to the rep, the camera’s are not discontinued, and not completely backordered, and they are bundling items with the camera (see the chat transcript below):
Welcome to Sony! My name is Peter Michael G and I will be your sales product specialist today. How may I help you?
Sackmeister: Was going to purchase either the Sony A7s or A7r, but both are backordered. Any idea when they will be available again?
Peter Michael G: Hi, Sackmeister! I can get them for you today. Which one is the most valuable to you?
Sackmeister: I haven’t decided. If you can get them today, why are they backordered on your website?
Peter Michael G: We have a few available. I suggest you can one now while we still can ship some.
Sackmeister: Are they both being discontinued? If so, I’ll just wait for the next generation models to come out, I’m not in any hurry.
Peter Michael G: No, they are not being discontinued. It is just that the demand is high. We are just not sure when will the reproduction be. I also don’t want you to miss the promotion for we are giving away FREE accessories worth $300 to almost $400!
Sackmeister: Which accessories, is there a list somewhere?
Peter Michael G: It is an exclusive offer from us. I can give you the list. Which camera do you prefer?
Sackmeister: Can you give me the list for each, maybe that will help me decide which to get?
Peter Michael G: Sure! Please bear with me.
Peter Michael G: With the purchase of the Sony a7R Full Frame Mirrorless Camera, we can give you the Sony Genuine Leather Case, Rechargeable Battery Pack, W Series Battery Charger, Semi-hard Screen Protector and the Wireless Remote Commander for FREE!
The agent is sending you to http://store.sony.com/genuine-leather-case-for-a7-and-a7r-zid27-LCSELCA/B/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable.
The agent is sending you to http://store.sony.com/rechargeable-battery-pack-zid27-NPFW50/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable.
The agent is sending you to http://store.sony.com/w-series-battery-charger-zid27-BCTRW/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable.
The agent is sending you to http://store.sony.com/semi-hard-screen-protector-for-alpha-7-and-alpha-7r-zid27-PCKLM16/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable.
The agent is sending you to http://store.sony.com/wireless-remote-commander-zid27-RMTDSLR2/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable.
Peter Michael G: You can also get the Sony 16GB SDHC UHS-1 Memory Card for only $1!
The agent is sending you to http://store.sony.com/16gb-sdhc-uhs-1-memory-card-zid27-SF16UY/TQMN/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable.
Peter Michael G: With the a7S Full Frame Mirrorless Camera, you will get the Sony Genuine Leather Case, Active Sling Bag, extra Rechargeable Battery Pack and W Series Battery Charger for FREE.
Sackmeister: Thanks, I’ll give it some thought and chat again if I decide to purchase.
Peter Michael G: This camera is available but limited in stocks and the promotion is a limited time offer. Let me place the order for you today to assure you of its availability and delivery. As a valued Sony customer, we will waive the shipping fee and I will enroll you to Sony Rewards (linked to your Sony account) where you can earn points in your every purchase that you can redeem on your future order and use it as a discount, or if enough, pay for the entire order!
Sony smash wallet yours with free junk to put wobble mount into xmas stocking yours.
And your point is ?
Sony has touched you sack, meister! Nomnomnom
this means the A7s is discontinued? probably a lot of people returning it
Returning it? Are you kidding? If Sony stopped making the A7s, the resale value would go through the roof!!!
TAt $2500, the A7s is a videographers dream at. If it suddenly disappeared, I’d say people would easily pay $3500 for a used one.
The the next camera up with SLOG-2 is the $6000 FS700.
“the A7s is a videographers dream ”
If and only if you shoot at ridiculously high ISO settings a lot. It is very much a one trick pony { a cool trick to be fair }. If you shoot mostly under 3200 ISO the GH4 is a much better option in many ways
Yeah, video folks dream of tiny crippled still image cameras with hardly any video lenses available…. People who are into ponies are dreaming of the A7s too, right?
excellent they have sold out the 10 copies lol
Both are in stock when I checked just now.