Every few months I receive a tip about the end of the Sony A-mount. At the same time rumors about a mystical successor of the Sony a99 camera are being reported by questionable sources/websites. Is the Sony A-mount dead? I think so. Many Sony fans will disagree and I understand this. Yes, Sony did announce the a68 last year (camera body still not available in the US), but with its plastic mount it was more of a joke than a serious piece of photo equipment. Maybe Sony still needs to sell their A-mont lenses before they can officially discontinue it and this is why they have been re-confirming that the A-mount is alive (there’s also an adapter for all hardcore A-mount fans).
This is the email I received recently from a reader that confirms my theory:
