Tag Archives: To be discontinued…

The Hasselblad V system is now dead

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2013

Today Hasselblad announced the end of life for their V camera line because of declining demand. The 503CW model is no longer in production but can still be purchased in retailers while supply last ($3,460.00):

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Ricoh GXR camera body and two lens modules listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2013

The Ricoh GXR camera body, GRX + S10 lens kit and GRX + A16 lens kit are all listed as discontinued. The GXR system was announced in November 2009 but since the modules where the sensor is located are interchangeable, it remains to be seen if Ricoh will decide to upgrade the camera body. The Ricoh GXR camera body […]

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Hasselblad H4D-31 is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: March 19, 2013

A recent Calumet newsletter indicated that the Hasselblad H4D-31 medium format camera ($11,995) is now discontinued. Some of the H4D-31 kits configurations are also listed as discontinued at B&H. The H4D-31 was introduced in September 2010 and had a huge price reduction last  year.

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Pentax K-01 listed as discontinued one year after announcement

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2013

The Pentax K-01 fame was short-lived – one year after the camera was announced and few months after the price dropped in half, Pentax Japan officially listed the K-01 as discontinued on their website. I doubt that there will be a replacement.

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The latest list of discontinued cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2013

Those are the latest cameras listed as discontinued at B&H: Leica M9 Leica M9-P Leica D-Lux 5 Ricoh CX5 Sony a57 Sony NEX-5N Nikon Coolpix AW100 waterproof camera Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Canon PowerShot S100 Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 3D camera (are 3D cameras officially dead already?) Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Panasonic […]

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Sony SLT a37, a57 cameras and 70-400mm lens listed as discontiunued

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2012

Sony Japan listed the Sony a37 and 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM lens as discontinued. B&H recently also listed one of the a57 camera configurations as discontinued: The Sony a37 was announced in May 2012, the a57 was introduced in March, 2012.

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RIP Zeiss Ikon film rangefinder camera

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2012

After the silver Zeiss Ikon film rangefinder camera ($1,600) was discontinued earlier this year, today Zeiss entirely stopped the manufacturing of all versions the Ikon. It seems that Zeiss has no plans to introduce a digital rangefinder like the Leica M in the near future. In addition to the Leica M7 and MP, Voigtländer also still produces several different classic film rangefinder […]

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Is the Ricoh GR DIGITAL V camera coming soon? (UPDATED)

By PR admin | Published: October 21, 2012

The white 10MP Ricoh GR DIGITAL IV camera is currently listed as discontinued at B&H (black version is still available): “This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is no longer available“. The GR IV was announced on Sep 15, 2011, the GR III was announced on Jul 26, 2009. I am curious how Ricoh will develop to the GR […]

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Sony NEX-5N is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2012

Several Sony NEX-5N models are listed as discontinued at B&H. There are still some white NEX-5N kits left at Adorama for $469.00 (add to cart to see final price). The Sony NEX-5N was announced on August 24, 2011.

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Kodak discontinues T-Max P3200 film

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2012

Kodak announced that is discontinuing the Professional T-MAX P3200 film due to “low sales volume“. In the past few months Kodak stopped producing digital cameras, sold its sensor business, increased the price of film by 15%, and discontinued three slide films in an effort to reorganize its business. Both Adorama and B&H currently have the T-MAX P3200 in stock.

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