Sony a33 camera is listed as discontinued on Sony’s website in Japan. The camera was announced back in August 2010. It seems that the latest Sony cameras have a life cycle of less than 12 months. The Sony NEX 3 mirrorless camera was also listed as discontinued back in February, 2011 (announced in May, 2010).
Pentax K-x and K-7 are now listed as discontinued on pentax.jp. Both models were replaced by the Penatx K-r and K-5 in September 2010. The now discontinued K-x and K-7 were announced in September 2009. It will be interesting to see if Pentax will keep this 12 months refresh cycle.
Sony Hong Kong has listed the following three Sony lenses as discontinued: 50mm f/1.4, 300mm f/2.8 and 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3:
Sony α900 is listed as discontinued on Sony’s Hong Kong website:
Canon PowerShot SX1-IS is listed as discontinued @B&H:
Sigma DP-1 listed as discontinued @ B&H: Is Sigma DP1s coming soon?
Received multiple tips that the Sony A700 DSLR camera will be discontinued. Expect some good deals on this model. On another note, In an interview with BJP, Sony said that they are not yet ready to to enter the professional market.
I received a rumor that the current Panasonic LX3 model is being discontinued. This is hard for me to believe, since this camera is a very good seller and is hard to get, but maybe a new model is in the making.
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