Tag Archives: To be discontinued…

Sony a900 discontinued in the US

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2012

After the Sony a900 was already discontinued in Japan and Hong Kong, now B&H has also listed the camera as discontinued. The a900 was announced in September, 2008. RIP.

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Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL II lens is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: March 27, 2012

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL II lens for DSLR cameras ($549) is now listed as discontinued on Cosina Japan website. I guess this lens did not sell that well because it was announced “just” two years ago. Curious to see if Voigtländer will announce a replacement at Photokina.

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The silver Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera has been discontinued

By PR admin | Published: March 8, 2012

The silver Zeiss Ikon film rangefinder camera has been discontinued according to Cosina Japan website. Last year Zeiss discontinued the Ikon SW (Super Wide) version that did not have a viewfinder/rangefinder. The black Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera ($1,618.00) is still available for sale.

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Panasonic Lumix GH2 kit, G3 body listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2012

Panasonic Lumix GH2 lens kit and G3 body only are listed as discontinued on B&H website. It will be interesting to see if Panasonic will make any camera announcements at the CP+ show in Japan next month.

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R.I.P. Sony a55

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

After the a33, now also the Sony a55 camera ($799.99) is no longer in production according to DCWatch. The Sony a33 and a55 translucent DSLR cameras were announced back in September of 2010.

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Pentax K-5 also discontinued?

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2012

According to a post on kakaku.com, the Pentax K-5 DSLR camera is discontinued and will be available for sale until the stock runs out. The K-r model was already listed as discontinued back in November of 2011. I have not heard any rumors of Pentax releasing a new DSLR for the PMA show next week. Maybe they will […]

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Pentax K-r discontinued

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2011

After the Pentax K-r body was listed as discontinued at B&H, today Pentax Japan officially confirmed on Twitter that orders for the K-r will not be accepted after December 9, 2011. It will be interesting to see if Pentax (now owned by Ricoh) will release a replacement during the PMA show in early January 2012. Currently all Pentax K-r versions […]

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