Goodbye Sony A850! Now officially discontinued!
The Sony A850 is now officially out of production. The biggest american photo online store discontinued the camera. Click here to see the A850 discontinued message on BHphoto. A couple of months ago my sources told me that this would happen. And soon the A900 price should fall around $2000.
If you still want to get the Sony A850 check price and availability by clicking on those direct links: Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
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extra|ordinary
12 months ago |Wow. I didn’t expect this to happen so soon. I wonder if the prices will drop on the remaining 850′s. I’m looking to buy a second full frame body in the next couple months.
kellee
5 months ago |hi estra ordinary…
are you still looking to buy the sony a 850? I am trying to sell mine. it’s in great condition!
Edgars
12 months ago |The King is dead. Long live the King.
acolyte
12 months ago |Sony has been discontinuing their new products fast recently. What’s going on?
Did they have that many ideas under the hood?
And here we go agian..
Irfan
12 months ago |Sony would want to get rid of all A900s and A850s stocks before launching the replacement (SLT model priced even lower than A850! Maybe be it would be around $1500 for A99 and $1000 for A77.
As the rumor said, Sony would be dropping A900 down to $2000 to get rid of the stocks.
Richard
12 months ago |Perhaps sad for the rest of the world, but this body didn’t work at all in the UK. It came in and replaced the A900 in price, and the A900 was then bumped up further. No thanks Sony.
Steve
12 months ago |I love my A850′s
I got two of them to replace my old Minolta7 and Sony A100
Nice solid feel and good IQ
Hope to see a replacement that is built as good, I’m sure that the IQ will improve.
Carl
12 months ago |Shame you didn’t keep your 7. Beautiful camera.
Even as an A900 user, it’s sad to see the A850 discontinued. It was an excellent value for money camera. Hopefully they won’t proceed to take four years to get the A99 out.
E
12 months ago |I long for the day when wo no longer say “Out of production”.
The 850 haven’t been produced for a long time.
It os possibly “out of stock”, or more correct “No longer available”.
/E
sgts
12 months ago |whoa – sony a900 going down by 2000 ?
that is an incredible bargain.
sgts
12 months ago |ok i read it wrong , silly me, its going down to 2000 dollars
AVESTA
12 months ago |Only sad because the A900/A850 are probably the last of the Sony FF Cameras with Optical Viewfinders.
john
12 months ago |Don’t..worry better FF cameras ahead.
My December
12 months ago |Its about time. The a900 should be too. They’re ancient.
sonyboy68
12 months ago |I agree A850/A900 are old. Time to change them quickly. Hope for SLT’s A8x / A9x soon maybe…:-)
Mat Foulidis
12 months ago |As a Sony alpha 900 owner, I must say that as expected as this move has been it is truly sad to see such an amazing camera be phased out. In time, I’m sure Sony will perfect the SLT technology and no matter what I will stick with this company that has truly kept the Minolta legacy alive. Nonetheless I am deeply saddened to see OVFs being phased out. I must disagree with the last two posts since the a850/900 are still leaders in resolution and are currently the cheapest FF DSLRs. Oh well guess its time to end the nostalgia and open the doors to SLT technology.
sonystudio
12 months ago |Sony needs FF Update soon!
Steve
12 months ago |Yes, the A850/A900 are both very good photographic tools and still a good value.
Many of the posters here are not photographers so you can’t expect them to understand the importance of a bright viewfinder and the feel of the camera.
People who use a camera all day learn to see it as an extension of them to create art.
All you need to understand is that is a rumor website and not a photographic website.
The A850 and the A900 at about 24mp with the proper lens in the hands of someone that knows what they are doing will be making better pictures for several years than many of the posters in this group will ever do with an A77 or later because it’s not about the camera.
You can tell, some here don’t understand this, and you can tell,by what they post.
pancanikonpus
12 months ago |Guys, I am going to buy 600D + 17-50 f2.8tamron for temporary use as per now I do not have any camera. 5 months to go is pretty long to wait and yet the stock status is still a mist on Oct according to SAR!
I will re-sale it and join you guys on oct/nov if the A77 is available in my place. See you guy and godbless!
41 days to go a77 annoucement! (^.^)
My December
12 months ago |Funny dude. You’re rich.
Hurry back! see ya
pancanikonpus
12 months ago |I am not rich. i used to told admin i am miserable person in life. when i faced the health crisis, i feel is good to enjoy first
keep that $1000 wont make me a millionair.
See you ya! lol…
RTI
12 months ago |Get a nikon d7000, and you’ll never want a sony back – the sad truth (:
SonyA77
12 months ago |That is fan-boy nonsense. I much prefer the handling and menu layout of my A700 to the D7000.
RTI
12 months ago |Boi, this ain’t no “fan-boy nonsense”; I do own an a700 too…
SonyA77
12 months ago |We then your statement is incorrect as I have clearly stated that I prefer the A700. It comes across as fan-boy crap.
Dulaney Ward
12 months ago |You don’t own a Sony A77, do you? You don’t even own an A55 or an A580, cameras with the same sensor & comparable IQ, and lots of features better than the D7000, for hundreds of dollars less. Even the A77, which will make the D7000 look like a toy, will be hundreds of dollars less.
pancanikonpus
12 months ago |D7000 is a crap DSLR
-lousy design of screen (a new launch model dslr)
-lousy full time AF
-do not have build in motor
it is not worth for the price IMO
RTI
12 months ago |d7000 is a crap camera, and you’d pick a canon 600D over it – i feel pity for you…
And you consider yourself a sony fan? Regarding this “logic” – you consider the sony cameras as crap, D7000 is much closer to sony (or vice-versa) as you might expect.
pancanikonpus
12 months ago |You no need feel pity to me for pick 600D. i will enjoy canon dslr experience for awhile and try to understand why ppl like it. and will see a77 user soon.
btw, D7000 really is a crap. if a77 turn out also like D7000 lcd screen, no matter how good others feature is it, it will be another crap. may be partially crap but much better > D7000 full crap lolllllll……..
SonyA77
12 months ago |Why don’t you buy a used A700 with 17-50mm f2.8 instead? It’ll be half the cost and you can re-use the Tamron on the A77.
pancanikonpus
12 months ago |your logic is true,i got consider. but really i duno what sony body i can buy. it is always lack this lack that. only a77 i think is big leap.
I worry on the re-sale price will loss even more if a700, i got consider a580, i think there is one weakness really turn me down on a580 (i know its dxomark par with d7000) when read online review. i forgotten what is that…
i also consider A33 although worry a33 re-sale rpice will even worst, problem is many 3rd party lens cant work with SLT (eg sigma 30mm f1.4)
Carl
12 months ago |Wouldn’t it make more sense to pick up an Alpha mount 17-50/2.8, and just get any old body (or maybe something like an A33) to tide you over?
Unless you’ve got cash to burn on multiple systems.
pancanikonpus
12 months ago |argg…i am damm dilema last 2 days, same today, keep doing need what body what lens… really tire!
may be have try on canon system, take as experience. i hope the 600D is pretty news after 5months and hoepfully re-sale price worth so hurt.
Robin W.
12 months ago |@RTI
Did you use a580? Or, a850?
SonyA77
12 months ago |Probably an A200…
RTI
12 months ago |Troll moar?
SonyA77
12 months ago |You are the troll, saying this crap: “Get a nikon d7000, and you’ll never want a sony back – the sad truth (:”
RTI
12 months ago |You are quite ignorant…
The truth is Sony doesn’t have a camera to match a D7000, an by matching I don’t mean only the image quality, as this is pretty much equal for any DSLR currently on the market; I’m not a fanboy, and no “holywars” intented, alphas have their own strong points. Why do you think Pancanikonpus is getting a canon? doesn’t sony have anhything to offer?
kmfan
12 months ago |Not sad, but i can see some truth in that. Sony never made an effort to compete against the D90 and the Pentax K7 bodies. A77 is not direct competition against D90, D7000 and K7/K5 bodies.
I like the size and buttons placement of the D90/D7000 bodies. Good grip, although i prefer A700 and A900′s contoured grips. I wonder why the left side of D90 and D7000 is abruptly flat? It’s almost as if they realize their main competition wasn’t from Canon or Sony and cut the bodies down to match Pentax K7 dimensions.
RTI
12 months ago |I did,
Actually I owned some alphas, beginning with a300 and now I happen to have an A700 with a bunch of minolta lenses, which I love, and also I got a nex-5.
But anyway, what was the purpose of your question?
Stenis
12 months ago |D7000 is Sony
RTI
12 months ago |Thx Cap
Quiet Please
12 months ago |Wish list for FF or any other new model aimed at photographers who use their cameras often:
-Quiet shutter (even if ot’s not an SLT)
-Metal hot shoe or whatever you want to call it; and metal foot on flash
-Optical viewfinder (for manual focusing)
RTI
12 months ago |>>-Optical viewfinder (for manual focusing)
Actually an EVF is much better for manual focusing, a33/a55 easily proves that, you can see if the item is in focus much easier, without the use of any special focusing screens.
Carl
12 months ago |The iISO flash shoe is robust enough that strong plastics is fine. It’s not 0.5mm thick like a standard shoe. Stronger flash feet are always welcome, though. My Metz flash doesn’t inspire as much confidence as I’d hoped it would, with a fair degree of swaying as I move around.
My ideal feature for the A99 would be a removable AA filter like the old Kodak DSLRs had. I can’t see myself ever needing an AA filter with ~40 megapixels.
I’d rather the sensor be tuned for maximum dynamic range rather than low noise, but others will no doubt disagree.
If the do go with a pellicle mirror based SLT design, it’d be nice if they could reduce the shutter lag. The Canon EOS-1N RS had shutter lag an order of magnitude shorter than their reflex mirror models. The current Sony SLTs don’t have any advantage there at all.
Daniel
12 months ago |..the metal hot shoe is really needed, good point!!..the metal foot…I’d love to have lower noise levels and live view on my a850 and keep it as it is, great camera…RAW files give me enough room to to get the best result after some adjustmentn usually made with lightroom. I just love the level of details in my photos, prints look amazing!! Sorry to see it being discontinued without knowing what and most importantly when its replacement will be.
job
12 months ago |@RTI
the only reason you love the d7000 so much is because it has a SONY Sensor CLICK Here to shut up:
http://nikonrumors.com/2011/01/25/nikon-d7000-has-a-sony-sensor-confirmed.aspx/
another one: chip tear down…
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-11133-11213
the same story with the d3x ever wonder why it is .1 MP less than the old a900? and the a900 came out first before the d3x. if you are the competition why o why do you make 0.1 MP less? why not .2 more just for the ego…
the SAD Truth
RTI
12 months ago |Why such haste, who said I love D7000 so much? you blind or smth? I like my cameras, which are Alpha a700 and nex-5. Maybe you should read the comments more attentively beffore insulting someone?
RTI
12 months ago |You really expect this to be some kind of shocking news for me or anyone? It actually might hurt some fanboyz, but not me, I don’t give a crap from whom Nikon buys sensors, be it sony/kodak/samsung or even canon, as long as it can take the full advantage of the technologies put in it. They have their ideology of making a camera and sony has its own, well minolta had, you have to agree – today a700/a850/a900 carry a lot of minolta in them, ofc with some sony gadgetry
Too bad sony decides to make super “telephoto buttons” wich will crop you images and give you awesome zoom… and make you face look greenie button 
job
12 months ago |d3x 24.5mp vs a900 24.6mp -the same-
d7000 16.2mp vs a55 16.2mp -the same-
Nikon Rice Cooker vs Sony WalkMan -Not The Same-
aj700
12 months ago |I have this and coupled with 50mm, is some kind of best package I have ever used. no intention to replace or upgrade as long as it lives. long live A850… one among the best FF cameras which the masses could afford.
job
12 months ago |my haste? for you, making a hasty generalization that you’ll “never gonna want Sony again” if it is a fact then ill accept it but it’s not the case.
like saying go buy a Honda its better, but when you look in the hood it has a Mitsubishi 4b11T
RTI
12 months ago |I don’t see any point in this argue, you can reach same results with different cameras, ofc in different ways, today people are too preoccupied with the ISO performance/Mpx count and stuff like that, and forget about the actual photography
job
12 months ago |that is my whole point… there is no reason to compare which is better and making a Generalization that the d7000 is the better choice among all Sony, your previous statement. that fact of the matter is, it is all down to personal preference because both are very capable equipments. and they are very similar, component wise or purpose wise.
I for one have a friend who owns a d7000 and we swapped cameras both of us have good feedback to one another. there are good points that the alpha have that the d7000 doesn’t and and the other way around. plus he added that how come our Zeiss have AF while their mount only have MF. but the downside of our premium lenses is that they don’t have weather sealings. so there is no such thing as a prefect camera.
@RTI forgive my hostility. I don’t want to argue with you, I only want to correct that you just said earlier that all Sony are inferior to the d7000. that my interpretation of your statement:
“Get a nikon d7000, and you’ll never want a sony back – the sad truth (:”
remember that even if you have an alpha, it doesn’t mean that you have the right to undermine it.
TY! peace…
RTI
12 months ago |Hearing that a guy, the one counting the days till the a77 comes out, chooses a lousy 600D… well, my thought were he doesn’t want a sony, IMO D7000 is closer to alpha, that was my point. Not my right to judge him or anyone; didn’t want to offend anyone.
Cheers
Carl
12 months ago |My interpretation is that he wanted to try the polar opposite of a Sony for some kind of grass-is-greener reason. If so, it’s far enough that he didn’t want to try a Nikon or Pentax, considering their have a Sony sensor in them.
But if he wanted something really different, he should have gone with something with a chip from Panasonic/Samsung/Dalsa. Much more street cred that way.
Anyhow, to my eyes the A580, D7000 and K5 all produce surprisingly similar pictures, ignoring of course the different colours they produce due to their different CFAs. Of the three, the Pentax is easily the nicest handling body, but you’d hope so considering you could almost buy both a A580 and D7000 for the price of a K5.