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Sony stock shortage? (A390 end of line)

Image on top: The Sony A390

I received one more confimration about the possible future camera and lens shortages:

“I’m a buyer for my company’s photo retail division, and was talking to my area Sony rep. He wanted me to be prepared for shortages in the Sony lineup. He mentioned that I should place orders in soon for my busy summer season. The Sony ordering system we use is quite accurate and lets me know what stock is currently available, and when any backordered stock will be shipped to us. My last order of 8 different compact digitals showed almost all are listed TBD. Which means they have no idea when they will be available. Due to this shortage, they have sped up the EOL (end of line) period for the A390 to immediate. All backorders for the a390 have been cancelled.”

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SonyA77

2 years ago | Reply

It might push up used prices too.

emopunk

The only lens I really want to buy at this moment is the damned Tamron 70-300 USD. If it ever gets to be released.

pancanikonpus

No A77

Al
2 years ago | Reply

Dear Mr Pancanikonpus,
I thoroughly enjoy visiting sonyalpharumors – often visiting several times a day, as Andrea does a superb job of keeping us abreast of the news in the Sony camera ranges – but of late i have been considering not visiting any more as i know that as soon as i look at the comments to a new posting i will see that turquoise square accompanied by ‘pancanikonpus’ & some stupid, infantile, selfish comment.
I assume you have seen the news at some point in the past month or so & am gobsmacked that all i keep hearing is ‘where is my new camera?’, ‘where is my new camera?’.
When you have finished reading this turn off your computer, turn off your television, turn off your lights, close your eyes & imagine that what has happened in Japan has happened where you live. 90% of the buildings, the places you know & love are destroyed. Gone. 50% of your school pals, 50% of your work collegues, 50% of your FAMILY are DEAD. Gone.

Is a new camera really that important?

99.9999% of the time another camera in Sonys range (or anyone elses) will be able to take exactly the same picture as the A77 will be able to do. It is NOT going to give you some extra magical abilities for taking photographs & if you disagree with this i suggest you pack your bags, go to Japan & help the people there rebuild their shattered lives.
- pancanikonpus
  2 years ago | Reply
  
  Dear Al,
  I am understand what you says. I truly know Andrea did very job good posting useful information at SAR. Just like the previous video, I learnt many thing how the sensor works.
  
  I am treated everyday as for my last day. I am truly sympathy of japanese citizen especially those disaster victims. In fact i was also do a little donation to them.
  
  But today, it raise the concern why many manufacturer start to resume back the production phase by phrase in fact the nuclear crisis have hit level 7 and the radioactive sure harm to those factories employees health or even multiple states citizen of japan. Who are more selfish? is the employee choice itself? enforcement by employer? economical factor pressure them?
  
  If today resume back the production is the way to forgot the death, the sadness, isolate physco-damage/hunted memories, continue the life, re-construct the life, I hope their determination and power-will will overcome everything. In constrast, abandone the state go southern start a new life.
  
  I like your suggestion indeed. I am work hard to earn money to do the correct stuff. But think it over, global warming is the thing we have to focus. It came too fast, too rapid… we all will run out foods soon and not gadzets anymore
  
  Apologies for my early replied that 5 char made you uncomfort in the day.
- SonyA77
  2 years ago | Reply
  
  Stop being so melodramatic. This is a camera site, not a sympathy site. To suggest that pancanikonpus in some way is unsympathetic is immature and puerile cheap point scoring.

roni

Sony stops production?
http://technowinki.onet.pl/wiadomosci/sony-wstrzyma-produkcje,1,4243629,artykul.html

Maveric19
2 years ago | Reply

Roni, very interesting article. I don’t believe anyone thought this wouldn’t happend. I only hope Sony and the other companies can figure it out soon. If they don’t we will pay a very high premium to own anything Japanese.
- robo
  2 years ago | Reply
  
  I would still have my wife…

Boring weekend again