What just happened? Sony has seemingly pulled out of the DSLR photographic camera market and appears to be focusing its efforts exclusively on mirrorless shooters moving frontward. For those paying attention to Sony'southward efforts over the past several years, the news isn't terribly surprising as the visitor'south terminal DSLR came way back in 2022.

Sony Alpha Rumors was the first to report that Sony's website no longer shows whatsoever A-mount cameras. Similarly, retailer B&H lists the Sony Alpha a99 II DSLR as no longer available. A quick check of the Sony A-mountain camera list over on Wikipedia reveals that every unmarried model has been discontinued.

The company's final DSLR, the aforementioned a99 II, was appear in 2022. As PetaPixel recounts, it featured a 42.4MP backside-illuminated full-frame Exmor R CMOS sensor with a unique "gapless-on-chip" design to maximize light gathering abilities.

Last September, nonetheless, Sony announced a new A-mountain to E-mountain adapter, assuasive photographers to utilize older A-mount glass on E-mount photographic camera bodies.

Fortunately, those seeking a Sony full-frame or APS-C photographic camera have enough of quality options to choose from including the a9 2 and the Blastoff 1 full-frame camera with 50.1MP stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor.

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