None of this is unique to Sony, but APS-C has long been a part of Sony’s lineup that could use some work. The APS-C dedicated lens lineup has long been limited and focused on inexpensive slow zooms. The highly desirable in-body image stabilization that would allow the APS-C bodies to take far better advantage of their extensive full-frame lens lineup has been restricted to a couple of top-of-the-line models. Sony APS-C has made little sense for years – every model so far has used the older 24 MP sensor, while they are selling a significantly improved 26 MP version with much better video capabilities to Fujifilm. The third possibility is that they are deliberately reorganizing their product line. The A7C and a6600 don’t use the NP-FW50, but everything ELSE affected does. One that comes to mind, and that affects all but a couple of the discontinued/suspended cameras, is the tiny, ancient NP-FW50 battery. The second possibility is that there is a specific hard-to-get part in common between the cameras they are having a hard time making. If this is the case, we should see some (but not all) of the suspended cameras return whenever they get a new supply of the part at issue. If they can sell either an A7 II or an A1 immediately, and there is a part used in common between the two that is in short supply, they’d far rather use the rare part to build and sell the highly profitable A1. There are several possibilities here – one is that this is a pure supply chain issue, where Sony is short of parts and wants to assemble the most profitable cameras they can. At this moment, Sony is not taking orders for any APS-C cameras, with the possible exception of the venerable a6000 – and they have stopped production on the least expensive full-frame cameras as well – the cheapest Sony a dealer can order right now is a $2000 A7 III, although there are less expensive models on dealer shelves, including APS-C cameras. They have fully discontinued the A7 II and the a6100, a pair of older cameras that went on order suspension last month. Sony has added the ZV-E10, the a6600 and the A7C to the list of cameras they are no longer accepting orders for. One More Thing you can’t get – a Sony ZV-E10 vlogging camera.īefore getting to the Epson P900 review, we have Yet Another Supply Chain Issue.