Source: DPReview
The coronavirus pandemic has halted travel, closed wetsuit shops and created all sorts of delays in production and supply chains. Sony, one of many camera companies to suffer, announcedback in November 2021, that it has been discontinued a6100, a6400 and a7 II Models.
But in a sign that the darkest days are (hopefully) behind us, Sony has confirmed that production of the a6400 is being restarted. Sony Japan’s website says: “From May 27, 2022, we will continue to take orders from our Distributors and customer orders at the Sony Store.” Proposed production of a6100 and a7 II have not been mentioned yet.
That’s great news for underwater photographers who want part of Sony’s hugely popular APS-C format camera lineup — of which the a6400 is one of the best examples. We tested the camera on the Fantasea property just before the pandemic hit, in June and July 2019, photographing and filming a variety of subjects in Bali, Alor and Komodowith reviewer Alex Lindbloom concluding, “There’s really no limit to what you can do with this great little setup.”
It’s unclear when exactly the a6400 camera bodies will be available for purchase, but if you’re interested in the camera contact the Backscatter team and they’ll be able to let you know when. a6400 shares are at a healthy level again.
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