Sony kills A33 DSLR production, auctions off unused birthday cake

If you didn’t jump on an Alpha A33 when you had the chance, you’ll probably be disappointed when your eyes glaze over the next few words — Sony has discontinued production of the translucent mirror-packed shooter. On its site, the company has noted that production has halted in Japan, without specific reasoning as to why — though some might say that overheating sensor was just too much to bear. It’s not often that a seven month-old DSLR gets canned, but if Sony’s got a refined sensor waiting in a doubly refined successor… well, that’ll put a plug in the waterworks real quick.