Sony A580 how popular

[zoltar]

I bought a A580 on the internet a year ago after first trying to buy it locally in South Africa but outlets did not know when they would get it.
Having noticed a year later that I never see adverts or articles locally on the A580 I queried Sony South Africa to be told it was not going to be sold in south Africa!

Reading British photography magazines I dont recall seeing it advertised which makes me wonder how popular the A580 and its future.

I own a minolta dynax and several minolta lenses and when the first Sony DSLR came out I boughtthe A100 (great camera) .When I felt it time to upgrade acquired the A580 which as very much a novice think is great.
What I miss is in program mode being able to change the aperture or speed but maintaing correct exposure. My canon G3 has this.