The rumours only relate to the 3 fa limiteds (sorry, should have clarified that in my post). They are however just that, rumours...

There are rumours (from asahiman) that the fa limiteds are no longer in production, and that they are now just selling off their remaining inventory (asahiman is adamant this is the case). I have seen lots of rumours that a refresh of the limited is coming, but IMHO none of them are credible - just a bunch of forum posts about people hoping for wr, hd, and dc; which have then been regurgitated as fact on other rumour sites, before sparking off yet more forum posts. Rinse repeat.

If the refresh happens, cool, but at the moment it just looks like a lot of wishful thinking.... (and that is of course assuming that asahiman is even correct)

The da 21 is an odd lens to get your head around, but once you do, it's amazing. If you are shooting at f3.2, the results are a mixed bag. Sometimes the bokeh is amazing, some times it's very busy. It's just a case of giving it enough time to find out its characteristics. Stopped down a bit though (f8-f11), it's simply breath taking. It's very good for landscape/street work, but does need some practice before it starts to shine as a general walk around lens. It seems to be the most unloved of the da limited lenses, which makes them very cheap on eBay!

The da 15 is possibly not quite as strong in terms of IQ as the 21, but the drama you get from the perspective, combined with the starbursts from the smc version, make it quite a special lens! It's not quite as versatile as the 21 IMHO, but personally I wouldn't part with either of them!

Not tried the 12-24, so can't comment on that I'm afraid....

+1 for snaps. Their hi res jpegs are the best I've seen for 35mm.

Kodak portra 100/400 is still available in 220, but afaik there are no b&w films available for 220.