E-M1 first time in Stock at Ritzcamera.

 

Just got a note that the E-m1 is now for the first time marked as in Stock at Ritz (notevia DL). Readers also told me that their preorder on BHphoto are now shipping. The camer should be in Stock at Amazon on Monday.

One more thing: Chip, a german computer and foto magazine, tested the Olympus OMD E-M1 and ranked it place no. 1 on their dslr and dslm best of list (Click here).

Preorder Links:
Olympus E-M1 body at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto, Amazon DE (via DL), Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL), WexUK, Topshot FI, CameraWorldUK.
Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, AmazonDE (viaDL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-40mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK and CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-50mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK, CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus EP-13 Eyecup for E-M1 at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus HLD-7 Battery Grip for E-M1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LC-62D Metal Front Lens Cap for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LH-66 Lens Hood for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.

EU deals: New refurbished Olympus camera acutions (with E-P5 for the first time).

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There is a bunch of new refurbished Olympus camera auctions at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. For the first time we also have the brand new E-P5. Here is the list with the newest auctions on top (Click on the name to open the page):

[shoplink 42252 ebay]Black E-P5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42253 ebay]Black E-PL3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42254 ebay]Four Thirds 12-60mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42255 ebay]Black XZ-2[/shoplink] [shoplink 42256 ebay]MMF-2 adapter[/shoplink] [shoplink 42257 ebay]Silver E-PM2 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42258 ebay]Silver 75mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42259 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42260 ebay]60mm macro[/shoplink] [shoplink 42261 ebay]E-450 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 42262 ebay]Violet E-PM1 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42263 ebay]VF-4 viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 42264 ebay]White E-P3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42265 ebay]Silver E-PL5 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42266 ebay]Black E-PL3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42267 ebay]Black XZ-2[/shoplink] [shoplink 42268 ebay]Black E-P3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42269 ebay]Brown E-PM1 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42270 ebay]White E-PL3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42271 ebay]Black XZ-2[/shoplink] [shoplink 42272 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 42273 ebay]White E-PL3 with 14-42mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42274 ebay]Black XZ-2[/shoplink] [shoplink 42275 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink]

New US deals: GF6 and E-PL5 superkits at Cameta (and Panasonic lens deals).

Not only did the GF6 get a $100 price drop this week. There is a superkit deal with twelve (yes twelve) free accessories at Cameta (Click here to see full deal info). There is also a superkit deal with the E-Pl5 with eleven free accessories again at Cameta (Click here).

More new deals:
$115 off on the 100-300mm Panasonic lens at Amazon (Click here).
$50 off on the [shoplink 42218 ebay]MZgamers eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder: All newest Panasonic MFT cameras got a discount in USA:
GX7 got $100 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto.
GH3 got $200 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto.
G6 got $100 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto.
GF6 got $100 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera in Stock in USA at Adorama (Click here) and [shoplink 42140 ebay]Adorama eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

USA: After the GX7 also price drops on the GH3 (-$200) G6 (-$100) and GF6 (-$100).

Last week Panasonic surprisingly lowered the GX7 price by $100 (here at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto). But today also the other most recent cameras got a huge price drop:

GH3 got $200 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto. A special mention goes to Samys because they also give you a Lowepro case, 32GB SD and a $50 gift card for free!
G6 got $100 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto.
GF6 got $100 off at Amazon, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto.

Basically Panasonic US decided to lower the price of all four new G/GH/GF and GX camera. These kind of general price drops didn’t happen in Europe yet.

Black GX7 now for sale in US too (and hands-on by Steve Huff).

Steve Huff is busy testing the GX7 and on top you can watch his hands-on video. But as you know US readers can buy only the Silver version at Amazon US, Adorama, Samys and BHphoto. At least this was correct until today. For the first time the Black GX7 is for sale via [shoplink 42163 ebay]BigValue on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. But you have to pay an extra $150 for it :(

More new deals:
Silver 14-42mm lens for $259 at Amazon US (Click here).
GF3 with kit lens for $279 at Amazon US (Click here).

Pocket Cinema camera in Stock. Also the E-M1 in Stock for a nifty price.

After many, many and many months the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is for the first time in Stock in USA at Adorama (Click here) and [shoplink 42140 ebay]Adorama eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

And one single Olympus E-m1 is in Stock at [shoplink 42141 ebay]Willoughbyscamera (Click here)[/shoplink], But if you want it you have to pay an extra $200 :(

A great deal is the $120 off on the Panasonic 100-300mm at Amazon US (Click here).

Full EU and US deals of the day overview at DealsRunner.com.

E-P5 review by DPreview and 300 Euro price drop in Germany.

DPreview posted the full E-p5 test and the camera earned a Silver award:

“The E-P5 is the most substantial re-working of the original PEN model and it’s the most impressive, yet. It produces the same excellent image quality as the E-M5 and has a proper two-dial control system. This, combined with a better touch screen and arguably the prettiest PEN body, make it a more attractive and more complete camera than the series has seen before.”

The only not so pretty thing about the E-P5 is the price but at least in Germany you now got an incredible 300 Euro price drop at (more info here at DealsRunner.com). Original price was 1099 and now it’s 800 Euro. In US there is a $50 price drop on all E-P5 kits at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). I still think price should be lower when compared with the GX7 and other mirrorless cameras…