Black G3, GH2, GF3 and E-P3 in Stock at B&H and Amazon!

Finally some of the new announced stuff is in Stock in US stores:

1) For the very first time the new Black Panasonic G3 is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here). The Red G3 is already in Stock at Amazon (Click here) since yesterday.

2) Also the Black GH2 with 14-42mm lens is in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

3) Both Black E-P3 kits are in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).

4) The Panasonic GF3 is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here) and J&R (Click here).

5) The Olympus 12mm lens is already in Stock at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

GF3 in Stock at Amazon and J&R!!! G3 ships within 6 to 10 days. E-P3 in Stock at B&H

Hurry! The very first Panasonic GF3 cameras are in Stock at J&R (Click here) and Amazon US (Click here). While J&R has almost every kit option in Stock at Amazon you can get the:
Black GF3 with 14mm lens (Click here).
Brown GF3 with 14mm lens (Click here).
Red GF3 with 14mm lens (Click here).

And the new Panasonic G3 will ship within 6-10 days at Amazon (Click here).

The new Olympus E-P3 is in Stock at B&Hphoto (Click here).

UPDATE: The black GH2 with 14-42mm lens is in Stock at Amazon (Click here).

Olympus E-P3 in Stock at BHphoto (+ new review at Biofos)


The E-P3 with 17mm pancake is now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here). And third party resellers do see it on Amazon too (Click here). The “older” E-P2 sells for $529.95 only at Amazon (Click here).

If you need to read one more review click here to see the first impression form Biofos: “The company has striven to produce a camera that has rapid AF – and succeeded. They have done this by doubling the sensor and processing speed which results in a much more responsive camera than its older siblings. They have also provided a new sensor albeit based on the well tried Panasonic 12.3MP that has featured in all their camera since the E-620. The processing engine is new too and boasts fine detail processing giving superior output equivalent to higher MP count machines. Olympus, for now, are sticking to their belief that 12MP is good enough for the vast majority of photographers.

Reminder: The new Olympus 12mm f/2.0 lens is in Stock Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), B&H (Click here) and [shoplink 23576 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Other US deals reminder:
The Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 pancake is now in Stock for $329.97 at Amazon (Click here).
Black G3 with 14-42mm lens for $633 on Amazon (Click here)!
Adorama has the Voigtländer 25mm in Stock (Click here). And don’t forget that they are also accepting preorders on the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 lens (Click here)
You can now get the AG-AF100 Micro Four Thirds camcorder with a free (!) 14-140mm zoom lens at BHphoto (Click here).
The Black and White Olympus XZ-1 are in Stock for $409 only at Amazon (Click here).

First Olympus 12mm f/2.0 lens Unboxing video


It’s not a review but let’s give some free space to our “emotional” part of the brain :) Here is the first [shoplink 23576]Olympus 12mm f/2.0[/shoplink] video! The lens is in Stock Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), B&H (Click here) and [shoplink 23576 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Feel free to send me your first image samples and videos if you already managed it to get the lens!

P.S.: A Black E-P3 with 17mm lens is in Stock at Amazon (Click here). And a third party reseller is trying to sell the first Silver E-P3 for $1,799.00 on Amazon (Click here).

E-P3 in Stock at Amazon US and J&R. New studio comparison at Dpreview.

Dpreview posted the Olympus PEN E-P3 studio raw comparison files. But what’s even more important is that unlike Panasonic Olympus is very fast in delivering the new products! The E-P3 is now in Stock for the very first time at Amazon (Click here) and J&R (Click here). And the new top Olympus 12mm lens is also in Stock at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

One thing I noticed is that usually Panasonic stuff is first in Stock in Asia, than in Europe and than in US while Olympus stuff is first in Stock in Asia, than in US and than in Europe. So it looks like Olympus preference is for the US market instead for the European market.

UPDATE: E-P3 will be in UK by August 31. 12mm Oly lens now in Stock at Adorama.

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The brits just gave us a first idea about when the new Olympus E-P3 will be shipping in non asian countries. Amazon UK (Click here) now says the “item is due to be released on August 31, 2011.”

UPDATE: The new 12mm f/2.0 lens is now in Stock almost everywhere in US! At Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

Other US deals reminder:
The Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 pancake is now in Stock for $329.97 at Amazon (Click here).
Black G3 with 14-42mm lens for $633 on Amazon (Click here)!
Adorama has the Voigtländer 25mm in Stock (Click here). And don’t forget that they are also accepting preorders on the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 lens (Click here)
You can now get the AG-AF100 Micro Four Thirds camcorder with a free (!) 14-140mm zoom lens at BHphoto (Click here).
The Black and White Olympus XZ-1 are in Stock for $409 only at Amazon (Click here).

G3 is in Stock in Europe! New review at Outbackphoto

Outbackphoto (Click here) posted a new Panasonic G3 review: “The Panasonic Lumix G3 is clearly the m43 camera we like so far the most (except that the GH2 has better video support). The G3 is now an integral part of our m43 camera kit and our GF1 will get retired.

In the meanwhile the G3 is now available in many European stores! Here is the list (Click on shop name and you will see the G3 price and availability!):
Austria: Amazon.at, eBay.at
Belgium: Pixmania.be, eBay.be
Finland: Pixmania.fi, eBay
France: Amazon.fr, Pixmania.fr, eBay.fr
Germany: Amazon.de, Pixmania.de, eBay.de
Ireland: Amazon.uk, eBay.ie
Italy: Pixmania.it, eBay.it
Netherlands: Pixmania.nl, eBay.nl
Norway: Pixmania.no, eBay
Poland: Redcoon.pl, eBay
Spain: Redcoon.es, eBay.es
Sweden: Pixmania.se, eBay
Switzerland: Amazon.de, Pixmania.ch, eBay.ch
United Kingdom: Amazon.uk, Pixmania.uk, eBay.uk

P.S.: The GF3 is now available in Asia at Amazon.jp, and Digitalrev.