Comments on: Smart: Panasonic ‘Try Before You Buy’ Service in UK!

By: DSLR

DSLR — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:29:34 +0000

it looks like this camera is not listed on their 2013 list. Is this an old camera?

By: Lucasz

Lucasz — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:58:47 +0000

You’re right Stu5. Nobody serious about this would buy a GH3, that’s why they’ve had to resort to handing them out. A Canon 6D with 24-105 is only £70 dearer in the UK than the GH3 with the 12-35. No comparison for stills. If you’re half serious about video you buy a 5D. If you’re serious you buy a 1C.

The loan scheme also means that ther will be a slather of cheap refurbished GH3s coming on to the market in a few months time.

A new GX99 with EVF will sell but now competing with Fuji’s X-E1, Sony’s NEX-7, Nikon 1 and whatever else is round the corner. Panny potentially had the market almost to themselves three years ago with the GF1 but they blew it with no EVF.

With the financial pressure which many Panny divisions are under this could be the beginning of the end.

I like my little G1 for travel, I’ll keep it for that.

By: truer homer 2

truer homer 2 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:04:30 +0000

gh3 sucks, no one buys high end m4turds.

By: JimD

JimD — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:18:11 +0000

Great Idea. Hope it works for them and makes many happy users.

By: JimD

JimD — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:14:36 +0000

20-30 day trial. What do they do with the returns? Return them to Panasonic? Resell them as new? Resell them as used?