You will have to wait a lot more time before to get your preordered Leica 15mm MFT lens. According to BHphoto (Click here) the lens will now ship in late June only! There is also no way to grab the lens in European stores (like WexUk). Japanese sellers on [shoplink 46010 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] plan to ship this lens by end of May.

15mm Lens preorders:
Black lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Wex UK (Click here), Amazon Japan (Click here).
Silver lens at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Amazon Japan (Click here).

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Thanks Taz!

Like I told you recently there will be no new GF camera this year and Panasonic main focus will be on the GM line. And I suspect the GM line will never be as cheap as the GF cameras and that’s why it could be a good idea to grab one of the highly discounted GF cameras you can find right now. Let’s start with the GF3 camera. It’s really a good-looking (in my opinion) and well spec camera. Reviews can be read at Dpreview, Photographyblog, Imaging Resource and CameraLabs. And these are the best prices I found in Europe:
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Blac body for 117 Euro at Amazon Germany (via DL).
Black body only for 169 Euro on [shoplink 45998 ebay]eBay DE (Click here)[/shoplink].
White display camera with 14-42mm lens for 243 Euro on [shoplink 45999 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink].
Red camera with 14-42mm lens for 279 Euro on [shoplink 46000 ebay]eBay DE (Click here)[/shoplink].
White camera with 14-42mm lens for 279 Euro on [shoplink 46001 ebay]eBay DE (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black camera with 14-42mm X pancake zoom for 292 Euro on [shoplink 46002 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black camera with 14-42mm and 14mm lens for 295 Euro on [shoplink 46003 ebay]eBay FR (Click here)[/shoplink].
Black camera with 14-42mm and 14mm lens for 295 Euro on [shoplink 46004 ebay]eBay AT (Click here)[/shoplink].

PLease let me know if you find more or better deals! It’s quite a challenge to check the GF3 price offers in all stores and all countries :(

This is the Sunday US deal roundup:
The new Olympus SP-100 “gun” camera is in Stock for the first time at GetOlympus (Click here).
The E-M1 + 12-40mm lens kit sells with a $300 discount at [shoplink 46013 ebay]CameraLand on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Only two left in Stock!
Panasonic 12-35mm X sells for $999 at [shoplink 46014 ebay]BestBUy on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Save $180 on the VF-4 ViewFinder when purchasing the E-P5 at Amazon US (Click here).
Buy a Qualifying Olympus Compact System Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Olympus Lenses at Amazon US (Click here).
Mother’s days deals at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), GetOlympus (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Rob Knight contacted me to share his new work:

“No juicy rumors, but I thought you might be interested in my upcoming book. It is part of the Peachpit Press “Snapshots to Great Shots” series, and it covers the LUMIX GX7 and GM1. I am including both cameras siince they share the same sensor and many of the same features. You can buy the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Lumix-GX7-GM1-Snapshots/dp/0321996402/”

Thanks Rob!

P:S.: Actually the very first GX7 book is available in German only (here at Amazon US). Written by Ralf Sperer.

There are plenty of camera, lens and accessory deal for the mother’s day. All major stores sumemd them up in special pages you can see here at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), GetOlympus (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).