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).

If you plan to buy (or already own) the new Panasonic GH4 you may consider to take out the best from the camera by recording 10bit 4:2:2 4K videos on the now for preorder available Atomos Shogun (here at BHphoto). These are the Product Highlights:

• 1920×1200 IPS Touchscreen Display
• Records UHD 4K (3840×2160) up to 30 fps
• Records 1080p up to 120 fps
• ProRes and DNxHD 10-Bit, 4:2:2 Encoding
• Uncompressed Cinema DNG Raw 4K Support
• UHD 4K-Capable HDMI Input
• 12G-SDI Input and Loop-Output
• Stores to Single or Raided HDDs or SDDs
• Rec. 709 Calibrated with 3D LUT Support
• XLR Audio LEMO Breakout Cable Included

And this is the most “different” MFT camera ever made: The new Blackmagic Studio HD Camera with MFT mount is in Stock at Adorama (Click here).

UPDATE: Adobe Lightroom 5 now sells for $90 only at Amazon US (Click here).

More US deals:
Black Panasonic GM1 body for $583 on [shoplink 45924 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
All current Olympus US deals can be seen on that GetOlympus page (Click here).