Europe: Plenty of new E-M5, E-5 and other refurbished auctions.

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There is a new large Stock of refurbished Olympus camera and lens auction at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. As you know only EU countries can participate. The stuff is refurbished which means that it comes with full guarantee. If you are lucky you can save a lot money by buying these instead of new cameras. I already bought five PEN cameras trough them :)

Her eis a slected list of the most interesting stuff (newest auctions on top):
[shoplink 38300 ebay]45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38298 ebay]Black E-P3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38296 ebay]Silver E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 38293 ebay]Silver E-PL3 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 38258 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 38259 ebay]Brown E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38260 ebay]Lila E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38261 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38262 ebay]Black E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38263 ebay]Black E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38264 ebay]Black E-PM1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38265 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38266 ebay]White E-PL3 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 38267 ebay]Black E-PL3 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 38268 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38269 ebay]HLD-6 vertical grip for PEN and OMD[/shoplink] [shoplink 38270 ebay]E-5 Four Thirds body[/shoplink] [shoplink 38271 ebay]14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38272 ebay]White E-PL3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38273 ebay]Black E-PM1 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 38274 ebay]Silver E-PM1 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 38275 ebay]White E-PM1 with double lens kit[/shoplink] [shoplink 38276 ebay]45mm f/1.8 lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38277 ebay]40-150mmmm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38278 ebay]Black E-P3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38279 ebay]Silver E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 38280 ebay]VF-2 viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 38281 ebay]VF-3 viewfinder[/shoplink] [shoplink 38282 ebay]Brown E-PM1 with 14-150mm kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38283 ebay]Black E-M5 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 38284 ebay]White E-P3 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38285 ebay]12-50mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 38286 ebay]Black E-M5 with 12-50mm lens[/shoplink]

Wish you good luck!

G6 preorders ranking. GF6 to ship in July. Slrmagic 25mm in Stock at Adorama.

A first indication about the new Panasonic G6 popularity can be deducted by watching the Amazon rankings (Click here). As you can see the G6 managed to get into the top 10 of the most (pre-)ordered cameras. That result is way better than what have been achieved by the GF6. Speaking of the GF6, it will ship on July 1st according to Amazon (Click here). If you want to remain optimistic than look at BHphoto (Click here). They say it will ship mid June…but I suspect that’s really too optimistic :(

The new Panasonic stuff US pricing, shipment info and preorder links are here:
Panasonic G6 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).Shipment End of June.
Panasonic 14-140mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic LF1 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here)Adorama (Click here) and at WexUK (Click here). Shipment End of June/early July.

 

More US deals:

 

The SLR Magic 25mm t/0.95 lens is in Stock at Adorama (Click here) and via [shoplink 38230 ebay]eBay (again Adorama)[/shoplink].
Panasonic G5 for $498 and leading the sales ranking at Amazon (Click here).
Panasonic GX1 with X lens for $399 at Groupon (Click here).
Panasonic GX1 with 14-42mm for $379 at Amazon (Click here).
GX1 body for $249 at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 demo lens for $449 at [shoplink 38173 ebay]Cameraland (Click here)[/shoplink].

G6, LF1 and 14-140mm pricing and US/UK preorders!

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The new Panasonic stuff US pricing, shipment info and preorder links are here:
Panasonic G6 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).Shipment End of June.
Panasonic 14-140mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic LF1 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here)Adorama (Click here) and at WexUK (Click here). Shipment End of June/early July.

My personal thoughts on the new stuff:
The G6 is a nice camera although I would have liked to have the multi-aspect feature of the GH2. And finally we have focus peaking! I know some of you don’t like the new G6 design…but I actually do not dislike it (it looks a bit similar to the Leica S2).
What I really do like a lot is the new 14-140mm lens. A lot smaller, lighter, a bit faster and with Power OIS. All that for a lower price compared to the previous lens. That sounds great! For comparison, the new 14-140mm lens has the same size as the Canon 18-55mm kit lens.The Panasonic is x10 and the Canon a X3 zoom. You choose :)
The LF1 is certainly not a camera that stands out when compared with the competition.

GX1 with X lens for $399. 75mm lens for $799.

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The Olympus 75mm prime lens sells for $799 at [shoplink 38164 ebay]Cameraland (Click here)[/shoplink].

Panasonic G5 for $498 and leading the sales ranking at Amazon (Click here).
Panasonic GX1 with X lens for $399 at Groupon (Click here).
GX1 body for $249 at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Olympus 75mm f/1.8 demo lens for $799 at [shoplink 38164 ebay]Cameraland (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 demo lens for $449 at [shoplink 38173 ebay]Cameraland (Click here)[/shoplink].

E-M5 for $881. And collecting rumors about the next OMD camera…

That’s the cheapest price I have ever seen on a new E-M5: $881 via third party reseller (and Amazon fullfilled) at Amazon US (Click here). That’s a great price and also Europeans just had a 200 Euro price drop (like here at Amazon DE).

If you are waiting for the new E-Mx than know that it is going to be announced in September with availability in late 2013. I am right now collecting the rumors about the next OMD and Panasonic MFT September announcements. If you “heard something” you can share it at 43rumors@gmail.com or anonymously by writing a message through the contact form you see on the right border of the browser. Thanks!

Reminder: Panasonic G6 and LF1 and 14-140mm announcement on Wednesday. Olympus PEN announcement in early May!

UPDATE: Panasonic GX1 X kit for $399 at Groupon.

New Olympus USA rebates on E-Pm1/2 and E-PL3

Olympus US launched new discounts on three PEN cameras:
1) E-PM1 with kit lens for $299 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
2) E-PM2 with kit lens for $499 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
3) E-PL3 with kit lens for $345 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Reminder: Current Panasonic deals:
Panasonic 45-150mm for $198 at Amazon (Click here).
GX1 body for $249 at Adorama (Click here)
20mm pancake for $335 at Amazon (Click here).