eBay madness! E-M5 for 10.000 Euro and Rodenstock 1.0 for m43. GF1 and L1.

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Sometimes readers send me some link to eBay crazy auctions. here are two of them:

1) Jjeing modified the Rodenstock Heligon 50mm f/1.0 you see here on top to make it fit without adapter on your Micro Four Thirds camera. Price? $549 ([shoplink 32718 ebay]Click here to see the auction[/shoplink]).

2) We all like the E-m5 but for 10.000 Euro I would buy a Leica instead :) ….[shoplink 32720 ebay]Click here to see the crazy auction[/shoplink]!

3) The glorious GF1 camera can still be bought in new condition. But you still have to pay over $1000 for it! [shoplink 32722 ebay]Click here to see the auction[/shoplink]!

4) The absolute speed winner is that Leitz f/0.75(!) lens…[shoplink 32724 ebay]Click here to see the auction price[/shoplink].

5) Sooner or later Panasonic will have to make a m43 version of the L1 camera. You can still find them in almost new condition: [shoplink 32726 ebay]Click here to see the auction price[/shoplink].

remidner: Intelligent eBay search for m43 stuff at mirrorless-deals.com.

USA: Next Olympus E-P3 superdeal (with pancake for $680)

And again a new E-P3 super deal! The camera plus pancake lens now sells new for $680 at Amazon (Click here). That’s $130 less than the price at BHphoto. Maybe Olympus is clearing their stocks in favour of the upcoming new E-PM5 camera…

More deals:
E-P2 body for $239 at Amazon (Click here). Silver E-M5 in Stock at BHphoto (Click here). One 14mm pancake for $259 at Amazon (Click here). Same price for the 14-42mm X zoom (Click here). The 12-35mm X lens is also in Stock in high quantities (Click here). And don’t forget GX1 with 14-42mm normal (non-x) zoom at Adorama (Click here) for $479 by entering the coupon code “S4794799“.

(UPDATED) Next super GX1 deal in USA. 12-35mm X zoom back in Stock.

This is the third good GX1 deal in one month. Almost amkes me think a GX2 is coming too! At Adorama (Click here) you can get the GX1 with 14-42mm normal (non-x) zoom lens for $479 by entering the coupon code “S4794799“. And meantime the E-PL1 goes back on top of the Mirrorless Camera AND Lens ranking (Click here to see).

UPDATE: The 12-35mm X zoom lens is now back in Stock at Amazon (Click here).

(UPDATED) First $75 price drop on the 12-35mm X zoom (and GH2 price drop too).

There is an unexpected $75 discount on the new 12-35mm X zoom lens at Amazon (Click here). After clicking the link scroll down to “The Android Outlet” and order the lens. They have it in Stock shipping from Indiana. Seller rating is also very good!

UPDATE: The Gh2 with lens now got a new price drop. it’s $729 now at Amazon (Click here).

Meantime the E-M5 is in Stock in all possible kits thanks also to via third patry resellers at Amazon (Click here). But the most sold camera of the moment is the GF3 (here the ranking).

 

 

 

Panasonic reports a Q1 profit. New Low price for the Nokton 25mm lens in Europe…

 

A short good news: Panasonic reported a $164 million profit for the Q1. After years of losses this is finally a good news! There are no details about camera sales in their report (download here).

A good news for European readers: Now the price of the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 lens became ridiculous low! You cna buy it now for 639 Euro(!!!) at [shoplink 32577 ebay]Micro Price eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and for 647 in [shoplink 32578 ebay]eBay France (Click here)[/shoplink]. For some pro photographer that lens would be the only one you ever need to fit on your m43 camera!