A limited quantity of E-Pl2 cameras with kit lens is for sale for $299 on [shoplink 32959 ebay]BestBuy eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. If you are on budget go for it and don’t wait for the new PEN cameras…those will be a lot more expensive :)

For Europeans: Please check if the deal is correct. There is a Silver E-m5 body for 879 Euro via [shoplink 32960 ebay]Polyphoto on eBay Italy (Click here)[/shoplink]. If the price is with VAT included it’s a hell of a price!

ALong the new PEN’s also the XZ-2 will be announced soon. Amazon is trying to get rid of the XZ-1 by offering a lightning deal (Click here). I have no info about the XZ-2 specs yet. I hope it is closer to the Sony RX100 than it is to the Panasonic LX7.

Two more deals:
Also BHphoto (Click here) has now the lens in Stock
Panasonic GF3 body for $269 at Amazon (Click here).

The Amazon GF3 Lightning deal is now ongoing! Brown GF3 with 14mm pancake for $349 (Click here to grab one).

Rumors are getting stronger and the GX2 should arrive in November. So it’s not a surprise to see the third good GX1 deal in one month. The Black body with 14-42mm lens is now for sale at $499 at Amazon (Click here). But the leader of the Amazon ranking (here to see the list) is the E-Pl1 that sells for $259 again at Amazon. Another good price is the E-PL2 with same lens for $349.

E-Pm, E-PL and GH3 are coming at Photokina in September, the GX1 maybe two months after. Those deals may not be related to it but it’s nice that we can buy a m43 camera for a price that is very low.

P.S.: For the first time in Stock at Adorama the 12-35mm X lens.

Image courtesy: DSLRmagazine.

USA and Canadian readers can enjoy the next new Olympus deal. If you buy the E-M5 you can save $150 on every m43 lens you buy with it. You can buy up to three lenses and save $450 in total! To download the pdf go on Amazon (Click here) and than click on “get forms” and than when the pop up opens click on “Olympus Rebate Form” to download the pdf. A link to the E-M5 at Amazon is here. You can do the same on BHphoto (Click here) but there seems to be an issue when you try to download the pdf.

Meantime the Los Angeles Time published an article about the E-M5: “The Olympus OM-D E-5 with its retro look, is a great choice for someone moving up from a compact point-and-shoot who wants the feel of a full-size DSLR, but doesn’t want the size or weight. ”

DSLRmagazine (Translation here) compared the camera with the Samsung NX20. Samsung the giant against Olympus the traditional small photo company. On paper an unfair comparison…

More E-M5 bits: Olympus OMD EM5 M for mount street photography (TheF8blog). E-M5 pics from Frank Rückert (mind the horizontal scroll-bar). Olympus E-M5 first impressions at Shotslot.

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E-M5 preorder links:
Amazon, Adorama, B&H, Jessops, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Japan and Digitalrev.

E-M5 Case:
There is the official [shoplink 31898 ebay]CS-36FBC Olympus case[/shoplink]. A [shoplink 31899 ebay]leather half case from Hong Kong[/shoplink]. A full [shoplink 31900 ebay]leather case with strap from Cina[/shoplink]. Than we have half cases from two well known producers, [shoplink 31901 ebay]Zelenpol[/shoplink], [shoplink 31906 ebay]Kaza[/shoplink] and [shoplink 31902 ebay]Gariz[/shoplink].

E-M5 Batteries, and other things:
The [shoplink 31905 ebay]Olympus GS-4 strap[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 31903 ebay]DSTE E-M5 batteries[/shoplink] you have to use with an extra charger. There is an [shoplink 31903 ebay]E-M5 car charger[/shoplink] a [shoplink 31908 ebay]new E-M5 LCD screen[/shoplink] and a [shoplink 31909 ebay]Front Cover+ Top Panel[/shoplink].

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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].

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

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“.