Olympus 45mm in Stock. Silver and Black Panasonic 45-175mm in US and Europe (and superdeal in UK).
First, the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 portrait lens is in Stock via third party resellers at Amazon (Click here). It’s $60 more expensive than the price at Adorama (Click here) but they still don’t have it in Stock.
Here is the in Stock status fo the 45-175mm lens. At least one Panasonic lens is shipping without any delay ;)
The Black version is in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). In Europe at Amazon.de (Click here) and Amazon UK (Click here).
The Silver version is in Stock in US stores at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and J&R (Click here). In European stores at
The real hot deal is ongoing in UK. You can get the 45-175mm X lens for £279.99 at Panasonic store Uk (Click here). To get the discount you have to sign up to Lumix Lifestyle Community (offer ends 17th October 2011).
P.S.: The super tiny 14-42mmX lens is in Stock at Amazon Japan (Click here). It should be in Stock within the next couple of weeks in non-japanese countries too!
US and Europe deals: Micro Four Thirds cameras for $300/Euro or less.
Olympus E-P2
The Olympus E-P2 body is in Stock for $299 at Amazon (Click here) and [shoplink 26079 ebay]Cametauctions (eBay)[/shoplink].
Black E-P2 body for 285 Euro at [shoplink 26077 ebay]SrsMicrosystems (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Black E-P2 body for 239 Euro at [shoplink 26078 ebay]SrsMicrosystems (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Olympus E-PL2
White E-PL2 body for 284 Euro at [shoplink 26085 ebay]SrsMicrosystems (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Red E-PL2 body for 284 Euro at [shoplink 26086 ebay]SrsMicrosystems (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Olympus E-PL1
Champagne E-PL1 with 14-42mm lens for 249 Euro at [shoplink 26084 ebay]Fotoexperte (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Black E-PL1 body for 211 Euro at [shoplink 26082 ebay]Gwcameras (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Black E-PL1 body for 205 Euro at [shoplink 26083 ebay]SrsMicrosystems (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Black E-PL1 body for 179 Euro at [shoplink 26080 ebay]Fotoexperte (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Red E-PL1 body for 190 Euro at [shoplink 26081 ebay]Softwings (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Panasonic G2
The camera body is in Stock for $299 at BHphoto (Click here).
Panasonic GF2
Silver GF2 with 14-42mm lens for 309 Euro at [shoplink 26071 ebay]FotoMundus (Ships worldwide from eBay[/shoplink]).
Black GF2 body for 249 Euro at [shoplink 26072 ebay]FotoMattioli (Ships worldwide from eBay[/shoplink]).
Black GF2 body for 217 Euro at [shoplink 26073 ebay]Softwings (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
Silver GF2 body for 193 Euro at [shoplink 26076 ebay]SrsMicrosystems (Ships in Europe only from eBay[/shoplink]).
P.S.: The french website Openpn announced via Twitter (Click here) that there will be a a 50 Euro cashback action for the GF3 (coming soon!).
Olympus E-P2 for $299.
Dealers are now clearing the E-P2 stocks and you can find the body only for $299 at Amazon (Click here) and Cameta (Click here). That is the lowest price ever seen on the E-P2!
Other US deals reminder:
Panasonic GH2 with 14-140mm lens for $1488 at Amazon (Click here).
The new Silver Panasonic 45-175mm X lens is in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
The GF2 with 14mm lens price dropped by $100 and is now in Stock for $499 at Amazon (Click here).
The GF2 with 14-42mm zoom lens is in Stock for $449 at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The Panasonic 7-14mm price dropped down to $888 at Amazon (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
Panasonic 45-175mm X lens in Stock at Amazon! Leica 25mm back in Stock at Adorama.
For the very first time the new Panasonic 45-175mm is in Stock at Amazon (Click here). It is the silver lens. The black version is still available for preorder only (Click here). The super smal 14-42mm X lens can be preordered at [shopcountry 25104].
And one mroe good news: The Panasonic-Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens is back in Stock at Adorama (Click here).
More deals:
The Panasonic GF2 hasn’t been a hotseller as the older GF1. Neverless it’s a very decent camera and with the recent price drops you might want to get it!
The GF2 with 14mm lens price dropped by $100 and is now in Stock for $499 at Amazon (Click here).
The GF2 with 14-42mm zoom lens is in Stock for $449 at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The Panasonic 7-14mm price dropped down to $888 at Amazon (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
New Panasonic GH2 hacked video test (and US/Europe deals)
The video on to has made by Gabriel de Bourg (found via Personal-View.com): “This is a test of the noise levels of a Panasonic GH2 with Driftwood’s “GOPStoppa” (176mb GOP1) patch. With the higher bitrates the camera resolves a lot better, but this applies to noise too. While it looks sharper, it also becomes clearer. Hence I wanted to do a test on the different noise levels. It was shot with the lens cap on using Nostalgic (-2, -2, 0, -2), shutter speed at 50 and white balance at 5600K. I’ve boosted the mids in After Effects, using Magic Bullet Colorista II. The original ungraded originals are avaiable here: megaupload.com/?d=5M4N08F1. Something I noticed is that it seems that ISO values based around 160 no longer seems to be the least noisiest, with ISO 320 performing very poorly. It surprised me, but after recording a new clip I got the same results.”
P.S.: A new Panasonic GH2 Cage at thysstd.
USA deals:
The GH2 price is slowly dropping. Third party resellers are selling the GH2 with 14-140mm lens for a “floating” price between $1370 and $1400 at Amazon (Click here). The Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens is still in Stock at Adorama (Click here). The Four Thirds (!) Leica 25mm lens is in Stock for $699 at Amazon (Click here). Something else: The Fuji X100 is now in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
Europe deals:
The Nokton 25mm f/0.95 lens is in Stock for 719 Euro on [shoplink 25990 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].