CameraSpot is selling two Olympus 14-150mm lenses for $509 instead of $599 on Amazon (Click here).
There is also a $10 price drop on the white Olympus XZ-1 on Amazon (Click here).
You can get the LX3 (not the LX5!) for $359 on Amazon (Click here).

Note: The [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 14796]20mm pancake[/shoplink] are still out of Stock and I guess it will be in that status for a long time.

Image source: review by Peter Lueck

According to Cameraquest (Click here) the next stock of [shoplink 15659 ebay]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] lenses will arrive in late June only: “orders to the factory far exceeded the first production run“.

Form what we have seen during the last months Japan and Germany are the two countries that usually receive most of the produced lenses. Here you have more chance to find them in Stock. Right now you can find 13 lenses in Stock in german ebay stores. There are also a few lenses sold by asian resellers but the price is really to high. Here is the list:

– The german store SHphoto has 8 lenses in Stock on [shoplink 21768 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Price 899 Euro and worldwide shipment.
– The german store Fotomundus (I bought my Nokton lens from them and I highly recommend to buy from that store) has one lens for sale on [shoplink 21769 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for 897 Euro (Europe shipment) and three more lenses are in auction on [shoplink 21770 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for 932 Euro. Shipment worlwide.
– The german store Photoalps is selling one lens on [shoplink 21771 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for 899 Euro. Shipment worlwide.

If you want to know more about the lens here are a few useful links:
– A video about the handmade Nokton on 43rumors (Click here).
– A full review by Photozone (Click here).
– 43rumors readers reviews and ratings (Click here).
– Review at Lenstip (Click here).
– A review by DSLRmagazine (Click here to read the google english translation)
– A japanese test on DC.watch.impress.
– A korean review by SLRclub (Click here)



Olympus UK offers an 250 pound instant rebate on the Olympus E-PL1! Now you can get camera with lens for 299 pounds only at Amazon UK (Click here). And another good news for UK reader. We finally found an eBay store that has Panasonic refurbished stuff. Right now you can get a refurbished GH2 with 14-42mm lens for 649 pounds only ([shoplink 21636 ebay]Click here to see the item on eBay[/shoplink]).
UPDATE: Also in germany the E-PL1 cameras are discounted (Click here to see the E-PL1 price at Amazon DE)
And a deal for all europeans. Olympusmarket is selling a [shoplink 21638 ebay]refurbished white E-P1 with kit lens (Click here)[/shoplink]. Current auction price is 80 Euro (ends today).

And the new Olympus XZ-1 firmware is finally out. The Pic Orientation has been added to the Camera Menu. Download page: Olympus Japan (Click here).

Two days ago I discovered that there where a lot of Olympus refurbished cameras and lenses on eBay. I managed to get the white E-P1 with lens for 201 Euro only (the camera should arrive at my home in Antwerp today). Today I found a reseller that has refurbished Panasonic stuff! The bad news is that he sells in Germany only. To bad because he has quite a lot of nice stuff:
– Refurbished white GF1 with 14-45mm lens ([shoplink 21612 ebay]Click here[/shoplink])
– Blue Panasonic G2 with 14-42mm lens ([shoplink 21614 ebay]Click here[/shoplink])

If you can find stores having Panasonic/Olympus refurbished stuff send me a message! Would be nice to create a list of all asian-america-european stores offering this kind of refurbished stuff!

Those are the cool (Micro)-FourThirds products OlympusMarket is selling today on eBay:
Olympus FL-14 Flash for 109 Euro ([shoplink 21599 ebay]Click here[/shoplink]).
Olympus E-450 auctions (Click on numbers: [shoplink 21600 ebay]one[/shoplink], [shoplink 21607 ebay]two[/shoplink], [shoplink 21608 ebay]three[/shoplink])
Olympus E-P1 auctions (Auction number: [shoplink 21601 ebay]one[/shoplink], [shoplink 21609 ebay]two[/shoplink], [shoplink 21601 ebay]three[/shoplink])
Olympus E-PL1 auctions (Auction number: [shoplink 21610 ebay]one[/shoplink]), [shoplink 21602 ebay]two[/shoplink], [shoplink 21603 ebay]three[/shoplink], [shoplink 21604 ebay]four[/shoplink], [shoplink 21605 ebay]five[/shoplink] The Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens (Auction number: [shoplink 21606 ebay]one[/shoplink])

Better late than never! Finally I found a place where we Europeans can get tons of refurbished Olympus stuff. I just bought my second white Olympus E-P1 with lens for 201 Euro only ([shoplink 21561 ebay]Click here to see that item[/shoplink]). That’s less than half the price of a high end compact camera with small sensor like the Panasonic LX5). The silver E-P1 with lens sells for 30 Euro less ([shoplink 21565 ebay]Click here[/shoplink])! I highly recommend the E-P1. It has a high quality body (it feels solid) and takes amazing JPG pictures. Yes, there are other cameras with faster AF, that do have built-in flash and  better High-ISO performance. But for 170-200 Euro you can’t buy anything better than this!

What does it mean “refurbished”? “Refurbished products cannot be sold as new products, which is why they are relabeled as refurbished or refreshed units even if they are good-as-new (if, for example, the unit was returned for some reason unrelated to the product itself, such as the customer changing their mind about the color). Refurbished items may have scratches, dents or other forms of cosmetic damage which do not affect the performance of the unit.” (Source: Wikipedia).

I also looked for Panasonic refurbished items and didn’t find everything. Do you know where I can get them? P.S.: And where can we find US and asian stores with refurbished items?

A few items you can buy right now:
– The Olympus E-PL1 double kit ([shoplink 21562 ebay]Click here[/shoplink]).
– The Olympus E-5 camera ([shoplink 21563 ebay]Click here[/shoplink]).
– The Olympus 9-18mm lens ([shoplink 21564 ebay]Click here[/shoplink]).
To see al current auctions just click on one of the links above and than on the resellers name “Olympusmarket”.

I noticed that in Germany the price of the [shoplink 15659]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] went up from 875 to 899 Euros (Source: Idealo). And you can’t find it cheaper on [shoplink 15659 eBay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. But there is on store selling the Nokton for a very good price. You can get the lens for $819 at BHphoto (Click here).

For us European readers 819$ is an incredible price of 565 Euro. A flight from Frankfurt to NYC costs you 420 Euro (Source: Kayak.com). Summa summarum if you fly to NYC and buy the lens at BH you pay 85 Euro only extra for the flight! :)

And if along the Nokton you buy the GH2 which costs 1.429 Euro in Europe and 1034 Euro ($1500) in US Than you save 310 Euros!

There are only two problems with that story:
1) Theoretically you have to pay taxes for imported products
2) Bhphoto doesn’t have the lens in Stock right now.

So you might take a look on [shoplink 15659 eBay]Nokton eBay auction anyway (Click here)[/shoplink] :)

And here we are with some new GH1 US deals (yes GH1 and not the GH2).

The Panasonic GH1 ody only costs $399. But it’s even cheaper when you buy it with a Panasonic lens. Check out:

1) Panasonic GH1 with 14mm lens for $699 at Amazon (Click here). The lens alone costs $364. and if you would buy it separately with the GH1 it would cost you a total of $764. With that deal you save $64!
2) Panasonic GH1 with 20mm lens for $699 at Amazon (Click here). The lens alone costs $399. You save $99!
3) Panasonic GH1 with 45-200mm lens for $649 at Amazon (Click here). The lens alone costs $349. You save $100!
4) Panasonic GH1 with 14-45mm lens for $649 at Amazon (Click here). The lens alone costs $359. You save $90!
5) Panasonic GH1 with 14-42mm lens for $499 at Amazon (Click here). The lens alone costs $199. You save $100!

More deals:
The GH2 with 14-140mm lens is in Stock at Adorama (Click here).
There is a $7 price drop on the XZ-1 on Amazon (Click here).
Gadgetclick is selling more than 10 RED GF1 body only cameras for $435 on [shoplink 21387 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].