US and Europe deals: Micro Four Thirds cameras for $300/Euro or less.

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[shoplink 26086 ebay][/shoplink] With so many new cameras announced by Olympus and Panasonic the first generation cameras liek the E-PL1/2 and GF2 are now aailable for $300 (Euro) or less! I made a list of all new(not used!) cameras you can find for that price:

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!).

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Patent: New 18-175mm m43 lens from Panasonic (+ rumored lens summary)

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The 18-175mm lens design

The japanese blog Egami (Click here to read the google translation) found a new Panasonic patent that describes the 18-175mm f/3.5-5.6 m43 lens. The patent has been filled in March 2010. If the google translation tool didn’t mislead me than this should be a new X lens (motorized zoom). There are also charts showing the aberration, distortion, astigmatism and coma performance. The lens is weak at the very wide angle. That lens will be a perfect cheap travel lens.

In summary those are the rumored lenses that are on Panasonic’s roadmap:
7-14mm X lens (rumor)
12-35mm fast X lens (confirmed by Panasonic)
16mm f/1.4 (patent from Panasonic)
18-175mm f/3.5-5.6 X lens (patent from Panasonic)
35-100mm fast X lens (confirmed by Panasonic)
New 40 or 45mm pancake X lens (rumor)

The new 45-175mm X lens is in Stock in some stores. Check these links to see where you can get it: [shopcountry 25103].

And now just for fun:

What new Panasonic lens would you buy?

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a little bit of everything…(Nanoha lens unboxing and image samples)

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Salton Sea shot with the hacked GH2 and Nokton 25mm and Olympus 12mm lens.

You can see the very first Nanoha macro lens unboxing and image samples at Mobile01. You can read more about the lens at Yasuhara.co.jp.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Review at Neocamera.

Building the perfect Micro 4/3 Camera kit for under $2500 (Steve Huff).

Le salon de la photo de Paris 2011, c’est parti! (Openpn).

Sharpness comparisons @ 100mm and 200mm (m43photo).

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Olympus E-P2 for $299.

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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).

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(FT4) GF1 successorcoming in Nov/December and available in Spring (FT3) with GH2 sensor?

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The imaginary GF1 successor from Blog.Livedoor based on the current [shoplink 23692 ebay]Panasonic L1 (See that cam on eBay)[/shoplink] design.

I am now almost pretty sure that the new GF1 successor will be pretty soon in November/December. The “bad” news is that I just heard from a couple of sources that the camera will be available in Spring only! So like it happened for the GH2 and the Leica 25mm lens we will have to wait for a very ling time before to get our hands on the new Panasonic camera. I am not sure that is a smart “strategy”. It gives plenty of time for the competition to adjust their product specs and prices and + many potential buyers will get upset with the long waiting and delays.

The second rumor I got from one single source is that the new GF1 successor will get a “tweaked” [shoplink 16254]GH2[/shoplink] sensor. I don’t know yet what we should imagine with the word “tweaked” :(

One more thing: We know Panasonic is using two new names for upcoming products, the GF7 and GX1. I don’t know if the GF1 successor will be called GF7 or GX1 yet.

Reminder -> Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

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New Olympus E-PM1/E-P3 and 12mm lens reviews (+ plenty refurbished E-PL1/2 on Olympusmarket)

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Image on top: The iPhone E-P3 skin (Don’t know where you can buy that)

Amy Medina (Click here) reviewed the Olympus E-PM1: “I’m excited about where the m4/3 format is going to go, and mirrorless designs in general, as I truly believe it’s the future of photography. I can imagine that not too long in the distant future the industry will go mirrorless completely, and DSLRs will become a thing of the past. Currently, in my opinion, the m4/3 format — and specifically Olympus for me — has struck the best balance between portability, functionality and image-quality, if you want the smallest kit possible.“.

Photofocus (Click here) tested the Olympus Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 Lens: “I hope that the trend of high-quality, fast primes for micro 4/3 cameras continues. I used to think this was a gimmicky format – not any more. Now that the glass has arrived in conjunction with well-designed and executed camera bodies like the EP3 I am a believer.“.

TheDigitalPhotography (Click here) tested the Olympus E-P3: “In terms of noise and artefacts the camera is useable all the way to ISO 3200, with ISO 6400 just falling over the edge. By ISO 12,800 … sayonara!”

And today all(!) these new refurbished PEN auctions are ending at [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympusmarket[/shoplink]. There are so many cameras that you can easily find a good price. Click on the camera name to see the ongoing auction:
[shoplink 26019 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26020 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26021 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26022 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26023 ebay]Olympus E-P2 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26024 ebay]Olympus E-PL2 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26026 ebay]Olympus E-PL2 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26027 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26029 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26030 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26031 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26032 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26033 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26034 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26035 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26036 ebay]Olympus E-PL2 double kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26037 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26038 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26039 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 with 14-150mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 26040 ebay]Olympus E-PL1 double kit lens[/shoplink]

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Panasonic 45-175mm X lens in Stock at Amazon! Leica 25mm back in Stock at Adorama.

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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).

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