European Olympus/Panasonic deals

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We have new European rebates on Olympus&Panasonic gear:

Olympus:

Ton of new rebates at Olympus Germany, Olympus France, Olympus Italy, Olympus Spain, Olympus UK, Olympus Netherland.
Lots of new Olympus deals at Fotokoch.
Up to 300 Euro off on Olympus lenses at Foto Erhardt DE.
300 Euro off on Olympus E-M1x at Foto Erhardt DE.
Panasonic an Olympus rebates at Calumet DE.
Rebates at WexUK.
Bis zu 275€ Sofortrabatt beim Kauf einer Olympus E-M1 Mark III Variante at Fotokoch DE.

Panasonic:

Up to 200 Euro cashback on Lumix gear at Foto Erhardt DE.
Rebates at WexUK.

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Nikkei: Panasonic’s Q3 profit slides as material costs rise and appliance sales fall

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Nikkei reports:

Japan’s Panasonic Corp on Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected 44% slide in third-quarter operating profit, hit hard by rising costs for raw materials, component shortages and a drop in domestic sales for appliances.
Panasonic has sought to reduce its reliance on low-margin consumer electronics and appliances, shifting its focus to automotive batteries for Tesla Inc, production machinery, components and more recently supply chain management services.

Panasonic did not share any detail about their camera business results. This now falls into the more general “consumer and home appliances” category. And about that it’s said:

The industrial conglomerate said the profit margin at the division which houses its consumer and home appliances businesses was squeezed by rises in the cost of iron, copper and other materials.

Pity we have no clue to know how the Lumix business is doing…

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The new OM “wow” camera is now being tested by early reviewers!

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I now got word that around mid February press people will get their hands on the new camera. This may be a strong evidence that the camera is indeed ready for mass production. On February 24th we shall get a FULL announcement with preorder option and shipment starting within 1-2 months.

Reminder: Here are the images from the OM wow camera:

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