By now you all know the best Christmas deal is certainly the 25mm f/1.7 Panasonic lens for $99 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. But Panasonic may didn’t expect such a large number of orders. And according to BHphoto new orders will now ship in March 2016 only(!)
Olympus camera deals:
E-M1 for $899 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. $50 off. This is the lowest price ever!
E-M5II for $849 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. $50 off. Again lowest price ever!
E-M10II with kit lens for $699 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus. $100 off!
E-M10II body for $549 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto, GetOlympus. $100 off!
E-M10 two lens kit bundle at GetOlympus. $400 off!
E-M10 for $399 (or $449 with kit lens) at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. $250 off on the kit version!
E-PL7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus. $100 off!
E-PL7 with lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus. $100 off!
Panasonic camera deals:
$400 off on the GX8 with 12-35mm lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Free $150 gift card with the GH4 at BHphoto (Click here).
GX8 got a $200 off at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.
G7 got a $200 off at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic.
You get a free $100 gift card on the G7 kit sold by Adorama .
The GM5 sells for $469 only at Adorama.
Panasonic lens savings:
$200 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 OIS Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$200 off on the 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 7-14mm f/4.0 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$150 off on the 25mm f/1.7 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$1o0 off on the Panasonic 14-140mm Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$70 off on the Leica 15mm f/1.7 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$50 off on the Panasonic 100-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Panasonic 45-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Panasonic 42,5mm f/1.7 lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$50 off on the Panasonic 30mm macro lens at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$30 off on the Panasonic 20mm II pancake at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$30 off on the Panasonic 14mm pancake Amazon, Adorama and Bhphoto.
Olympus lens deals:
$150 off on the 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$150 off on the 12-40mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$150 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$150 off on the 8mm f/1.8 PRO lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$150 off on the 12mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 45mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 17mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 60mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 25mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the Olympus 40-150mm PRO lens sold at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$150 off on the 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$150 off on the 14-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 17mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
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“By now you all know the best Christmas deal is certainly the 25mm f/1.7 Panasonic lens for $99 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. ”
Not on Amazon or Adorama.
“But Panasonic may didn’t expect such a large number of orders. And according to BHphoto new orders will now ship in March 2016 only(!)”
I am afraid it is not limited to new orders. 3 months is a long time, a container ship would come faster than this if Pana had the lens available.
Pana US is completely incompetent. Why Canon US never has problem like this, and 50/1.8 STM was immediately available, while that 25/1.7 is still not available more than 3 months after “release” (5 months after announcement), and expected not to be available for 3 more months?
I waited years for the Four-Thirds Leica/Panasonic 25mm f/1.4. It may have to do with its being assembled by hand but Panasonic just doesn’t do business well.
Around 2012-2013, they were losing dealers so quickly, because they would not make agreements.
admin, you keep listing the deal:
“$150 off on the 25mm f/1.7 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.”
It is not avaiable anywhere but B&H anymore, the lens is not available for purchase on Panasonic Store at all, literally, it says:
”
NEW! LUMIX G 25mm / F1.7 ASPH. Lens H-H025H-H025K
$299.99
Not Available”
Yup, and Amazon has it listed for $189. Adorama has it for….$249…are you kidding?
The admin just wants clicks and get money, i don’t think he/she cares much about correct links..
The graph picture on the post about this lens on DXO for example does not link to the DXO website (like it should), but refers to Amazon (clicks clicks clicks), i think it’s become a bit of greed over quality, yet unfortunately, this is one of the few micro four thirds rumours sites out there
You should go start one!
Don’t get me wrong, i appreciate the effort the admin puts into this
site, but it appears (to me) that it’s become a lot of clickbait, if you
look at Lonelyspeck for example (also a community funded site) you can
clearly see a big difference, quality over quantity, where it seems the
opposite here
This admin, like every other camera rumor admin just uses misleading clickbait titles to draw in viewers. It’s intentional.
“This admin” is still doing the job for free, and needs funds to run the site. Why don’t you just appreciate the wealth of interesting posts rather than criticising some errors or his only means of revenue for his hard work?
Made my order a week ago, but I have the P/L 25mm 1.4, so I’m good.
This should be priced at $150, so that most M43 users can own one. Hopefully they’re making a profit at that low price.
A marginal cost of a lens like this is very low. If Canon can make profit on $100 50/1.8 II, Olympus makes profit on $50 14-42 II and $99 40-150/4-5.6, all more complex and more expensive to make, I am sure Pana makes profit on every 25/1.7 sold even at $99.
But the question is with fixed costs, and they can only be covered with volume, which you get only by pricing stuff competitively and not like Pana and Olympus usually price their stuff out of the market (at least here in the US, where Canon might sell T5 or SL1 at $200 at the same time Olympus wants $600-$700 for E-M10 II, where Canon sells FF 50/1.8STM for $125 while Olympus wants $350-400 for m43 25/1.8 – guess what sells and what stores even refuse to stock for the stupidity of such a move).
This len still do not build PDAF mechanic optimize,
Why you want OS-PDAF?
if i need OS-PDAF,it will build optimize m4/3 system (cameras & lens).
Pure contrast u4/3 lens on OS-PDAF is nonsense.
You don’t understand OSPDAF, Agachart.
and you don’t have knowledge,all about your words were chimerical.
you were sicked.
Canon re-couped their design work on the 50mm f/1.8 about 30 years ago.
50/1.8 STM was JUST released. $125.
That is the first real change in 40 years, though.
25.
Exactly same optics with different coating: only the casing and autofocus motor changed…not much of an investment for Canon!
How is not much of investment, when it is totally different lens? Electronics is also new, STM requires totally different control algorithms.
Developing an optical scheme is easy nowadays, it is not a manual process for decades – put needed parameters into a software package, an here it is.
I am not sure about optics, maybe it is the same, but tests somewhat differently for some reason.
Compare:
http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/415-canon_50_18_ff?start=1
http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/905-canon_50_18stm?start=1
Quite better results for the new one in every way.
> P/L 35mm 1.4
> This should be priced at $150
It probably is a $150 lens, but with the Leica’s mark-up of 200-300%, you get the current $600.
It would have been interesting to see how much money the lens partnership brings the Leica.
You have the perfect name… My comments to was in reference to the f/1.7, not the f/1.4.
But, hopefully you were just trolling.
By the way, the P/L 25mm f/1.4 is one of the best lenses for M43, AND one of the best selling. As for the partneship, both partners are obviously happy, they keep creating new stuff.
The 1.4 is gorgeous! Go-to lens in lots of situations, especially portraits and video. I’d say it’s my favourite. Getting the 1.7 as a present.
ordered mine through Roberts Camera last Tuesday. supposed to arrive today :fingers crossed:
The people in their stores are really good. I miss being able to walk into their store and shop.
If more M4/3 lenses were priced much lower, like the 25mm f1.7, it would do a LOT to boost mindshare and marketshare.
Certainly more than the advertising we never see.
Panasonic should take notes!
Sigma DN lenses did this before. Lots of people bought them thinking “at this price? why not!”
Right before I bought my Panasonic GH3, they had the Sigma 19mm and 30mm as a combo purchase for US$199.90. Just after I got the GH3, I looked again, and they introduced the new design, labeled them as “Art” lenses and re-instated the price.
Yeah, the Sigma lenses are great, but they are a hair too expensive at $200. Their retail should be no more than $149 each.
I constantly kick myself for not buying those two at US$199!
I understand the feeling. When I passed up the combo, Best Buy was clearing out the Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 for US$99.99 and I bought one. I didn’t have any luck with it and gave it away last spring. I felt that buying inexpensive lenses just wasn’t worth it. Until this 25mm f/1.7, I didn’t try anything so inexpensive.
Talking about advertising, I just watched what wa probably the first m43 Panasonic commercial on french tv today, promoting G, GX and GH 4K capabilities. Are times changing? 😉
I agree. It doesn’t really sway people to join m43 when lenses cost the same as sony emount full frame lenses.
True enough.
The biggest reason people choose M4/3 over APSC or 135 format cameras is size and weight… at a price.
Supposedly, the majority of people who buy an interchangeable lens camera never buy a second lens, so for them a cheap DSLR with a desirable logo is more important.
For those of us who actually do buy (too many 😉 ) lenses, size, weight and price do matter. At this point I have no real interest in the 25mm f1.7, but when I was starting out with M4/3 it would have been a no-brainier purchase.
I’m not sure how my usual comment “who needs another nifty fifty??” fits into this story 😉
But let me try another angle: no red sticker for once – and they fly off the shelves!
Sammys is also offering the deal… bought one last weekend and it shipped this thursday.
No longer available for $99 at either Adorama ($249) or Amazon ($189).
I understand capitalism, but really? Taking advantage of an artificially created shortage (I’m looking at your Panasonic!)?
What? Here is a product that has an announced MSRP of $249 (or $299, whichever). Then it is offered on sale for around $99. Great market response, it sells out. Then the sale is over and the price goes back up to the normal non- or somewhat-discounted state. Now comes an accusation that the manufacturer is “taking advantage of an artificially created shortage”. Pardon me, but is offering a sale price now some kind of unethical act? You mention understanding capitalism, well maybe or maybe not, and by the way this isn’t even capitalism, it’s just free market pricing, competition, cash flow and excitement generation. Nothing untoward.
Gathered from dpreview and DXO, some of the recent crop’s sharpness is not great, compared w what early reviewers’ result such as:
http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/lenses/m4-3/panasonic-lumix-25mm-f-1.7-asph.-lens#TESTS
or ephotozone where both reviewers give excellent scores.
Also Panasonic’s own MTF’s chart shows this lens has more sharpness than PL25mm.
sharpness or tone,
color or detail.
sharpest len can’t guarantee it’s the best len.
Leica had special characteristic about soft but high detail,sweet color.
no one expects P25 renders better than PL25mm.
ok, i see.
i compared it to the Panasonic 14-42 II and the 25mm lens has more sharpness and especially contrast, corners are both not that great.
ephotozone clearly shows the lens is not great. 2300-2400 lw/ph is nothing to brag about, when it’s normal for other prime lenses to reach 2700-2900 levels and the best ones easily go above 3000. The 2400 lw/ph mark is actually a level that is passed by some of the better kit lenses. So yeah, in terms of sharpness, that lens is not really better than a kit zoom. Hardly excellent.
As for the first review you linked, it’s a joke, not a review.
As for manufacturer supplied MTF charts, ignore them. In most cases, they are theoretical (ie. they are generated computationally, not measured for actual physical lens).
Mine has some weird goo (glue?) behind the front element but I don’t think it is affecting anything at this point…and not waiting until march for a replacement. Ugh.
i think you see the unpolished glass. its a ultra high refractive element, that may explain why you see the sides. i ordered two, and both have the same ring.
I need to try mine more, but after my experience last night, I would quickly say that it’s only worth US$99.00.
After some some slow, consumer-type photos, it looks much better–US$149.00 worth.
I’m so happy I got my 25mm f/1.7 lens for only $49 when I bundled it with the GX8 body for $899 from B&H. What a deal! 🙂
Got the GX8 + 25/1.7 for $570 ($777AUD) new in Australia.
Its a mediocre lens.
And yet all the real photos I’ve seen out of it are beautiful. Funny how that works.
Ignore him… He’s just upset that it’s not a Olympus lens. We’re lucky it isn’t. It probably wouldn’t come with a lens hood. And you know it wouldn’t be $99.
The 25mm oly blows this one away and comes with a lens hood. You get what you pay for, and its funny how people get so butthurt
Can you please show us a comparison between the two? Numbers are one thing, but every site has a slightly different scale and methodology. Photos would be better.
To say that it “blows it away” is laughable, though. You might have support to say “the Oly 25mm has slight marginally sharper center performance and resists flare better.” To say anything more than that is to make a mountain out of a molehill.
The Oly is significantly sharper and contrastier all over the frame. particularly in the corners/edges. which is something you failed to mention. The Oly already beats the Summilux in the corners until f2.8 where the Summilux edges out the Oly and then outperforms at smaller apertures thereforth. You can just wait for the image comparisons to come out, but people with an eye can already tell from the image samples.. the new f1.7 doesn’t have any of the pop of either the oly or the summilux.
I am really enjoying the flatter rendering of the 25/1.7 from what I have seen, actually. Macrocontrast is easily adjustable from RAW. That is personal preference, really. Microcontrast seems quite good, with lots of shadow detail showing due to that flatter look.
I have not seen any evidence of sharper corners from the Oly yet. The field uniformity of the 25/1.7 seems to be one of its greatest strengths, though perhaps you could argue that’s because it’s center is not as superior.
I think the 25/1.7’s greatest weakness may actually be sample variation. The early reviews out of Japan showed some eyewateringly sharp detail, but obviously some people are seeing disappointing results as well.
Ultimately it is a cheap lens, and some copies appear to be extremely sharp while others are soft.
shot a lot of beautiful photos on disposable film cameras back in the day with their cheap plastic lenses…
Like most lenses.
Normally I don’t like AllCrap attitude calling everybody a fanboy, but now I think I got him. You are a master nonsense olympus fanboy… a truly idiot.
Mediocre rebuttal
Mediocre in build quality, but the optics and price point is far from mediocre.
a proof that there are many wanting to buy sense that are affordable – the nifty fifty from Canon 50mm F1.8 for $100 has been a top seller for a long time –
Yes I agree that Pro lenses are also needed – and I am happy to see that Panasonic and Olympus have produced both – although I think their non Pro lenses could be a bit cheaper – Sony however in their FE mount have been determined to produced only Pro grade very expensive lenses – Zeiss and G branded – and say that there is a low cost FE mount body on the way 🙂 so it will be as for many A7 owners – just the kit lens – I am glad Panasonic is offering the 25mm F1.7 at a good price – as if Canon could produce the 50mm F1.8 APS-C for $100 then surely a M43 lens could be produced around same price –
It is interesting that Sony produces a 50mm F1.8 for their FE mount but it costs $248 🙂 and I have owned both – and as far as optical quality they are very similar – yes the Sony one looks better but $150 more – Ok it has IS – so that sounds for some of the extra cost – but still I think Sony could offer their FE 50mm F1.8 for $175 🙂 just my thought –
I do own an NEX5n NEX7 and A6000 – but I do not use them often due to not so good lens selection – I am much happier with M43 – Yes Fuji makes nice lenses but they are closer to the Pro cost – also I like the M43 bodies more – like my GX7 and GX8 and EM1 EM5 with IBIS etc
So Panasonic keep this up – would love to see a bit lower price on the 45.5mm F1.7
“Sony however in their FE mount have been determined to produced only Pro grade very expensive lenses – Zeiss and G branded ”
In reality, none of them so far are pro grade in terms of image quality – except maybe 55/1.8 (although 1.8 in a normal prime does not sound pro by itself). The rest, no matter labeled Zeiss or G or nothing at all, are mediocre – just overpriced.
“It is interesting that Sony produces a 50mm F1.8 for their FE mount but it costs $248 :”
Huh? Sony does not make 50mm for FE, it makes 55mm and it is $1100 or so.
50mm is for APS-C E, and it is OK.
Pana should have bundled it for $99 with vlog lol
Wow! Crazy how long they’re back ordered for. Guess that is what happens when they’re selling for only US$99! Panasonic should trying doing such lens sales more often 😉 A Panasonic 42.5mm & 15mm f/1.7 also for $99 each please! (one can but dream….)
Good news is I won’t need to wait until March! Mine has just shipped, at last.
Adorama claims shipping by the end of December. Hope that’s not complete BS.
Unique Photo sent me a email this morning concerning my order. At the present time they have no ETA on the lens shipment.
Apparently B+H has gotten more stock and are catching up with orders. I just got my credit card charged and assume they will ship soon. Let’s see how expedited their shipment will be 😉