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The E-M1 with 12-40mm lens combo sells for $1779 only at [shoplink 46958 ebay]CameraLand eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. You save $520 compared to the regular price you pay at Amazon (see here). But CamerLand sells only two of them. You get them with that huge discount because these are DEMO items. But they were never used and come with full US warranty!
Current US deals reminder:
1) Save up to $900 on lenses & $100 one audio recorder:
Runs at GetOlympus. $200 kit savings on Amazon.
2) $600 off on E-M5 12-40mm kit. Use that additional $100 mail-in rebate (pdf file):
At Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. Qualifys for an additional $300 in savings on the M.12-40mm f2.8 PRO lens (after $200 instant savings and $100 mail-in rebate). Ends 7/19/14.
3) $100 off on MFT lenses:
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Olympus 12-40mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus 12-50mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
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30 Responses
One heck of a deal!
Try to buy from Japan, regular price at 170-175.000 yen. For new, not even refurbished.
Buying Oly lenses from Asia is actually a pretty sweet deal because they come with an international warranty (unlike Panasonic’s).
Camera bodies are ok too if you’re fine with the non-compatible video format.
If you do not know how demo cameras are treated, then please go ahead and buy. I’ve seen demo cameras with lenses removed, left open to the dust, to fingers, etc.
Absolutely agree with this comment.
I would never buy a demo camera.
I’ve seen finger prints inside the sensor of a demo camera at a very reputable NY store.
As Dan said… left with no lens at a demo kiosk.
If you read the seller’s description, these are more than just everyday demo units:
“We had a great Olympus Demo event and some of these were opened to show consumers. Because of this we won’t sell them as new never opened now.”
So it seems as if these were opened and shown for a very limited time only, not demo units on the shelf for months.
Also, perhaps an auction like this is used to clear out unsold inventory? Maybe these are brand new items?
It is madness to buy the E-M1 when the e-pm2 and some similar m43 cameras are better in ISO terms and cost 3-4-5 times less. For my 43 glass I continue to use my three e-series cameras, until they last. And I will NEVER EVER buy the E-M! You simply can’t charge a fortune for a trifle like PDAF-on-sensor.
People put way too much stock in DXO’s sensor ISO rating. It’s probably more important to look at DR at high ISOs – DXO measures the EM1 at between 1/4 to 1/2 stop better DR at high ISOs than the EPM2.
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Olympus/OM-D-E-M1—Measurements
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Olympus/PEN-E-PM2—Measurements
True. And what about those cameras that blow the E-M1 out of the water in every aspect, have everything that the E-M1 has and cost less or even much less? Like Sony a6000, Sony a7, Pentax K-01, Pentax K-30, etc., etc.
A camera is more than numbers. For those that have outgrown the capabilities of the amateur or enthusiast bodies olympus has produced this.
A similar comparison would be the 6d vs the 5dm3 vs the 1dx, or the d700 vs thw d3 when nikons lineup was a bit more clear.
I dont have sony lenses, or pentax lenses, so the em1 is a potential upgrade from my em5 if there is no em5.2 when I am ready.
A m43 Oly is perfect for a second camera – pocketable with the relevant prime. But the main big camera must remain.
I am not sure the size of the camera is at all relevant. As a happy 43rds user I am now an even more happy m43rds user and I have used this equipment in number of different applications.
I honestly couldnt see myself going back to a traditional DSLR in any shape or form… The new Pentax 645Z has piqued my interest, but that was about it. The up-coming 40-150 will seal the deal, there will be little I cant do from there on out.
Some of those cameras do some things better than the EM1 – and the A7 does IQ a lot better – but to say that the freaking K01 “blows the EM1 out of the water in every aspect” when it’s not even weather sealed, has no 1/8k shutter, no PDAF, no VF, sluggish AF, no wifi, half as many controls, is chunkier, slower, and etc etc etc just marks you as someone who’s not worth paying the slightest bit of attention to.
Every aspect. You’re a joker.
K-01 has better IQ than the E-M1 and can practically be had for € 250 euros brand new with a three-year guarantee, while the E-M1 is € 1450 with a two-year guarantee. An almost 6 times difference – for having something with an inferior IQ but with weather sealing. Oh, and wifi …
EVF? 1/8k? Better AF? yer on crack
I can understand your frustration. 43 users are still waiting for the real E7 replacement with fast AF. But I think the EM1 is closer to what the theoretical E-2 should have been, don’t you think? Compact, higher resolution sensor than the 43 series, weathersealed, etc. No optical VF, of course, but you gain a lot more lenses to choose from now.
It is nonsense to have produced great 43 lenses and not to give their owners the opportunity to use them properly. I have many lenses of the 43 system that struggle in focusing when used on m43. It’s not a problem of money – I do not want to sell them and will not sell them. It’s not a problem of being totally unused. I continue to use them on my old E-series bodies. And I CAN afford an E-M1 and I would have bought if it had a better sensor. It is a matter of principle. If someone is trying to sell you a bar of soap at a price of 5 while it should be 1 or 2, you don’t buy it. This is a fundamental principle that has led humanity into progress through the centuries – and the Olympus management are trying to evade it.
Olympus “management” is an oxymoron. They managed to abandon not just one but two systems in succession. Hopefully another Maitani will rise (however doubtful) and give you the E system camera you deserve. I agree about the old 43 system glass. They’re beautiful. I only had the 14-54mm (?) but always coveted the 12-60mm. I keep wondering why Olympus can’t offer a similar model in m43.
Surely, they can! But they won’t do it because it will defeat the purpose of m43, being small.
IMO, m43 is for primes!
Primes are small and match the smallness of most m43 cameras. I personally prefer Panasonic’s 14, 20 and 25 to their Oly near counterparts. Sigma 60 is also a great lens.
Zooms? M43 zooms are almost as bulky and heavy as their 43 counterparts and, apart from that, are slower and more expensive. On top of it, some 43 zooms, like e.g. my Zuiko 70-30, focus decently on m43. But the Zuiko 70-30 weight and bulk make the combo not particularly comfortable. Conversely, the Zuiko 70-30 is ergonomically perfect on a body like E-520.
i think you said this a dozen times already,
I bought e-m1 and gladly would do it again, if you can’t or don’t have the need for all those extra features e-m1 body has, doesn’t mean other people don’t. Pdaf is just one small feature. If only IQ would matter, there would be no need for cameras such as d4s.
I think the E-M1 has sold all it can at its current price point. Even at a discount these have been unsold for a few days. I own a MFT setup (E-P5), but I think it’s hard to justify buying an E-M1 kit when the X-T1 and A7 kits are selling for less.
I somewhat agree, but to be fair, EM1 is not intended to play in the same category as XT1 and A7. Time to replace EM5 with entry-level Pro model. Weathersealed, digital version of original OM film camera (the way EP/L is now almost identical to the original Pen F). Stacked PASM + shutter dials on right, stacked ISO + EV compensation dials on the left. For consumers they can make a Pen Pro with built in EVF (exactly like the Pen FT) together with EM10.
Yes, if all Olympus has at Photokina is the E-PL7, I think people will be pretty disappointed. The E-M10 is a great camera and very good value, but it was still largely a repackaging of existing elements.
All that said, if the E-M6 (E-M5Ti?) doesn’t have a new sensor – or at least the same OSPDAF sensor as the E-M1 – I’m not sure if there’s much point in updating it.
i happen to be at a quad/crossroad of a new systemsetup incl. the last 3 models you mentioned with either the Nocticron 42.5. Fujinon 56 or Canon 85L …I wil choose one of them if I fail to get my hands on a Mamiya ZD or 645 AFD w back for a decent price.
There comes a day that every sane person realise that M43 is not much more than point and shoot at the price and size of full frame……M43 is just madness.
Honestly. Do people still get upset by you here? I think most just see you as the village idiot and humour you.
520 off? you can get a d3200 with lens for less than 520. clowns.
Yawn.
And you can’t even do exposure bracketting on that shitty toy camera that still has an awful worthless autofocus module handed down from the ancient D90. Do yourself a favor and don’t buy a D3x00 from Nikon, ever.