The price of the GF6 with 14-42mm kit lens just dropped $80 at Amazon US (Click here). And the Panasonic G5 with the same kit lens sells for $349 at [shoplink 41703 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. And if you own the Panasonic 14-42mm lens you can now grab the smart [shoplink 41704 ebay]Hoocap (Click here)[/shoplink]. it’s a lens cap and Hood in one!
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Its not the same kit lens with the two cameras. The GF6 comes with the new 14-42 ‘II’ (smaller, better optics, 46mm filter). The G5 comes with the old version (not-so-good, 52mm filter).
That hoocap is clever! I’ve never seen one before!
+1
shame it is only available for one lens on our system
Our fave camera.
I may just have to buy the lens so I can use the Hoocap 🙂
I am looking for a small cam and this might just fit the bill. However, I downloaded the instructions and found that it has no dials. No dials, like, first press the button, then do something. Where is this thing going? Or am I badly wrong?
Nothing enlivens my soul more than a new Panasonic kit lens offer.
haha the hoocap… look pretty useless… why not just buy a filter and use your lens without lens cap… wasn’t it faster?? =D
All filters rob some light and add some ghosts/flares in certain conditions.
Every lens element in a lens contributes to light loss and glare. Use a high quality filter with confidence, but also use a lens shade.
Well then, Hoocap is cheaper and better for the shots than a high-quality (read, expensive) UV filter, and protects the lens better (and if I will buy $100 filter, I will worry about scratching the filter – then what?). What’s not to like? I want it for my lenses. Although sure Pana 14-42 is probably the most used m43 lens with all those supercheap G3/G5/GX1/GF3 etc sales, so it is understandable why they supported it first.
Just asian girls will buy that camera
No, no… We only buy things like this. Great portrait lens with very shallow DOF.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oF6J4sUcaIM/UEmbbX8p3eI/AAAAAAAAAao/pLmdQsq8eJY/s1600/Lica1.jpg
No no, I will probably. Like that, I’ll have many pretty asian girls around me 🙂 🙂 🙂
But of course you can keep your big&heavy DSLR and be surrounded by bodybuilded bikers 😉