Both new PEN cameras are in Stock at Amazon: The E-PM2 (Click here) and the camera without AA filter…the E-PL5 (CLick here). And this finally pushed the E-Pl5 on the top ten of the rankings (Click here).
Top rate seller Kenmorecamera has four new [shoplink 34885 ebay]35-100mm X lenses in Stock via eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Of course you can wait two months to see if the rumor about the Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 is real but first I am not sure yet if it is coming, second I doubt it would be less expensive than the Panasonic lens. Kenmorecamera also still has the best price on the GX1 with 14-42mm pancake X lens on [shoplink 34886 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. $200 less than what you have to pay for it on Amazon.
Now let’s see soon what the price of the new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 will be. Just heard that it actually will cost 499 Euro and not 550 Euro. Not sure yet about the final price in dollars!
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The 17mm f1.8 might be $100 cheaper? That might be the difference between poor sales and a big success.
Old Norman Camera trying to stick it too you again.
Why wouldn’t the Olympus version, without stabilization in the lens, be cheaper than the Panasonic? I realize that the FT 35-100 zoom was pricier, but that was a f/2.0 lens, not a f/2.8, and that small amount of aperture can make a big difference in price.
Greater range.
… how dare you? olympus products are not designed for plebians. they are engineered to a high specification, with performance materials like metal and silicon dioxide. such questions should not be posed by the filthy masses and i am appalled you would even suggest that olympus would overcharge. they have the highest ethical pinnacle and support yakuza local community groups.
Tthe Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 will probably cost about the same as the panny but the hood will be extra $200.
+1 lol
Does anyone know if it is possible to buy black hand grip and thumb grip for the EPL-5….I was thinking of buying a white one..getting rid of the tan and then either a black or silver lens would be stylin on that body. I think the front camera grip may be much easier to come by than the back thumb grip. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Bob, we are of the same mind.
One of the other posters tipped me off that EP3 grips fit the EPL5, so I researched and ordered one with my white EPL5 from B&H (link below). The thumb grip is fixed and it doesn’t bother me enough to research Oly replacement parts and glue a new black one on.
They also make an oversized grip which wasn’t appealing to me (link also below).
Note that the EP3 grip had a leather grain texture vs. the EPL5 crosshatch pattern. Still looks great, especially when I mount one of my Panny lenses.
Now I have to decide which leather 1/2 jacket to get…
Good luck
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/819802-REG/Olympus_V332010BW000_Replacement_Grip_for_E_P3.html/BI/4499/KBID/4968
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/819804-REG/Olympus_V332020BW000_Large_Grip_for_E_P3.html/BI/4499/KBID/4968
WOW….thanks Brian….Yeah..I have an OMD..and a GX1 right now….I am thinking of dumping the GX1 and getting an EPL5 as a backup/second body. Too confusing having the two different menu systems (Plus I shoot Canon as well)…Plus this sensor is definitely better than the GX1 (but not overly so)…
I REALLY hate the tan…so I may call the Olympus Store and see if they have any thoughts on getting me a black thumb grip.
The camera must look cool with the black accent, no?
Judge for yourself;
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