Just got a note that the E-m1 is now for the first time marked as in Stock at Ritz (notevia DL). Readers also told me that their preorder on BHphoto are now shipping. The camer should be in Stock at Amazon on Monday.
One more thing: Chip, a german computer and foto magazine, tested the Olympus OMD E-M1 and ranked it place no. 1 on their dslr and dslm best of list (Click here).
Preorder Links:
Olympus E-M1 body at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto, Amazon DE (via DL), Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL), WexUK, Topshot FI, CameraWorldUK.
Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, AmazonDE (viaDL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-40mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK and CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus E-M1 with 12-50mm Lens kit at Amazon DE (via DL), WexUK, CameraWorldUK, Amazon UK (via DL), Amazon ES (via DL).
Olympus EP-13 Eyecup for E-M1 at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus HLD-7 Battery Grip for E-M1 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LC-62D Metal Front Lens Cap for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.
Olympus LH-66 Lens Hood for 12-40mm at Adorama and BHphoto.
13 Responses
Oh my God! You mean it’s ranked number one without all the features that the videography fan boys insist on? How is this possible? Oh, I guess it must be, first and foremost, a stills camera. What a revelation.
Think of how well it would do with better video.
Ritz Camera still exists?
There are a few Ritz stores left. On the whole west coast there’s just one store in Portland Oregon. Considering Ritz used to have a branch in almost every mall and galleria, it’s pretty sad.
Ritz Camera is STILL around? I thought they and their kind (Kodak, etc.)died a long time ago.
I’ve seen a few Ritz stores on the east coast. Around 2000, they bought Wolf Camera in Central Florida, but they never seemed to stock much but those Quantaray lenses.
Mike’s Camera has bought some of the Ritz/Wolf stores. One thing I really like about Mike’s is that they have a much better full (behind the counter) display of the Oly and Pany cameras (sitting next to the Canikons).
I actually met and spoke with Mike’s Camera’s COO (he was visiting one of the California stores I was in that day), and I applauded them on prominently displaying the Oly/Pany cameras (E-M5, GH3, etc.). Apparently, they now carry the E-M1).
Very expensive indeed
*sign*
And in very high demand.
i fell that pent up demand from the Ft guys will account for a lot of interest
I got mine yesterday (10/11) from b&have via second day air
Olympus shows the world that it knows how to get its product into the retail channel. There are now NINE more stores carying the EM-1 than before.
Interesting, the kit with 12-40 is not now costs 10% more FULL FRAME Sony A7 with the kit 28-70, and it does not seem the size difference is going to be huge.
But given their previous history, I don’t think Oly will adjust prices for the market (it was not up to the market to begin with), and will just quietly suffer from no sales (after the first wave of fanboys’ preorders).