This is the next great US deal! You can grab the E-PM2 with kit lens for $249 only at Newsegg (Click here).
Meantime first GH4 preorders are shipping and therefore the camera is climbing the DSLR ranking at Amazon US (Click here). Yes right, DSLR and not mirrorless! Panasonic wants to market the camera as DSLR in USA because mirrorless isn’t popular there.
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Market the camera-wanna-be as a DSLR… That pig has got some greasy lipstick all over its bacterial mouth. LOL
In the states, camera stores are closing. Larger cities have places such as B&H to check out different types of cameras but for the most part I have never seen a Panasonic camera in a store and I guarantee there will never be a Gx7 or a GH4 in a box store. so, for Panasonic to Market this camera as a $1400 DSLR and have it compete against cheap, boring yet solid DSLRS from Canon And Nikon, that can be found sitting on shelves everywhere, is a complete bone head tactic. The result….mirrorless will still never be popular in the states.
thanks! i’m getting the e-pm2 @ that price.
When I just checked the GH4 was in 10 th place on Amazon USA among all DSLRs so likely 2nd among mirrorless. I checked also over on DSLR sales in Japan and found the GH4 is also available there as ranted #51 ($2614 body only) and #71 ($3454 with 2.8 lens) so congraduations Pany and hope it lasts. It appears that both 4K video and its ultra fast predictive focus are the key factors in its success.
I don’t think Panasonic decides how Amazon classifies cameras.
I did actually hear about manufacturers requesting to list their camera as this and that, hoping to sell more. The shop will just say ‘OK’ or first ask ‘are you sure?’ and then still say ‘OK’. Not sure if Panasonic also asked. Not that it matters much. Ask any person what DSLR means and then ask them if a GH4 is also a DSLR. Those that don’t know can claim they have been misinformed. Big deal. Those that do know can inform others. But it’s still a DSL-something / DSL-camera / takes pictures.
– Can also record movies. Actually quite good at doing movies, it’s 4K.
– Better than 3K?
– Yep.
– Alright, one of those then.