As you know well it doesn’t happen often to see great deals like that:
You can grab the Panasonic GF3 body for 99 Euro directly at Panasonic France store (Click here).
Panasonic GF3 body with 14-42mm lens for 199 Euro directly at Panasonic France store (Click here).
Don’t know if also non French residents can buy them!
Update: Blitzangebot on the E-PM2 kit at Amazon Germany.
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Old sensor clearance sale :D.
Here we go again. Another ridiculous comment regarding the “old sensor”.
Shame on you, Miroslav.
The GF1, GF2, GF3, E-P1, E-P2, E-P3, E-PL2, E-PL3, E-PM1, G1, G2, G10, GH1 do not suddenly stop taking great photos because they are older.
You should know better than that. But I guess you don’t.
+1,000
I still use my Panasonic GH1 as my main A cam!
All this does is suck more ppl in to m43 when they outta be lookin at real cameras BUYEY BEWERE
It creates bad image for m4/3 when the ones that buy those old cameras find out they shouldn’t go over ISO800 for most of their shots.
Panasonic and Olympus should discount models with newer sensors as well. E-PM2 for 380 euros is too expensive if you take into account its direct competitor NEX-3n that can be bought for 287.
I don’t agree with you. Does it make the under 800 ISO pictures bad? I don’t think so.
Is there an interchangeable lens camera available for less than 100 euros with good >800 ISO pics?
It’s only a matter of “knowing what you’re buying”. Maybe you wouldn’t buy a GF3 now… But ask yourself why you bought your EPL1 back then, and why your reasons at that time couldn’t still be good now for someone upgrading from a P&S with low budget… You’ll probably come to something like “pic quality is better than my current cam, it suits my needs, interchangeabe lens system means I can expand my gear, price seems good, etc…”
Sure it’s probably not a good deal from your actual point of view… But it may be a good one for some ppl. And I don’t think it’s bad for m43 to bring new ppl in the system if they know they’re not buying the flagship model but something good enough for what they plan to do…
The ISO 800 barrier isn’t such a big deal for people who would pick this up. The camera does have a flash, you know.
I disagree. Look at the thousands or millions who buy Nikons or Canons with the low-end compromised kit zooms. I would not use one, but most of the buyers are thrilled. Equipment isn’t everything.
And how old is your camera?
E-PL1 – I know that sensor very well. And I don’t like what I’m getting from it at highers ISOs.
The GF3 isn’t worth that much. Could be a stocking stuffer for someone you don’t like…
You are as clueless as Miroslav.
I don’t know Miraslav, so is that a compliment on our contention that the camera is not worth 99 Euros? Thanks!
Speaking of ‘clueless,’ the full stop goes inside the quotation marks.
No it is not worth 99 euros, I reckon it is worth *more*, which is what makes this such a bargain!
@Bobo
Okay then, show us a camera that is worthy of 99 Euro, and make it count.
OK here is one: the E-M1. I could even stretch as far as 300 – not more of course.
Good luck finding E-M1 for 300.
Also it still aint’t 99.
Find me a 99 camera that is better than GF3.
Is that so hard to understand?
It totally is worth that much. Perfect step up for someone who has always used 100$-compacts and wants to give better image quality a try without carrying around a big gun.
why not? the GF3 is a great little camera, still more than okay for daily use if you´re not into available light shooting. Ok, it lacks some controls, but at this price this is a no brainer 🙂
Also still available for €99 at fotobooms.nl
“..Deliveries are made in France…”
The 100 $ Compact costs 100, gf3 with a good lense ~ 300 dollar ist not that cheap anymore, better deal from 100 euro compact upgrade would be oly xz1 for 200 euro
Some ppl have the money to buy new gear every year, because *this* new cam “is the best”…
Some ppl don’t have the money, and they wait for special offers to buy *their* new cam that is the best they can afford…
Then come those ppl who have money, saying that buying that *old* gear on special offer is like buying crap…forgetting they bought that same crap (or equivalent one) 2 or 3 years ago arguing it was the “best”… Isn’t it a bit like saying they always buy crap, but 2 or 3 years before everybody?
Enjoy what you can afford, and make the best out of it.
And some people have lots of dollars and even more sense. I use a pair of Pens (EP2, EP3), and am quite thrilled to keep shooting with them, though I confess the GX7 with built-in EVF keeps calling me. I’m waiting for an m43 camera with organic sensor and AF tracking that matches a DSLR before I upgrade.
Yes, my words could lead to bad interpretations. So you’re right, one can be wise with or without money 🙂
> “Isn’t it a bit like saying they always buy crap, but 2 or 3 years before everybody?”
LOL, so true!!
Personally I like to view it in the opposite direction: I am buying *THE BEST*! But just a mere 2 or 3 years behind everybody else…
not only did they buy crap 2 years before the rest, they paid heavily for it. So who’s stupid now?
Wanna be smart? Buy a camera at bargain price – and use it. All the rest is nonsense.
The E-PM2 deal seems to be wrong. It is still on at EUR 424,50…
Try link “Blitzangebote” on the Top-Right. There you can find it for 349.
Cheers, HD. I had missed that. It is not a bad price for someone who wanted to have that camera anyway, but with shipping to where I am based and currency exchange it is not too far off from the cheapest offers here. Mostly, I am looking for a decent camera for IR conversion, so I think I will wait a little longer as there is no rush.