And finally also Amazon dropped the price of the GH3 (Click here) and you can get it for $998 and a 4% Back in Reward which pushes the final price down to $958. Same reward applies for the G5 with kit lens (Click here), now $380.
And here are two more great deals:
The 20mm pancake can be bought for $348 at BHphoto (Click here and add the lens to cart to see the real price).
$100 off on the Olympus 60mm macro lens at [shoplink 41261 ebay]CameraLand (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Panic in the streets of Osaka?
The E-M1 must have competitive video features then.
Phase AF completely eliminates focus pumping… however, the real issue is that many people right now are waiting for the M1 just to see which video features it offers. As long as that is unclear, sales for the GH3 will stall.
I can almost assure you that the Olympus E-M1 will have lesser video capabilities than the Panasonic GH3, and possibly less than the GX7 because there isn’t enough room in the firmware for it.
Olympus are most concerned about stills photography, and until they start thinking about video as more than an add-on, they’re not likely to make room in the camera for more.
Just like I can almost guarantee that Panasonic will never introduce IBIS in any m43 camera.
Oh wait, they just did…
Room in the firmware? 🙂 😉 😉 Haven’t heard this one since PC AT.
Video codec is a bought IP anyway (Oly just integrates it into their SOC). The only question if Oly decided to buy more features this time from their codec supplier (Fujitsu probably, but there are many more).
Phase AF, by being so fast, shows very much in footage. 99.9% of the time is best cropped away.
This is not to say AF in video is not useful, but having it specifically phase detect ought not to be a big worry: if contrast detect is somehow fast enough, it is useful enough.
In still photography however, its a big deal!
The pancake deal will probably run until stock is gone? Let’s hope it lasts a good week :).
I think the GH3 has very little to do with Olympus and more to do with Black Magic. A lot of the people who would be interested in the GH3 are budding filmmakers. The Black Magic is more appealing to a significant number of those buyers. Fine with me. Keep dropping GH3- I want one!
I would agree with that assessment. Many of my media students are doing internships with TV companies, etc., and the GH3 is hot right now because it allows them to use it to get good video at far less cost than the top Canons (dSLR) and some pro camcorders. These students are also looking at the Blackmagic, of course. I recently bought a GH3 and would have also bought the Blackmagic if it had been available.
Olympus is not even on the horizon for video enthusiasts. It would be nice if that were to change (Sony influence?), but I’m not holding my breath.
Oh that little thingie? Nice camera, but probably a year’s worth waiting list. Panasonic shouldn’t worry about that. If anything, the BMPC would help GH3 sales as it’s readily available and takes the same lenses.
The E-M1 OTOH will have mouth watering stabilization, a mic socket and very good native colours. It will only take a decent codec and slightly increased streaming rate to make it quite a sweet video recording device. The rumored absence of an AA filter might be its only disadvantage compared to Panasonic’s flagship.
Now, it is true Olympus has not captivated the imagination of guerilla film makers as yet, but as far as I know this particular demographic is tech savvy enough to spot a new favorite and it is always hungry.
Want this drop in the price of the GH3 hurt the G6? Who is gonna buy a G6 when the prices are so close?
“Want this drop in the price of the GH3 hurt the G6? Who is gonna buy a G6 when the prices are so close?”
In Germany, cheapest GH3 – 960€, cheapest G6 – 550€
You are very rich, probably, because gap of 400€ is anything but wide for normal working folks.
The G6 is much smaller and lighter, which will appeal to many people. It’s also very new, and electronics are always priced higher when new than after time passes. And I”m sure Panasonic won’t be upset if they sell more GH3s.
I like how Admin has little smiley faces hidden throughout the pages- anyone else see them?
No! What browser are you using?
Look at the headline to this post, right next to the blue. You don’t see the tiny 🙂
Also in Germany there are some G5 for less than 400€. And black at that. Very tempting.
Dummy00001: I got the g5 in ofer. Really a joy to use. Very good raws and usually good jpgs ooc. The electronic shuter is really good. For that money…… I continiu to enjoy my oly epl1….
So..when are we going to see a $300 price drop in the Olympus EP-5 Kit with LVF-4 and Black 17mm f/1.8….
Then it will start selling and hey Olympus..I will buy one!!!!!!!
The kit will not sell in any significant numbers anyway. Kits with primes are for incredibly tiny minority.
Panasonic suksc
Thanks so much for your help and positive input….
Daaaamn you’re back Mr Full of Lame
G5 ($380 with KIT!) is fantastic value now (try to find a DSLR, any DSLR, even the ancient t3i for that kind of money new). But wait a few months, G6 will be. Who says m43 is overpriced? 😉
G5 & G6 just got a new competitor in the form of Sony A3000. Similar size as G6 with 1.44m evf, apsc pdaf in-sensor, and body IS – Retail for $300.00.
It is not released yet, and I bet the price will not be that low, especially with a kit lens. Hint: 300 pounds is not the same as $300.
G5 is poor man’s GE/HP/Casio.