What a price! You can grab the Panasonic 45-200mm zoom lens for $99 at BestBuy (Click here). UPDATE: I have been told you can’t buy this online. You have to pick it up in a local BestBuy store 🙁
And the G5 with kit lens sells for $349 at BHphoto (Click here).
Found via DealsRunner.com (more deals here).
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Reminder: the Olympus US deals are back!
Superkits:
$50 off on the E-PM2 and E-Pl5 superkits at Amazon (Click here).
E-M5:
$150 off on the E-M5 with 12-50mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$100 off on the E-M5 with 14-42mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$100 off on the E-M5 body at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
E-PL5:
$50 off on the E-PL5 with 14-42mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$50 off on the Black E-PL5 Kit with 14-42mm lens, case, mini tripod, and memory card at Amazon (Click here).
E-PM2:
$50 off on the E-PM2 with 14-42mm kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$50 off on the Black E-PM2 Kit with 14-42mm lens, case, mini tripod, and memory card at Amazon (Click here).
Micro Four Thirds and Four Thirds lenses:
$50 off on the 45mm prime lens at Amazon (Click here).
$100 off on the 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$100 off on the 12mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$150 off on the 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$50 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$50 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
$100 off on the 17mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Micro Four Thirds accessory:
$75 off on the Olympus FL-600R Wireless Flash at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
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If we had it for $99 here I’d pick one up in a flash!
best buy had it for 2 years at this price, but never in stock, now is avaible finally. Too late, I bought 45-175 already..
You got the better lens!
Again only local pickup 🙁
Sad.
Snagged one up, even though I have the 45-175. Anyone prefer one over the other? Any IQ differences? I feel like the extra bit of range may come in a bit handy but am not sure how sharp it’ll be past 175mm.
Had it for a while and sold it. It’s huge and almost unusable beyond 150mm. Still a good deal for $99.
There was a firmware problem which caused imprecise autofocus especially over 150 mm. Are you sure you’ve tried the latet firmware before selling it?
I owned both. I think the contrast and sharpness is better with the 45-175mm….that is the on that I kept.
Looks like I’ll be keeping my 45-175. It seems Best Buy had some sort of a computer glitch and they don’t actually have any in stock.
Amazingly- this is the first time EVER that one was available for local pick up where I live! Yay!
I just checked and it says amazon will take a $138 trade it for it. WOW
I think has to be a mistake…BB has been out of stock for a year
Probably a mistake, but I put in an order anyway. If they don’t actually have it they’ll refund you.
Had it, sold it, can’t beat $99.00.
BIG UPDATE:
If there’s a chance that none of the stores have it.
I just received an email from my local Best Buy store saying that the item was not available for pickup. I then called Best Buy and the service rep that I talked to said that on his computer, the inventory counter showed that they don’t have any in stock, even though their website it is saying that every Best Buy store around me has it in stock. He then called my local best buy who said they don’t have it in stock anywhere in California and probably the US. Most likely this is a computer glitch of some kind. Long story short, I cancelled my order.
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_dmc_gx7_review/
Thanks. I think admin is preparing a post about the GX7 *right now*. My comment from few hours ago in another thread about GX7 kits availability in Germany was “moderated” away. Signs are here: there would be a short break from the E-M1 hype. 😉
Yes, looks like a mistake. I placed 3 consecutive orders at different stores and for all I got a reply by email that they don’t have it although the website says in stock. Called customer service and they could not find any in the 20 or so stores my area.
They generally have really bad record keeping, so inventory numbers probably don’t mean much.
The store closest to me had 3 in stock, one of which was an Open Item. Now, they have none in the area, and I almost wish that I hadn’t bought mine the last time they were proclaiming clearance of them.
Just got order cancellation email
Only one store must have it…
I located one in my state at a store that was not near my home. I was able to have my local store transfer one for local,pickup. It took about a week to get the lens at my local store. You should be able to check if a local,store has the item in stock and have customer service transfer for you. The lens is a goop value and offers pretty good optics.
I got this lens with my Lumix G2 kit. It’s a decent lens, but I have two issues with it (issues that are kinda self-explanatory looking at the specs) one is the range: Too close-up, or not enough zoom. You have to put yourself at an awkward distance to your subject. Of course 45mm is “natural” however that’s where the second issue is: My G2 has more ISO noise than modern sensors, so I only use this lens in daylight/sunlight because ƒ4,0-5,6 is just not fast enough for my liking. If I’m working at 45mm I’d go for a prime with lower ƒ-stops.
You just posted a deal that was posted on other deals sites a month or two ago — and was already out of stock back then. Way to go to waste everyone’s time chasing a ghost. Anything for eyeballs?
Best Buy is a joke