What a surprise! Panasonic US just decided to drop the GX7 price by $100:
The Panasonic GX7 body is now priced at $899 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Samys (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). I don’t know if people that already preordered the camera will also get the $100 discount without having to redo a new order. And for those that already got the camera ask your store if you can claim back the $100. it should be possible! otherwise tell them you will return the camera and buy another one one minute after 🙂
And there are many more brand new deals:
Save up to $100 on Olympus cameras at Amazon (Click here).
Save up to $100 on Select Olympus Lenses and Accessories at Amazon US (Click here).
$80 off on the Olympus Stylus TG-830 at Amazon US (Click here).
Save $40 or More on Select Olympus Digital Cameras at Amazon US (Click here).
178 Responses
A hundred bucks? Okay!
What about BLACK!?!?!?!
$100.00 off on a brand new camera is Awesome!! I already preordered with Amazon, so I have to wait!
Panasonic just pulled a Power Move!!!
Very well done Panny! Market your INFERIOR PEN KNOCKOFF (with your obsolete dual IBIS gimmick) with a copied NEX-6/NEX-7 EVF feature (the size of a keyhole), then overprice it by AT LEAST $300… Then tell the world that it’s a GROUND BREAKING gadget from your division.
You couldn’t have masterminded it any better! Except people are not stupid & they know your junk… IS JUNK!
Now sell it to the public by making it look like a GOOD DEAL by knocking off $100 from your bloated price.
Nothing gets past you Panny! This is why I will always rely on you for CLEARANCE ITEMS, even before your brand new junk goes mainstream!
Sorry to hurt your feelings, but the consensus was already thinking that this camera was going to sell out the gate. Now, it’s going to FLY OFF THE SHELVES!!! But please, keep it coming. Mine should arrive on Tuesday, hopefully tomorrow!
There’s going to be a lot of upset Olympus Fanboys in here today…
Mailman/Mailperson will see the Panacrapic return address and just throw it in the trash bin.
*facepalm*
Dude, Chill. Why do you care so much? Did Panasonic beat you as a child? Get some help.
Sony discounted the NEX E-6 by $100 yesterday. Also its A65. Panasonic has been very agressive with pricing since the G5. Fuji has discounted its X-E1 heavily very soon after launch too. Even Olympus lowered its E-P5 price somewhat soon after launch. In DSLR land, it has gone on for a while. The entry level DSLRs with twin lens kits are so low compared to years ago, and that helped Canikon maintain its sales market all the time, squeezing the mirrorless makers. If this is not war, what is?
I think these makers are finally realising their lower-end camera prices are too high for the average consumers. People just spend their money buying good smartphones instead. Sure you need to pay more for pro grade cameras like the E-M1 and GH3, but for the middle to low mass market models, prices could be even lower, not just for cameras, but also for lenses. That may be coming next. The Sigma Art lenses are great value at under $200, and getting a lot of sales at this time. Let’s hope the OEM also respond and be more reasonable. For example, lenses like the 20mm selling for $400 is ridiculous.
Oh yeah, we need a shake up, and commonsense pricing. Every camera that has good features and quality seems to be close to $1000. There are so many things I can buy with that money – dozens of dresses or shoes, shirts, music…. The value of camera gear as a category is simply out of touch in this age of mass produced goods from Asia.
So they do not sell kit of camera + pancake lens anymore?
well i’ll wait with the purchase till they regain common sense.
Just wait one day and you can buy for $499!
Rumor has it that the silver GX7 takes photos as well as the black!
Wait two months more. And you will have 100$ coupon more!
It will be a $300 coupon….plus a FREE Panasonic toaster.
Interesting. I don’t think I’ve seen a price drop this fast after release.
Meanwhile I got my EM-1 on Friday and I’m loving it. Huge improvement handling wise over the EM-5. Button placement is just great, the 2×2 system is superb. I could see this one staying with me for quite a while.
What, you have a review body or you’re just lying?? I think you’re just LYING.
No, I received my order from Olympus on Friday. There are a few people that ordered from Olympus directly that received their orders.
Anybody can claim they have it, but DON’T.
http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras.html?cat=9
It’s not even shown on their sales page…HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
What are you, in elementary school??
Not that I feel like I need to validate trolls, but here. Again, Olympus shipped out some orders that seemed to be placed on 9/10. I’m not the only one to have one, other people have them in hand already.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85890742@N06/10002780346/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85890742@N06/10002769436/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85890742@N06/10002769286/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85890742@N06/10002827993/
Use these links…
http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/omd/e-m1.html
http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/omd.html?icn=topnav&ici=camerasnav_omd
Where’s your reply? Hmm?
I hope you enjoy it!
I’m looking forward for my GX7 arriving soon.
I suspect that after seeing all the coverage the E-M 1 is getting, they needed to create some product news… and also create some more price differentiation vs the (admittedly more fully featured) E-M 1.
So now Olympus users can pay an extra $500 “hump premium” (surcharge for a camera that looks like a DSLR) instead of only $400. Less trollishly, you get a clearer split in deciding how much more you’re willing to pay for weather-sealing, three more axes of image stabilization, and a bigger EVF.
Personally, I decided to stick with the GX 7 because I need smaller size and better-organized menus more than I need that other stuff — but I’m not going to bait people who decide to go the other way. They’re both good choices, and choice is good, right?
Besides, Panasonic knows how to make a camera that doesn’t have knobs and eyecups fall off. Yup, E-M 5 owner speaking here.
Focking liars. You did not receive no em1. Shipment worldwide is october 14. And somebody remind these fangirls the ep5 wqs discounted BEFORE it was released
October 14th is the date that Amazon lists. It is not the worldwide receipt date.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85890742@N06/10002780346/
Need more proof?
Owned! (i’m sure an apology is forthcoming)
Yes, true homer should apologize. Let’s see if he’s able to do that…
E-M1 arives 1st week of october in some dutch stores.
I look at that as a very srategic move. There’s a lot of competition out there from olympus’s latest 2 cameras, to the new fuji and sony’s offerings.
You can best believe this will move GX7’s. Very smart mov, Panasonic!!
WHAT’S NOT A SURPRISE IS HOW OVERPRICED THIS RUBBISH IS TO BEGIN WITH! (stick to making washing machines, Panacrapic!)
Go away, Oly troll
And I’ll add on by saying I’ll bet people that were going to buy a EP5 or EM1are now thinking about buying a GX7!!
THIS IS THE BEST DEAL IN M43!
Olympus better counteract, or else!
I don’t think so. The OMD is the best value right now. Same image quality, weather sealing, 5 axis, EVF ( not the useless gx7 evf).
You forgot to mention the EM5’s other stellar features…
– terrible UI
– atrocious ergonomics, marginally repairable when spending $300 on an add-on grip.
– lack of a pop-up flash
-lack of Wi-Fi
do you feel inferiour because the oly is better and you only have the pana?
🙂
Can you say: BUYER’S REMORSE? 🙂
The IBIS IN THE GX7 is crap…that is why you get $100 discount. 🙂
HAHAHAHA!!!! Keep it coming, I LOVE IT!!
Nothing factual to add to the topic, just unbiased HATE!!
Please, keep embarrassing yourselves, we want everybody to see how the Olympus fanboy acts under pressure.
Here, let me help… THE GX7 CAMERA IS FIFTY DOLLARS LESS THAN THE OLDER OMD, WITH ADDED FEATURES SUCH AS WIFI AND FOCUS PEAKING!!!!
Keep it coming!!
Did you make Panasonic toast this morning?
I’ll be here all DAY!!
…and listening to your Panasonic transistor radio whilst you wait?
Did you do a rektoskopi with a olympus endoscope this morning?
I did…I performed it on you and your toast!
Of course, no one who has actually USED the GX7 thinks the IBIS is crap. Only a$$holes like you who cream your jeans over Olympus because you can’t actually get a woman.
The IBIS is especially good in the video mode where it becomes zero axis stabilization, lol!
The GX7 Has a slightly better sensor, WiFi, NFC, In Body Stabilization (May not be better than the OMD, but better than nothing), Focus Peaking (OMD has NONE), and Better Low Light performance!
if anything, Olympus should lower the price. The only thing the OMD got going for it is Weatherproofing and IBIS, -WHICH isn’t really saying much anymore, since the GX7 has IBS as well!
The GX7 even handles better than the OMD. You don’t need to purchase a extra grip attachment!
The sensor in the GX7 is worse, Pannyfangirl.
that the way you are loser oly fantard that gx7 better than em5/ep-5 and may EM1 too
because they no rich process in camera and still better detail in high ISO ,hahhahah
C’mon, say it with me… “I’m a in denial Olympus Fanboy…”
Face it, this is a Deal, and what the price should’ve been for a M43 camera. I always felt what stops M43 from gaining market share was the price. Tell me how the EM1 does when it drops… Hahaha!!
Come on, I tried both next to each other and what you say is simply not true!
– The GX7 does not have a better sensor but it does have somewhat worse JPGS and the pictures tend to look flat unless you pp a lot
– the IBIS on the GX7 is not nearly as good as the class leading IBIS Oly uses, suggesting anything else is just laughable and you can easily verify that
– OMD can do Focus Peaking with an art Filter, its a trick but it works
– Low Light performance of the GX7 is not better than on the OMD. I compared a few pics on a calibrated monitor and if anything I find the OMD more to my liking
– As for WiFi and NFC: I want a camera not a smart phone so that doesn’t really matter and is just a gimmick
– And for handling, the OMD handles really good and excellent with the grip. The GX7 is “ok” only because its grip is simply not good
and this is wrong data except ibis 5 axis better than gx7 ibis ,
please read test ,see the real world ,do not be moron guy of camera world 😉
> “OMD can do Focus Peaking with an art Filter, its a trick but it works”
YOU JUST MADE MY DAY :’D
Please, go back shooting your nikons as your nick suggests.
Hey Nikon shooter: You realize your fantasy “comparison” isn’t supported by any real facts. Continue your oly fanboy hardon.
You 12 year old trolls are morons. The E-M5 continues to sell well. Why should Oly keep lowering the price on it? Get it?
You forget Olympus main feature – video technology from a 1985 mobile phone…
Video of your ant farm will look just as good on the M1!
“I don’t think so. The OMD is the best value right now. Same image quality, weather sealing, 5 axis, EVF ( not the useless gx7 evf).”
And you have personal experience with this EVF to call it useless? I thought not. Stupid Oly fanboy clown.
The EM-1 is taking to much attention (because it’s a much more impressive camera. The EM1 is really a great addition for the credibility of the m4/3 system. A camera for photographers, period!
Panasonic had to move, so here is the 100$ off.
Besides we already know that the pana camera never hold their value. You have to keep that in mind if you want to resale it.
I sold my gh2 for $100 less than a paid for a year later. That was last month.
I sold my GX1 for $200.
I paid $700 for it.
I still have it, it’s a great camera, why get rid of it? My kids will have fun shooting it one day. Everything depreciates, some faster than others. Big deal. I value paying for something and getting the value out of it NOW, than later.
Must suck to be in your shoes, hoping to get value later… You should get into collectibles, not cameras…
Some cameras hold their value, like the OMD E-M5.
It’ ok though, I took the money the I got for the sale of my GX1 and put it toward my purchase of an Olympus E-P5 kit w/VF4 and Oly 17mm f/1.8!
Quite an improvement over my Panacrapic.
🙂
“Quite an improvement over my Panacrapic.”
Oh, I really believe you..
COOL! You should believe me…I am an honest guy.
Oh yeah, for 50% MORE, the EM1 is only slightly better than the GX7.
Of course, that 50% premium doesn’t take into account the price of lens hoods, external grips, sub-standard video codecs, peeling paint and fall-off controls.
Oy! Such a DEAL!
GX-7 and EM-1 (or even Em-5) are two very different cameras. Don’t be a fanboy (of whichever brand)!
Kinda weird. It seems that the price just drop for no real reason for a product that just hit the shelf. I just got mine yesterday here in Thailand for around $150 less than what I was told when pre-ordered it.
E-P5 got some price drop as well, maybe that’s the reason.
True that!
The EM-1 and the new Pro lens sets a NEW standard in m4/3. Incredible year for Olympus. In fact, now Olympus gives a much more impressive lens line-up (with the 4/3 lens fully useable).
EVERY single test of IQ from the EM-1 shows it’s no better than the EM-5. After 3 years, Oly can’t improve any actual performance factor. Comparisons of raw files show the EM5, EM1 and gx7 are all but identical.
The fanboys around here (on both sides) really need to be shut down. Or maybe put down (as you do to a rabid pit bull. This site has become a joke. Even people on DPR look down on this site now. 90% of the people posting here sound like losers who are still living in their mom’s basement at age 30. I don’t know of a more pathetic site on the internet.
But the admin apparently couldn’t care less, I guess. The more idiotic, ignorant posters, and posts, the more money he makes from ads. But sooner or later no one other than adolescent boys taking pictures with their phones, and dreaming about the day they might be able to afford a real camera will bother reading this site, and then all the ad money will go away.
I was looking for a backup for my OM-D and had to make a decision between the GX7 and the E-P5. Even though the GX7 seems to be ahead in image quality, functions and especially prize, one little detail made me go with the E-P5 in the end … compatible batteries. 😉
The GX7’s image quality is not as good as the E-P5’s????
The menu system is the ONLY thing that is better on the GX7. THAT’S IT.
the ep5 has the edge in many ways, but to your average consumer it doesn’t matter. that lump of a viewfinder on the ep5 destroys whatever stylish pocketable image m43 stands for. that alone and the lower cost of the gx7 is very strong competition for the pen.
But if you actually hold The Olympus E-P5 and take a look through that “lump”…you will find nirvana! 🙂
there is no denying that, it’s the best evf on the market. the em1 has to be a pleasure to use because of that. they just need to put it IN the pen.
And by how much, I dare ask?? I’d bet insignificant IF it is…
A Porsche costs more than a Kia. Is it better? GREAT argument.
One thing for sure, you won’t get good image quality from any camera. Go back to the cave you came from and paint the walls.
where is your prove ,GX7 still better than EM1,EP5 and EM5 is high ISO ,i think you can search on web
and raw GX7 is great except u=you are only oly fanboy that never know other cam quality that is not olympus
“The GX7′s image quality is not as good as the E-P5′s????
The menu system is the ONLY thing that is better on the GX7. THAT’S IT.”
Yes, you should have question marks there, since controlled tests show pretty much zero difference in raws between the GX7 and Oly’s latest cameras. Stop making things up, fanboy.
Damm, just got mine on Friday from amazon. I’m sure they will do the right thing.
Seems like they’re trying to make up for the lack of choice in body color, perhaps more people are buying from Canada than they expected.
Must be a preemptive move to sell as many as possible before Sony and Canon announce their shiny new models. It’s hardly a battle against the E-M1. They are designed for different market segments.
I concur with Thom Hogan that the WHOLE top tier of m4/3 is grossly overpriced. As soon as the E-M1 has finished selling to the few hundreds retarded 4/3ers around the world it will have to come down as well, since it is too far from the equivalent dSLR.
it doesn’t look so because the enthusiasts here are either Americans loaded with overvalued dollars, or European cretins available to buy for a 30% premium. But the camera is the same and it offers only a line of PDAF pixels, and some revised buttons.
In fact I quite like the GX7, and I’ll be ready to buy it when it hits 500 €, and basically for the video section. I the meanwhile let me know its little tricks 🙂
Peanuts anyone?
@amalric
Thom Hogan has been as clueless as Nikon and Canon at mirrorless pricing, I think you need to re-read what he wrote and when over the last 3-4 years, Oly and Sony have pretty much nailed their pricing and Panny hasn’t been too far out….
Do you pray to the altar of Thom Hogan? You are as delusional as he is. He tries to mask his Nikon bias, but at the end of the day he’s a Nikon mouthpiece. And if there is anything that is overvalued, it’s the Euro. And while we are at it, you can take your anti-American bias (your jealousy is showing) and “shove it where the don’t shine”. For you, that will be major improvement.
Lulz. I checked out the snapshots on your Flickr page.
Rather than worrying about cameras and your lack of knowledge regarding them, have you considered taking a beginner’s photography class at, say, your local community college?
Just a thought.
No, no need to thank me.
Completely different markets.
…but the EM1 still kicks GX7’s ass.
And the E-P5 is the perfect second body. No doubt.
Ep5 and Em1 have video from 1985 mobile phone. My Hoover has a better bitrate.
Over sharpened over contrasty over vibranced sensor I am afraid
You are a-scared?…but why pray-tell?….because of the M1?
Got my refund (on the 14-42 kit) within 30 seconds. As long as it’s within Amazon’s 7-day price guarantee, they will do it.
I wonder who’s bright idea was to sell only the silver model in the US. Especially if most of potential customers have a HEAP of BLACK glass from previous Panasonic models. I won’t buy the silver one even for $500.- off. Great move, Panasonic.
The marketing dept. At Panasonic US is still not fully familiar with the notion of online commerce and still think in silos (like in the 80s when they were hired). Given sales data I guess they had 2 options: lower the silver for US or raise of a 100 bucks the black version sold in Canada (bought en masse by US customers). One of the executives also suggested to have Hrwe Lewis (& the News) as,a testimonial for buying responsibly, but that encountered a rather puzzled response (not just by thd Japanese management).
oh well.
the weirdest decision indeed. especially since we have both in Canada. they don’t usually split the North American market, and it’s pretty common for people to order across either border.
I’m sure it will become a afterthought once I hit the streets.
Wow…It must suck to be an appliance company that pretends to make a camera. A DESPARATE MOVE to get attention on an already obsolete novelty.
Panasonic along with Oly have led the way in mirrorless and have kept canikon out of the game, Panny have made a few minor mistakes like 3D lenses but on the whole they have done well…
either they’re selling so many they decided to sell for less and up production to get market share… or they’re selling less than anticipated, with the em1 getting glowing reviews as well.
I wonder how all of this affects ep5 sales… it’s a tough cookie to swallow compared to the em1 at this point, given the relatively close pricing (external evf and all)
As a photographer…I do not care about the market… The Olympus E-P5 is just a better camera.
And there are MANY cameras out there better than the ep5. “better” is a relative term that depends entirely on your use. I have no doubt that the pen may be the camera for you, if it makes you take better photos. that said, for other people (myself included) an integrated and decent evf is quite important.
Better for YOU, or spec wise?? Spec wise, only the ibis is better and the evf prices it WAY MORE than the GX7. So how is it better??
A Porsche costs more than a Kia. Is it better? GREAT argument.
Shill!!!
“As a photographer…I do not care about the market… The Olympus E-P5 is just a better camera.”
Not in any way that matters to me. Especially not for an extra $500 with evf. Grow up and realize not everyone feels the same way you do, or worships at the alter of Robin Wong.
Mine still consider cheaper than it drop $100 to US $899 . But no more drop within 6 months time please .
Pana should learn to limit it’s stock .
OMG Yun bought a camera?!?!?!?! WTF?
“Otherwise, tell them you will return the camera and buy another one one minute after.”????
Just return it.
Olympus is throwing in an accessory, effectively lowering the price of the E-M1 to about $1200. The GX7 is too close in price.
coming to indonesia next year, the prize will be $600!! ahay jebreet…
The good thing this might trigger some price war between oly and pany might be in our favor dropping some older and newer kit to keep it competitive priced.
Will also speed up the release of the omd em5ii which is probably the competitor for the gx7 in oly mind…
The bad thing less profit means less funding for r&d on new products which might hurt long time
As the cards are now I am more game for a em1 but it has to do with Pdaf and weatherproofing, the form factor of the gx7 is more appealing to me.
Customers have not even received their pre-orders yet and there is a $100 price drop! LMAOROTF.
So entertaining. I wonder how the new GX7 owners feel about the value of their purchase?
Amazon honored it without asking any questions. SO I FEEL GOOD!
The Canon 6D/GX7 combo will be AWESOME!!!!!!
Canons wifi app works so well with my iPad and cellphone and now I’ll have that same option With my M43 camera.
O, Happy Days!!
I don’t feel any different than I did at the time I placed my order. I had thought through my needs carefully and made sure I was satisfied with the price I paid. That’s how adults buy things.
Yes, I’m a little hacked with Amazon that they didn’t honor their updated price, but I’ll reserve judgment until I see how they respond.
I didnt really understand the hype about the GX7.
you gain:
– tiltable VF (with better res)
– RF style
– probably little better build quality (a LCD that doesn’t crack)
– better video
you lose:
– 5 axis
– weather sealing
– money
The hype and the price would have been justified if the ‘best mft sensor’ promise was fulfilled but it turned out it was only an insignificant difference. Did I miss anything?
and you think olympus never mistake in everything,
yeah they good,perfect great Oh my GOD, ha ha ha
in germany they want 1000 euro for this camera…ROTFL
now keep on mind 1 dollar = 0.77 euro.
this camera is ridiculous overpriced in europe.
I don’t care if it’s 700.00$ off, I’m not buying a silver body. Silly Panasonic.
Just buy a black laundry marker with US purchase of silver body….Color in the silver parts…and then you can use it to MARK DOWN THE PRICE!
🙂
…speaking of laundry…you can test out your new paint job by throwing the camera in a Panasonic washing machine….oh…wait…the GX7 isn’t water sealed…..darn.
My, How far we have become with Stupidity… “Screw your sensor!! I can run my camera underwater!!”
HAHAHA FAIL!!!
From the outside looking in (I’m not looking to buy this camera) it does seem to be priced too high when you can get a Nex 6 for a lot less.
FYI, I checked my pre-order, and Amazon DID NOT give me the lower price automatically.
Big potential for Amazon to give itself a black eye here.
So, ultimately, who has the edge over whom in concocting prices? 🙂
🙂
OLY FAN: Yay, I can get a camera with exactly the features I want for US$ 1400!
PANA FAN: Yay, I can get a camera with exactly the features I want for US$ 900!
OLY FAN: That’s great, can I try your Nocticron when it comes in?
PANA FAN: Sure, can I try your 12-60/2.8 when you get it?
One big happy Micro Four Thirds family. If only!
Value of course is important but the most important is yourself . Ask yourself if you like the performance of your camera ?
I love my GX1 & it did brought me some memorable beautiful photos so I decided to retain it .
The GX7 is such a great turn out & I’m confident it will continue to impress .
Whether it is better than EP5 , It really doesn’t matter .
Both are very capable cameras & is up to the individual’s skill in shooting & editing to triumph it .
Yun now contemplates his navel…….a dragonfly scoots by…….
Love the silver one, got it for 1099 EUR incl. zoom 🙂
Is GX8 coming?
I’ll wait 5 more months when the GX7 is $200, maybe then I’ll get it as a second body to my E-P5 just cause it’s such a good deal.
Interesting, nobody cares about virtual touchpad. It’s a killer feature, no need for recomposing at all even using EVF.
It’s a nice option…
GX8 should bring decent IBIS, E-M1b all-pixel PDAF, and better CAF. See why these cameras are overpriced?
I don’t get the GX7 hate. Only a few months ago, it was called by many the camera the E-P5 should have been. The comparison was obvious since they’re both the same prize.
Yeah, the E-M1 eclipses it, but the two camera are in two different leagues (with an obvious price difference)
Admin, has this interesting test been covered here?
http://cameralabs.com/reviews/Olympus_OMD_EM1/RAW_noise.shtml
“under the hood, the Panasonic Lumix GX7, Olympus OMD EM5 and EM1 all share pretty much the same degree of real-life detail and noise levels.”
Rather disappointing…
Darn! Amalric was right all along on the EM1 vs EM5, and not only that. there’s almost no difference between the three cameras! same sensor for sure on the GX7. we’ve been fooled for so long..
That was clear to me all the time. But it’s OK, the sensors are all great.
The tiny format cameras are some of the most expensive ones around. They need to slash the prices to unload all the cameras they churn out to expand beyond the hundreds of m43rds users. The phones getting to the m43rds after having demolished the p&s cams.
Thanks for your great thoughtful insight you sound like a worried dinosaur, troll much???
YouDidntKnow: You would never know! 🙂
When your favorites raised the curtain to show a half blind camera in the form of the EP1, I already had 2 G1s. LOL.
It’s not that the Smart Phones are getting at m4/3, but at cameras in general, which lost some 25% sales in one year. If this goes on there will be left only the need for professional cameras.
That perhaps explains the salmon’s leap in prices, the use of ‘Pro’ tag and the desperate attempt to keep the same income by raising prices.
However from the consumer POV a smart phone camera comes almost for free, and they are getting better all the time. So there must be a growing gap between offer and demand of ‘traditional’ cameras.
I am not making it up. The WSJ mentioned the other day that there are some Japanese brands in the camera world due to disappear.
I saw one of your earlier post after I posted. Yes, I agree with you. Harsh but real. 🙂
“It’s not that the Smart Phones are getting at m4/3, but at cameras in general, which lost some 25% sales in one year. If this goes on there will be left only the need for professional cameras.”
Sadly, even the professional photography industry is dying. A lot of print publications are cutting their photo staffs, and telling their writers to grab a few pictures with their phone to run alongside the article.
I’m afraid it will be only the mid-range market left, for the relatively few hobbyists that still care about making good pictures (or, like most on the online forums, bragging about equipment they never actually use).
I’ve got my GX7 and I like it! Good performance.
Wow. This post must break the record for juvenile fan-boy commentary. Admin, I love the news stories but the site, and the M43 system, is being hurt by this atmosphere.
I suspect is few people only, Guys like MR ALLCAPS for instance, that switch across 2-3 different personas to fill in an otherwise empty sunday -sic. He even argue against himself -sic
Yeah it must be 4+ plus trolls, I suspect with their level of dedication/ persistence that some are on a payroll 🙁 unfortunately admin hasn’t the time to deal with it, maybe when he redoes his rumour sites with a new commenting system things might change….
I thought you said you weren’t going to post till it got sorted out YDDY? Glad you changed your mind there is not enough comedy relief in the forum even if you think you are being serious
I don’t have the need to be multiple personas..
And If you’re talking about ignorance, just read these Olympus Fanboy reactions…
I am just simply responding, in retaliation.
will panasonic europa drop price also?
I wish. €999 vs $899 body only is just unfaire for us, europeans.
Half a pound of Droste cocoa powder costs $6 per 100 grams in the US. Explain that. Don’t get me started on imported Swiss chhese: $25 per pound.
topic is price dropped for gx7 and still fighting about gx7 vs ep5/em5/em1.. ?
Does this camera have a Live View Bulb mode similar to Olympus? That and the 5 axis are the only things I prefer about Olympus.
I don’t think it does (that is no review I have seen mentioned it, nor did I see it on the Panasonic website). One thing of note is bulb time is limited to 2 minutes on the GX7 so IF that matters to you Olympus may be the way to go.
Reading all these comments: A lot of M43 users most of them Oly users are very very sad.
Anyone in the know about significant differences between American, Euro and Asian versions? At this temporary promotional price it’s a huge bang for the buck so I thought I could oreder one from US.
this is worse than nikon vs. canon wtf?
Admin, I think it’s time to shut down the comments, or at least require registration with REAL names and legitimate email addresses. This has become worse than DPR. There are more people here just to make anti-m43 (or anti-Panasonic, or anti-Olympus) posts and call people names than there are to actually discuss the story.
The signal to noise ratio is rapidly approaching zero.
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I’ve used Olympus and used Panasonic.
They both have Pro’s and Con’s.
I sold my EM5 a few weeks ago, never felt completely happy with the handling.
Loved the 520 and E30, but the handling of the EM5… not so much.
Anyway… I have bough a good amount of glass, and like the concept behind the M43 system.
My GX7 is coming tomorrow… couldn’t be more happy we have choices, two solid companies with great offerings to appeal all needs.
Cancelled my pre-order and said it was too expensive. Looks like Amazon hear me:)
This price reduction for the GX7 more likely caused by a similar earlier $100 reduction by Oly for the EM5 and well as lower pricing for the NEX6 which is plastic bodied not metal for comparison. While according to Amazon the GX7 is selling very well in the US now that it is available, I have not seen it registered on the Japan market so far so maybe not available there yet? Normally the Japanese and Asian markets get the new Pany m4/3 cameras well before delivery to the US but maybe this is not the case this time around or sales there are not as good hence more models available for US?
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Nex-6 is now 650$ body only. I think it’s a more compelling reason for Panasonic to lower the price of its GX7 than the release of the E-M1 at 1400$. Now at 900$ vs 650$, with the GX7 overall superior to the Sony, I think the new pricing is OK.
Doesn’t have to always be a competition between Panasonic and Olympus! Sometimes Oly and Panasonic which to bring new people to the system.
(And then those people will have an opportunity to enjoy all the endearing hate comments that flourish over here.)
How is GX-7 superior to NEX-6? It does not even have OSPDAF or 10 fps shooting. The long-projecting-back tilting EVF is just a nuisance and a point of failure. The only superior thing is lens system, but it is certainly not the reason to overprice the body, and Sony is finally working on it (16-70 is finally a great walkaround lens Panasonic still does not have).
The NEX6 looked to be very compelling given its size shape specifications and price however its lack of sales success round the world indicated otherwise. In my opinion reading from reports the implementation of their PDAF was less than successful because it took away too much resolution from the sensor hence the NEX5N and NEX3N models have sold better with both better rez and IQ. So for now the GX7 bests the NEX6 in better metal body build, at least equal or better sensor IQ, inbody IS, and better lens choices.
Exactly. And even if GX7 doesn’t have OSPDAF, up to my knowledge AF-S would be faster than on the NEX on most lenses. You also get 60 sec max exposition vs 30 sec, more video codecs (though not sure if better), 1/8000 shutter speed vs 1/4000 (but ISO 100 on the NEX vs extended low ISO on the Panasonic), touch screen on the GX7, better flash sync (1/320 vs 1/160).
As for the great 16-70mm f4 NEX finally got, the 12-35mm or 12-40mm f2.8 m43 are alternatives. Brighter but less range. Depends on your priorities.
For someone on a tight budget, I would say the NEX 6 is the better deal. It may also help that lenses in general are a little cheaper in the NEX system. However, to me the GX7 has overall better features and deserves to be priced a bit higher. The market will decide if I’m right!
“As for the great 16-70mm f4 NEX finally got, the 12-35mm”
I did not say m43 system does not have alternatives, on the contrary, it is a bigger better system. Although 12-35 is way too short to be a walkaround lens. And its price in the US is ridiculous.
” or 12-40mm f2.8 m43 are alternatives”
12-40 is Oly, in a way Panasonic does not have it (including no stabilization for video and poor 2-axis on stills even on GX7). 😉 Closer in range and probably even better than 16-70 in the final IQ (not to mention weather sealing very useful with a good body like E-M1 or E-M5 but not with GX7). It does not make 16-70 a bad lens, my point was that Sony has some good lenses too now.
“however its lack of sales success round the world”
I am pretty sure you do not have access to Sony sales numbers. But on Amazon NEX-6 is still #3 (kit with lens) AND #8 (body only) among CSCs despite being a year old.
safaridon: “PDAF was less than successful because it took away too much resolution from the sensor”
Total BS, on NEX-6 it is just a few pixels out of 16 million. safaridon, you invent things as you go, do you?
This seems to be similar to what happened when the OM-D E-M5 was released soon after the GX1. Impatient for the E-M5, I bought a GX1, only to watch its value plummet over the next few months. The GX1 is a great camera, I am fond of the photos I took with it, and my family still uses it – but the deep discounting soon after the GX1’s release has left me cautious about buying Panasonic bodies too close to their release dates.
GX1 brought much less innovation to the system than the GX7.
With the GX7, you get:
– Best IQ across the system
(about the same as all Olympus cameras since E-M5)
This was a major vulnerability of the GX1 vs E-M5, and I think it explains most the
fast price cuts
– Only rangefinder form factor in the system with built-in EVF
– First Panasonic body with IBIS (which helps a lot in its competition against E-M5,
even if GX7 IBIS is inferior in stills and not available in video)
– Sane pricing at launch (GX1 seemed too expensive compared to competition)
For those reason, I wouldn’t think the price of the GX7 will fall as fast as the GX7. And if it does, then I will be a lucky buyer.
I mean to say: For those reason, I wouldn’t think the price of the GX7 will fall as fast as the GX1, of course.
Did GX1 fell $100 in just a month after release? I don’t think so. And GX7 brought no innovation at all except the useless (and even detrimental due to excessive protrusion and adding point of failure) tilting EVF, everything else like 2-axis IBIS was already done long time ago.
With Canon releasing the SL1…
“What a surprise! Panasonic US just decided to drop the GX7 price by $100:”
Riight. “What a surprise!”
😉
GX7 is the top selling mirrorless on Amazon, even before the price cut, so I think Panasonic is doing something right. Sorry if that makes all the Oly fanboys who only dream about the EM1 (because they can’t begin to afford it until they graduate from high school) piss in their pants.
Chat them up and ask for a refund. Just got mine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-us/