The Panasonic CM1 got finally released in USA and you can preorder it for $999 at BHphoto (Click here) and at Adorama (Click here).
Reminder: Olympus US launched great deals on cameras and lenses. A list can be seen on Amazon US and GetOlympus. In detail we have:
Cameras:
$200 off on the E-M1 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the E-M5II in Black at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Free bag and lens cap with the E-PL7 at Amazon and GetOlympus.
Lenses:
$100 off on the Olympus 40-150mm PRO lens sold at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 75mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 45mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$80 off on the 40-150mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 14-42mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 75-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$100 off on the 12-40mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
$50 off on the 60mm lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
15 Responses
A new android phone in preorder status…that is still running android 4.4?
Come on guys. 5.0 was unveiled almost a year ago and was probably available to phone makers before that. 5.1 came out months ago.
There is an Android 5 update for the CM1.
And it easily installed and works nicely…
After more than 500 Mo download !
I like Panasonic, but what is the point of releasing a phone that is this old? It’s a bit of an insult to wait that long. You obviously also need to get this subsidized by the big carriers like AT&T..
You just don’t look at this phone as other cell phone that you replace on annual product cycle. See how often Samsung upgrade their bulky galaxy camera phone? it’s been quiet a while too. At 1K price tag, if you saying this is just another phone, it might be hard to swallow for a lot of people to replace on annual base.
It’s going to be interesting to see what they’ll come up with next. Seeing how they released update to Android 5 for it, it really looks like they are serious about it.
This was just far too expensive -you could buy a better phone and a RX100 for about 60% of the price
This is not intended for people that are willing to carry around a phone and a camera.
I was waiting for the Lenovo Vibe Shot… 16MP Exmor with OIS. But now…
… nope, I’m not going with the CM1. xD C’mon.
Actually I’m going with the 5.2″ Nubia Z9 (as well 16MP Exmor with OIS), because the Lenovo already is old news as well.
For the times really all I have with me is my smartphone that will do.
On lots of occassions I will actually have the LX100 with me anyways.
So Panasonic designed the lens and slap ‘Leica’ name just like the P25 1.4?
I want this phone, but like most people in the U,S., I’d rather pay more over time and have it heavily subsidized by the carriers.
I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the non subsidized plans (ie Next, etc). They are a far better deal if you use your phone for more than 18 months.
Your data plan is about $20 less per month, you don’t have to pay all the tax up front and there’s no activation fee.
For an iPhone 6 Its a matter of paying $280 upfront to get a “subsidized” phone and an extra $20 per month x 18 months = $640.
Or get on a next plan and pay nothing upfront, and pay the actual cost of the phone over 18-24 months, and pay a lower data rate in the process. Use your paid off phone for year 3 and save another $240.
Good advice. Thanks!
I have one for almost 8 months now (Europa here), and I’m very disappointed. Camera part of the product is not so good (iPhone 6+ with image stabilization do better, even with a smaller sensor), and the phone part is really bad (sound quality issues). The screen is also really average overall, and quite bad when it comes to brightness.
In fact, that’s the first smartphone I don’t want to keep and will sell soon.