The Panasonic LX7 now sells for $299 only at Amazon (via third party), Adorama, BHphoto and Samys!
And all Older PEN cameras got a price drop of up to $100:
E-PM1 with kit lens from $399 down to $299 at Adorama, Amazon and at BHphoto.
E-PL3 with kit lens now $399 at Adorama, Amazon and at BHphoto.
E-P3 with kit lens for $449 at Adorama and Amazon.
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$449 for the E-P3 with lens does not seem like a great bargain. The camera is really nice but has the older 12 mpixel sensor. Does Olympus have thousands or millions of these in the distribution chain? Is anyone buying at these prices? I think that at $200 for the body, then they would sell quickly.
It is only $50 more than the E-PL3 and a far better camera. $449 really isn’t a bad price, not everything is about a sensor, the E-P3 is still one of the best handing m43’s cameras to date – I prefer to the OM-D that costs many times more.
You can take very nice photos with the Series 3 PEN.
Save on body, spend on lens.
The EM5 has been the only real gigantic leap forwards in the Olympus lineup. When prices for it start to drop then I’ll be interested. 5 axis IS is a huge deal. The absence of it is hurting EPL5. If Olympus would improve codec/frame rates and add legit mic/headphone inputs they could destroy GH3 sales. Minor things could have a huge impact in attracting the video crowd.
I’m with you on this one. As soon as the OMD drops a few hundred more I’ll pick one up. The IS will be awesome for all of my Canon FD lenses. OMD for stills and my GH2 for video seems like a winning combination to me.
As soon as the OM-D is free, I’ll pick one up too.
OM-D for free?
Nah… I will wait for the new canikon 80 megapixel stills and 8k video at 120 fps!
The OMD (Sony manufactured) sensor has already made it into the EPl5 and EPM2. Once both the 5-way stabilization and the OMD sensor make it into some of the cheaper models, I plan to get one.
I am overwhelmed by the fact that so many people are sharing their consumer wisdom by what they are not buying and not by simply telling us what they have already purchased.
Personally the last three months I found out that E-PM1 with any m43 prime out-resolves OM-D with kit zoom.
i totaly Agree. I sold my epl1 (us$400) and waiting for a g5 with the 12-35 2.8 (us$2700 in my country, gh3 and kit lens is $2900, omd and kit lens us$2600. I use for still, specially architectural, landscapes, and street. My canon and rollei are in a box. I hope my decision was the adecuate after readoin a lot of coments here.
excuse me for my english. I bougth the pana combo. The best glass possible and a good and small body.
Save on body, spend on lens.