This is without doubt one of the best deals of the year: You can grab the Olympus E-PM2 with 14-42 and 40-150mm MFT lenses for $349 at Amazon US (Click here). It is the deal of the day and is valid today only!!!
And there is another great deal to report: G6 with lens for $498 at Amazon (Click here).
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That is a fantastic deal.
Silver is already sold out. White and Black still remain 11:30 AM EST.
Please note that both lenses are the “R” versions which are the latest and greatest as far as Olympus lenses go.
Completely sold out around 3:00 PM Eastern.
I’m so tempted to get this, but don’t really need it.
Yes, I must resist! In the end, it’s not what I need: both camera and lenses (especially the latter) are too big. And the lenses are not fast enough for my low-light needs.
I am saving for the Panny GM1 and Oly 75mm which both are a much better fit for my photographic needs.
But if the GM1 wasn’t already there, I might have bought one of those.
They still have not cleared stocks of these?! Amazing!
E-PM2 is still a current camera model, why would they clear the stock?
But the price is very good indeed.
Decisions, decisions.
This for a B camera to an EM5 or wait for the GM1 to drop in price?
I yoinked it– the rationale being that it’s mad cheap, the GM1 is way too new to be fire-sold any time soon, and it has in-body image stabilization.
The GM1 is much more expensive, but it is also much more small, especially with its kit lens: the GM1 is jeans-pocket friendly, or almost, if your jeans aren’t too tight and you’re ok with the “is that a camera in your pocket or are you happy to see me” jokes (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_that_a_gun_in_your_pocket,_or_are_you_just_happy_to_see_me%3F if you don’t know what I’m talking about).
The E-PM2 isn’t jeans-pocketable at all, even with the Panny 20mm (I have the E-PM1 and the 20mm and I guarantee you that isn’t). Weight is also a concern.
I have owned many Panasonic and Olympus cameras and I prefer the Panasonic usability from a menu/touchscreen/display point of view.
IQ-wise they are pretty much equivalent (nitpicking you may find something that’s better in one or something different that is better on the other)
However the E-PM2 can accept a viewfinder and the GM1 can’t.
So if you want something as small as it can be (and after having owned the EPM1 for a while, I want something SMALLER), than wait and save for the GM1.
If you want something damn-cheap, with great sensor, go for this deal. Be prepared to buy more serious lenses though (if you don’t have them already)
I think this e-pm2 will pair very nicely with my 20mm 1.7 and 45mm 1.8. Both are nice, small lenses. It does make me want to pick up the tiny new 12-32 kit lens though…
The 20mm F1.7 isn’t “Jeans Pocket-able” by itself so why would it “Jeans Pocket-able” with a camera body attached to it?
Well, it depends on your jeans. On mine, the 20mm alone is jeans-pocketable.
Anyway, I was just stressing the point of the biggest difference between the two cameras that “Decisions…” was asking: that the E-PM2 is larger than the GM1.
The difference is not huge (pun intended), but it’s enough to make the difference between the “barely jeans pocketable with kit lens” GM1 to the “certainly not jeans pocketable with any lens besides lens-caps” EPM2. Heck, even without any lens at all the E-PM2 is a little too much for my jeans pockets (but certainly fits).
dam – why don’t i live in the US!!!!
Don’t worry about it. I don’t think either the camera or the lenses (had, and sold, both lenses) are anything special.
Cheap shipping to Europe – mind the customs fees though…
Jeans pocketable? Who would carry an interchangable lens camera in a jeans pocket, unless you have those super baggy huge jeans where I suppose people might not notice… Anyway, it’s a very good deal. I have the EPM2 and it can take great photos, and has some better features than my EM5 (small focus box option, for instance). The 14-42 is okay, the 40-150 from many reports is very good. This camera could last someone years, provided you didn’t go on the internet too much and get sucked into new models.
Must… resist… Remind… self… don’t… like… chrome… trim…
(I’ve already sprung for a second E-PM1. I think someone here suggested it at one point.)
My current cam is black with silver trim, and at first I didn’t like it, but it does pair well with any lens you put on it, black or silver.
Would it be more possible to most regular non-sale content on here since I check it out every day!?
Amazing deal, a no brainer. I ordered this one straight away. I’ll sell off my old e-pl1 2 lens kit and can probably get a good chunk of the money back.
If you want the new sensor, this is the cheapest you’ll be able to get it any time soon.
Brilliant deal…
I ordered one to Ireland, even with shipping and 23% tax it’s still less than €350!
I ordered the black one. How are the lenses? Do either have image stabilization? I have a GH-2. I needed the lenses.
Neither has stabilisation i think. Olympus has IBIS on its system…
Not as good of a deal if you’re just buying for the lenses…the 14-42 is an average kit lens, the 40-150 is pretty good, but either can usually be had for $100 or less.
No stabilization on ANY Olympus lenses.
And these are the as-cheap-can-be kits, 35-70mm and 70-200mm “like” of film memory. And they are pretty “slow” (in term of aperture) too.
I mean, it’s a pretty good deal even so, but don’t expect too much.
I’d be temped just for the sensor, but I have an EPM1 already and I need something smaller. I.e. trying to save for the GM1.
Problem is, the camera is great but it costs about $350-400 anyway. They are trying to get rid of their kit lenses stock – normally the buyer will dump the kit lens(es) in some months’ time anyway and go for a serious prime (or zoom).
…and is gone…
Amazon is always running “lost leader” sales….who cares. This is what we call bait and switch. That and I know several people how have gotten open box….one even got a camera with a repair slip in the box….sold as new !
I ordered one this morning, because why not, I want a smaller body to take sometimes and I didn’t have the 40-150 although I do have the panny 45-200. It isn’t clear to me that you get the RII version of the kit lens, so we’ll see. I’ve been waiting for the M2 to go on sale because the E-PL5 is too “big” due to the flip out screen.
The pictures on Amazon clearly show that it is the “R” version of both lenses. You can actually see the “R” printed on the 40-150 and it is obvious that the 14-42mm is the “R” version by the barrel design and grip pattern.
The 40-150 is not a bad lens actually.