UPDATE: All GH2 are now out of Stock 🙁
The GH2 is (now was) in Stock at Amazon and Adorama!!!
– Panasonic GH2 with 14-42mm Lens, Silver at Amazon (Click here).
– Panasonic with 14-42mm Lens, Silver with Lensbaby Composer and Tilt Transformer at Adorama (Click here)
– Panasonic with 14-42mm Lens, Silver at Adorama (Click here).
For european and asian readers. Sorry if I do continue to post GH2 in Stock news for US readers only. But please do understand that they are not as lucky as we are and they have only a very limited Stock of GH2 cameras. I am trying to help them to get one of those nice cameras! 😉
P.S:: Two Nokton 25mm lenses are in Stock at [shoplink 18467 ebay]top-foto on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]!
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Dang, where is the black version of this camera! Is it shallow of me to not want the gray? I hope Pany gets the black one to market soon.
Just called Adorama @9:00AM Eastern. Not in stock. I was told they did get some in, but only enough to clear some back-orders.
It is at Amazon but being sold through Adorama as the seller. So it is not really in stock at Amazon, only Adorama.
I think the GH2 with kit lens 14-42 is being made more readily available in the US because of the many forum commentors saying the GH2 was too expensive. Also in Japan the GH2 with 14-42 kit lens is not nearly as popular in sales as the 14-140 lens so more are available. I believe it will be harder for Panasonic to meet the increasing demand for the 14-140 lens than to ramp up production for the GH2 body to meet demand. The smaller kit lens on the GH2 may soon become very popular not only because of the more affordable price ie $999 for now compared to competition but as users become aware of the GH2 extra tele entension which converts this lens into a 28-193mm effective focal length for video with no light or sharpness loss. This kit lens is much smaller in comparison and if you check lens test results is sharper at wide angle end both wide open and up to f4. You can add the inexpensive Pany 45-200 tele lens and you get an effective 90-920mm/f4-5.6 in video and a good lens for still portraits. Seems from almost every review made so far the GH2 for video use has no equal. Just my opinion from reading what I can from these forums to make my conclusions and I do not have a GH2.
I ordered the silver last night from Adorama while it was in stock. I called this morning to cancel my backordered black and the rep told me that the black was in stock and shipping this morning but the silver was now back ordered. So I cancelled the new silver ordered and told her to ship me the black (14-42 kit).
http://www.17photo.com a company right across the street from B&H has 2 in stock.
I inquired with Panny about my order that I placed 3 days ago.
“We are showing that you order INT0003883554 for DMC-GH2K placed on 12/14/10 is in processing at this time. It may take 1-3 business days to process the order. We do not have an estimated shipping or delivery time at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.”
I can honestly say that I’m really fed up with Panny’s poor marketing/sales strategies. The whole GH1 and GH2 rollouts have been a huge fiasco for the US markets that some people I know have been turned off by it and picked up a Canon 60D or 7D, etc.
One would think that one of their largest markets would be the priority.
Wolfe’s Camera in Topeka KS had a few on Amazon for a moment for $100 premium (but no tax out of state). I grabbed one, and they’re sold out now. This batch was at least their second batch from their distributor (which I assume is US distributor, not import). So the GH2 finally seems to be trickling into the US.
If you ordered from Pany directly, Cs doesn’t know sh#t. Take your order number, go to UPS.com, in the are that says track by REFERENCE search for it. I was told my 12/3 order was back ordered and would take 2-3 weeks after a 1 hour hold time. Then later that day, I checked and I have a tracking number. No thanks to Panasonic.
agreed Panny CS is horrible.
I ordered one on adorama earlier but just got an email saying it’s backordered…
I had preorders on amazon & adorama months ago, then I canceled those and now i have outstanding orders with panasonic direct, adorama, and unique photo.. I’ll be shocked if I ever get a GH2…
I ordered my black GH2 from Panasonic directly on 12/13 at 1 am CST and received a tracking number yesterday for delivery on the 20th. Can’t wait!
How slow is the GH2 rollout in the US? So slow that Apple actually updated Aperture to recognize the RAW files before the cameras arrive. 😉
Classic!-)
I too was surprised at the speed of Apple’s Raw update. I even upgraded my Lightroom in anticipation of a long wait for Aperture update. Doh.
I just got a shipment notice from Adorama for my Nov 29th pre-order (black-14-42)
Nice! I ordered mine on Sept. 26. … Haven’t heard a thing.makes me tired.
i got a message rom adorama saying mine will be shipped by the end of the day!!!
i ordered a black model with the 14-42 way back in october, im excited! though i wish i could exchange it for the deal with the tilt composer but i was afraid to change anything in fear of creating a delay! “Shipping Notification
Thanks for your order! Your order has been packed and has been assigned a tracking number(s). It will ship by the end of today. Please find all shipping details below.”
I got the other one from Wolfe Camera today. It was much more expensive but I couldn’t find it anywhere else.
Just got an email from Adorama telling me my backordered GH2 with lens baby composer shipped today!
I ordered a GH2+14-140mm kit at time2envy.com yesterday, because I was afraid my adorama order would not make before my holidays, and it should be delivered at my place in LA on Monday (I already got a UPS tracking #).
Now I was supposed to cancel my Adorama order, and I was just about to do it when I got an email stating that my order has been shipped… Now I got TWO GH2 on my way…
BTW this is the eBay store for time2envy:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GH2-w-14-140mm-Lens-DMCGH2-Black-/220711052135?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item3363676367#ht_6905wt_1141
They are located in New Jersey.
If anyone in the LA needs a GH2+14-45mm kit let me know, as I will have an extra kit I wont need.
is it the black kit?
Yes
Haha I was afraid of that happening to me!
My order at unique photo I placed today has shipped! Supposed to arrive on Tuesday. Can’t wait
Admin, where i can purchase if i am from SE Asia especially for body only? i wish buy a separate 20mm f1.7 to attach it.
Yes I got the Black kit
mine will be here in 5 days!!! i pre-ordered from adorama in oct!
Status: In Transit – On Time Scheduled Delivery Date:12/23/2010
I hate a release like this, so I wait a little longer on the Sony nex7
what do sony nex7 have? i am still dilema of 60d or gh2 :S
Sony nex 7 does not mirror
My GH2 has arrived from Canada (ebay) 3 days ago.
The GH2 User Group on Flickr has only 6 members. Including myself. :o)
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1559566@N21/pool/with/5266172381/
Nine now including me 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfordshirechurches
Black GH2 kit w/ 14-42 on the way from Adorama. Pre-ordered a few weeks ago.
I got mine after a month of looking. I am in Australia at the moment and snapping away like crazy. The video quality is so clean and the teleconverter doesn’t effect the quality of the video.
I know it’s trivial but I can’t decide between Silver and Black! Someone help!!