There seems to be a new rebate battle in USA! After Olympus also Panasonic launched a new rebate action that will last until May 5th. A super nice list of Lens deals is available at BHphoto (Click here).
Here are the single camera deals:
GH2 with lens for $749at Amazon (Click here).
Panasonic GF3 with 14mm pancake lens sells for $395 at Amazon (Click here).
Here are the single lens deals:
$200 rebate on the 14-140mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
$200 rebate on the 3D lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
$150 rebate on the 45-200mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
$100 rebate on the 45-175mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
$80 rebate on the 14-42 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).
PEN USA deals (and more)
$100 price drop on all Olympus E-P3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Combine it with the 40-150mm lens and the total rebate is $150!
$100 price drop on all Olympus E-PL3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Combine it with the 40-150mm lens and the total rebate is $150!
$100 price drop on all Olympus E-PM1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Combine it with the 40-150mm lens and the total rebate is $150!
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Was hoping to see a pancake prime or two in the list, as it will be the first thing I buy when I get my OM-D from Amazon….if and when~
Has anyone had Amazon fulfill their OM-D preorder?
Just snatched the X45-175 for $301 after tax… awesome!
WOW the Pany X45-175mm is going for $311.22 on Amazon. WHAH! I paid $449…
After the IS firmware fix it is a better than average zoom lens at this price and it REALLY strong point is its incredibly small size and it stays small with both internal focus and zoom. Drawback is zoom-by-wire…but it is so tiny I don’t care. Great travel companion.
What are they waiting with those fast X zoooooooooooooooms!
Enough alreadyyyyy!!
An you know what? When they announce them they will cost and arm and a leg they will trickle to market 6months later… hahahaha!
Gotta love Panasonic!
Two years ago I purchased Lumix 14-140 for almost 900$ and I had to sell it again for 650$ ,.. And now they sell it brand new for 649$,.. Its unbelieveable,.. What panny do,.. Makes the lens less value,.. Not a good invesment
…camera equipment should never be seen as an investment, my friend.
That was just price decreasing to better correspond with real optical performance behind software cover up:
– Higher wide angle geometric distortion than every single crap zoom of Sigma/Tamron etc.
– Serious optical underdesign causing heavy vignetting at all apertures&focal lengths which is another record.
And to top of that it isn’t even that much smaller than Leica D 14-150mm which shows how ultra zoom is done right optically.
Few lines of software don’t really cost anything so I can imagine them having laughed their asses off thinking the money they’ve gotten by charging the price of quality lens.
Wouldn’t capitalism be different if companies had to tell a consumer how much mark up they applied to a product.
Wow, a 3-day rebate? Sounds dangerous to try to cash in on… rebate companies love to play the “outside the date range” game, and if you buy today and don’t do two-day shipping you’ll get the lens after 5/5.
Anybody who buys M43 stuff right now expecting resale values as stable as Canon or Nikon is in for a shock. Look at an EP1 two years ago and look at it now… M43 is being developed very quickly. Prices fall very quickly as equipment becomes obsolete.
Which lens is better and why, between the 45-200mm and be 45-175mm? Hmm, the silver 45-175mm is cheaper than the black, I guess people prefer black….
As much as I like Panasonic’s two X zoom including the 45-175, I decided to pass because there are numerous reports about image blurring problems with them at moderate shutter speeds (1/60-1/320). You’ll find such reports on Amazon, dpreview and several m43 forums, with image samples. There is no definitive information that the problem was solved despite some improvements after a software upgrade issued some months ago. Panasonic hasn’t acknowledged the problem. The problem may not manifest itself when shooting in full auto modes though, because software seems to avoid those dangerous shutter speeds.
GF3 with 14mm lens at $399 looks like a real good deal. The just released GF5 with motorized zoom in shell white is already ranked at #29 in DSLR sales in Japan even at $1099 price. If the GF5 continues to be in high demand even at this price expect the GF3 prices to go up as now $400 less for the equivalent model with pancake zoom. I also expect this demand is something to do with why no GF5s available in US to date?
I think the drop in prices on the Pens also due to new models coming out and probably with a similar new sensor as introduced with the GF5?
I use Olympus 4/3 and m4/3, but I really like the way Panasonic does their single-lenses rebate. Olympus likes to bundle their rebates, which really doesn’t help when you just want the lenses, and don’t need another camera. Also, I wish that they would have more accessory-only rebates, not bundled with a camera purchase.
Good for new buyers, bad if you want to sell your Panasonic stuff used.