You get a free $200 gift card at Adorama on the Blue GM1 kit (Click here) and on the Orange GM1 kit (Click here). This drops the price down to $497.
Rokinon deal:
For a limited time you get the 16mm Rokinon f/2.0 MFT lens with a $100 discount at [shoplink 52365 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus lens savings:
$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.
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$700 for the gm1 is insane! $500 is the normal price everywhere else in the world…
The blue and brown ones are the GM1S variety, which is a newer version that has a few extra features and is imported (only available in Japan AFAIK)
What new features?
Nothing major. According to a translation of the Japanese site when they released it, you get slightly better AF, something called ‘snap movie mode’ and QR-reading for WiFi connectivity.
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/54487905
eBay or even Amazon for a used one is the way to go.
Panasonic’s got something weird going with the GMx pricing. They keep them awfully high, to the point that everyone has mentally dismissed the otherwise tasty GM5.
I think the blue is such a pretty camera but it’s not for me. No variangle screen, headphone jack, etc. But if someone is not that interested in video I’m sure it’s a great stills camera. It seems to have held it’s high price pretty well.
It’s an awesome little street shooter when paired with the PL15. Very inconspicuous and reads as a point and shoot, so it’s not much of a target when traveling, either. The blue is nice, but I decided against it because it calls too much attention to itself. Never even tried video on it and I don’t intend to.
Could anyone confirm whether or not this version (I’m guessing this is the north american version that Adorama is selling), still have the 29 minute 59 seconds recording limit for video?
I have read that the north american version of the GX7 and GM5 doesn’t have this limitation when recording on AVCHD, but haven’t seen any conclusive information on this.
I own it. It’ll go ’til the battery runs out, well beyond 30 minutes.
It’s a great camera for video. I’ve used it for short films and documentaries. The unassumingness of the camera makes it quite useful for doc work. And the video IQ is exceptional.
Thanks for the reply, I guess the battery is the limiter then.
No if you use the coupler DMW-DCC15 + DMW-AC8 adapter
That blue looks great, the GH series is Panasonic’s best looking m43 cams