E-M5:
The US Olympus store offers refurbished E-M5 cameras for $759 (Click here). That is he lowest price you can pay for an E-M5 with full guarantee. And in Germany the price for the E-M5 is now officially 899 Euro at Amazon Germany and Technikdirekt.
GH3:
The GH3 is still out of Stock in US or in Stock only if you pay some huge extra $$$ via third party resellers at Amazon US (Click here). The story is completely different in Europe where the price even lowered down form the original 1199 Euro. You can find the body now for 1035 in Germany (see Idealo.de). Yep, Panasonic has still a problem with proper delivery in US 🙁
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“And in Germany the price for the E-M5 is now officially 899 Euro”
Still too high.
Crossing fingers (but not “holding my breath”) for GX2 with EVF.
@Dummy00001
Too high? What are you comparing to? At that price the OM-D is fantastic value for money.
derp
By the way, in Greece the price is now 829, including 3 years Olympus Hellas warranty, and 1 year International warranty.
Hello Kostas, can you mention the shop’s address?
I think I’ll wait for another month’s to see the Spring introductions, but the E-M5 at the new prices is beginning to look a steal.
Good Morning…. here you are:
http://www.skroutz.gr/s/449533/Olympus-OM-D-E-M5-Body.html
This is the most popular shopping engine in Greece… (from Scrooge McDuck :))
All the stores listed are the most popular camera stores in the center Athens.
Thank you! The problem is that I have almost forgotten my Greek alphabet from 50 yrs. ago 🙂
At any rate I can personally vouch for Photoagora, where I bought my E-620. Very courteous and efficient shop, with a personal touch.
Deals like this are slowly convincing me to buy an OM-D. I want one because of the universal praise it receives but I don’t really need one because I already have a GH3. My only 2 reasons for buying it would be for IBIS and slightly cleaner jpegs. I shoot mostly raw, but still turn to jpeg when convenience is needed. Does anyone think it’s worth it? In the real world, how much different/better are the jpegs from the OM-D compared to the GH3?
play around with the noise reduction setting till you get what you want. I dont really notice the difference between the two aside from the colors
Since you said you dont really need a second camera, if I were you, I would not buy it.
I think the Gh2/3 and the OM-D are perfect complements if you are into video and stills. Gh2/3 for video using legacy glass and OM-D for compactness and IBIS for those old lenses. OmD or its successor will definitely be my next camera.
Jshaw6000, do you want IBIS for handheld video or low light situations?
Yes, I do actually. I do a lot of handheld shooting in low-light. For this reason, I cannot use the Oly 45mm 1.8, 75mm 1.8, my Canon FD 50mm 1.4 and any other bright legacy glass because there is no IS. This is the main thing that is pushing me to get the OM-D.
So as a videographer you are satisfied with the output of the OMD compared to the GH3 to that extend that you would not want to wait for the next OMD? Because that is what is making me consider whether to purchase the EM-5 or just wait for the next model which might have slightly better video output…
Also at Cameta.
bei amazon.de du bekommst 50% rabatt von hld6, wenn du gleichzeitig ein om-d e-m5 bestellst. beide artikel müssen von amazon.de (nicht marketplace verkäufe). dieses angebot siehst du momentan nicht mehr. bestell die zwei dinge und geh zur kasse, dort rechts ober sieht man den preisnachlass.
gruss
ps. der prei ist imho immer zu hoch.
sry, the deal is over now.
Das war aber kurz… War das vielleicht ein Test für nach den m43 Neuankündigungen?
das angenot war letzte woche gültig. €12xx für e-m5 kit + hld-6.
zuerst sichtbar duch suchmaschine, dann war das angebot versteckt (wegen reklamation von marketplace verkäufer?), jetzt ist das vorbei.
For OM-D E-M5, these are the best genuine prices in Australia (AFAIK) for new stock with full Olympus 2 year warranty and support :
http://www.discountcameras.com.au/discountcameras/product_list?search=OM-D+E-M5
Body only : 841.72 AUD | approx. 880 USD | approx. 684 €
With 12-50 : 1093.36 AUD | 1143 USD | 889 €
With 14-42 II R + 40-150 R : 1093.36 AUD | 1143 USD | 889 €
With 14-42 II R : 924.56 AUD | 967 USD | 752 €
In Australia, if you travel overseas within 30 days of your purchase, you can take advantage of the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) and claim back the GST of 10% sales tax. So you can save even more on the already discounted retail price. That means, after TRS:
E-M5 body only : 757.55 AUD | 792 USD | 616 €
With 12-50 OR double zoom kit : 984 AUD | 1029 USD | 800 €
With 14-42 II R : 832.10 AUD | 870 USD | 676 €
Note: Australian prices are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The prices I have converted to US and European prices do not take into account possible taxes and other charges from these regions. Conversions are indicative only and derived from oxforex com au. Correct at time of posting.
Hope this helps Australian readers with getting a good price or pricematch on an OM-D, and for worldwide readers to compare with their country’s prices.
I keep pushing this. Australia’s post prices are low and many Australian camera shops will ship overseas EX GST that’s Australian for VAT which is at 10% (just takes an email to ask if they do ex GST). Australia has no import tax or duty on cameras or lenses. So the only charge is the 10 GST and that is not charged by many shops when exporting.
So try Google.com.au and search for ’em-5 prices’
Or better still as ISO1638400 says use the Tourist refund Scheme and come see Bondi or Bells beach and lots of other places for yourself.
I woke up one morning when on the Oriana in 1963, went up on deck and found Sydney Harbour had come to visit me. Same in San Francisco, Miami, Hongkong. Honolulu,Venice and lots of other wonderful places. I moved to Sydney. Just come and visit. Pick up your camera when you arrive.
Just make sure you bring a few Adobe Photoshop licenses with you – they will pay for your trip 🙂
Yes, overpriced in Oz and total greed from adobe. I don’t use them anymore. Tried lots of programs and I mean lots of programs. Use ACDSee 6pro for most work now with Nik and Topaz. ACDSee pro6 has got a great RAW converter, colour and lighting control is fantastic. Also use PaintShop pro for layer work but its no good as a RAW converter. Mr adobe you lost me and I saved hundreds.
Olympusamerica site says that the reconditioned silver bodies are temporarily out of stock, while the black bodies are just out of stock. No explanation for the difference in wording…
Different comment writer.