Damn did we all love the GF1! The bad news is that you almost can’t find it in Stock anymore. Panasonic discontinued the camera and if you find them than certainly not for a reasonable price.. There are still readers asking me where they can get it for a decent price. One of our readers found a nice deal. You can get three display units for $400/270 Euro (body only):
– first display unit on [shoplink 21852 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
– second display unit on [shoplink 21851 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
– third display unit on [shoplink 21850 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

I don’t know how long those deals will last. Wish you Good Luck!

Olympus also launched a bunch of new deals:
– Olympus America launched the new E-PL1 deal. You can get the camera + les for $399. Click those direct links to get the E-PL1: Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), B&H (Click here), J&R (Click here).
– Olympus 9-18mm lens for $599 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), B&H (Click here), J&R (Click here).
– Olympus 14-150mm lens sells for $50o instead of $599 on Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), B&H (Click here), J&R (Click here).

You can get the Fuji X100 right now at Amazon US (Click here). In Stock for the normal price $1199!

It is still not in Stock in Europe…Only one European reseller has two Fuji X100 on [shoplink 21826 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink].

P.S:: ISO Test GH2 vs X100 (Dpreview forum)

Today Olympus America launched the new E-PL1 deal. You can get the camera + les for $399. Click those direct links to get the E-PL1: Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R.

The Olympus 14-150mm lens sells for $50o instead of $599 on Amazon (Click here).

Adorama launched a $50 to $200 instant rebate offer on the GH1 and the G2:
Panasonic GH1 with 7-14mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 8mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 14mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 14-42mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 14-45mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 14-140mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 20mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 45mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 45-200mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic GH1 with 100-300mm lens at Adorama (Click here).

Panasonic G2 with 7-14mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 8mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 14mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 14-42mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 14-45mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 14-140mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 20mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 45mm lens at Adorama (Click here).
Panasonic G2 with 100-300mm lens at Adorama (Click here).

CameraSpot is selling two Olympus 14-150mm lenses for $509 instead of $599 on Amazon (Click here).
There is also a $10 price drop on the white Olympus XZ-1 on Amazon (Click here).
You can get the LX3 (not the LX5!) for $359 on Amazon (Click here).

Note: The [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 14796]20mm pancake[/shoplink] are still out of Stock and I guess it will be in that status for a long time.

Image source: review by Peter Lueck

According to Cameraquest (Click here) the next stock of [shoplink 15659 ebay]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] lenses will arrive in late June only: “orders to the factory far exceeded the first production run“.

Form what we have seen during the last months Japan and Germany are the two countries that usually receive most of the produced lenses. Here you have more chance to find them in Stock. Right now you can find 13 lenses in Stock in german ebay stores. There are also a few lenses sold by asian resellers but the price is really to high. Here is the list:

– The german store SHphoto has 8 lenses in Stock on [shoplink 21768 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Price 899 Euro and worldwide shipment.
– The german store Fotomundus (I bought my Nokton lens from them and I highly recommend to buy from that store) has one lens for sale on [shoplink 21769 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for 897 Euro (Europe shipment) and three more lenses are in auction on [shoplink 21770 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for 932 Euro. Shipment worlwide.
– The german store Photoalps is selling one lens on [shoplink 21771 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] for 899 Euro. Shipment worlwide.

If you want to know more about the lens here are a few useful links:
– A video about the handmade Nokton on 43rumors (Click here).
– A full review by Photozone (Click here).
– 43rumors readers reviews and ratings (Click here).
– Review at Lenstip (Click here).
– A review by DSLRmagazine (Click here to read the google english translation)
– A japanese test on DC.watch.impress.
– A korean review by SLRclub (Click here)



Olympus UK offers an 250 pound instant rebate on the Olympus E-PL1! Now you can get camera with lens for 299 pounds only at Amazon UK (Click here). And another good news for UK reader. We finally found an eBay store that has Panasonic refurbished stuff. Right now you can get a refurbished GH2 with 14-42mm lens for 649 pounds only ([shoplink 21636 ebay]Click here to see the item on eBay[/shoplink]).
UPDATE: Also in germany the E-PL1 cameras are discounted (Click here to see the E-PL1 price at Amazon DE)
And a deal for all europeans. Olympusmarket is selling a [shoplink 21638 ebay]refurbished white E-P1 with kit lens (Click here)[/shoplink]. Current auction price is 80 Euro (ends today).

And the new Olympus XZ-1 firmware is finally out. The Pic Orientation has been added to the Camera Menu. Download page: Olympus Japan (Click here).

Two days ago I discovered that there where a lot of Olympus refurbished cameras and lenses on eBay. I managed to get the white E-P1 with lens for 201 Euro only (the camera should arrive at my home in Antwerp today). Today I found a reseller that has refurbished Panasonic stuff! The bad news is that he sells in Germany only. To bad because he has quite a lot of nice stuff:
– Refurbished white GF1 with 14-45mm lens ([shoplink 21612 ebay]Click here[/shoplink])
– Blue Panasonic G2 with 14-42mm lens ([shoplink 21614 ebay]Click here[/shoplink])

If you can find stores having Panasonic/Olympus refurbished stuff send me a message! Would be nice to create a list of all asian-america-european stores offering this kind of refurbished stuff!

Those are the cool (Micro)-FourThirds products OlympusMarket is selling today on eBay:
Olympus FL-14 Flash for 109 Euro ([shoplink 21599 ebay]Click here[/shoplink]).
Olympus E-450 auctions (Click on numbers: [shoplink 21600 ebay]one[/shoplink], [shoplink 21607 ebay]two[/shoplink], [shoplink 21608 ebay]three[/shoplink])
Olympus E-P1 auctions (Auction number: [shoplink 21601 ebay]one[/shoplink], [shoplink 21609 ebay]two[/shoplink], [shoplink 21601 ebay]three[/shoplink])
Olympus E-PL1 auctions (Auction number: [shoplink 21610 ebay]one[/shoplink]), [shoplink 21602 ebay]two[/shoplink], [shoplink 21603 ebay]three[/shoplink], [shoplink 21604 ebay]four[/shoplink], [shoplink 21605 ebay]five[/shoplink] The Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens (Auction number: [shoplink 21606 ebay]one[/shoplink])