Camera Deals

Olympus E3 body ships for $1050, E30 with lens for $950

If you are looking to get into the high-end of the Four Thirds system, for around $1050 you can get the Olympus E3 [reviews] body only from:
+ Amazon
+ Adorama
+ B&H Photo

If you are instead interested in the E30 [reviews], the best bang for the buck is the E30 with the 14-42mm lens selling for just $50 more than the E30 body only. You can get it for $950 from Beach Camera on Amazon.

Panasonic GF1 with 14-42mm ships on November 24 for $900

The latest shipping estimate at Amazon for the Panasonic GF1 + 14-42mm zoom is now November 24, 2009. The price is $900 with free shipping. This estimate is as of the time of writing. Please note that the text is not updated/rewritten automatically when the stock-status changes. Such magic technology unfortunately does not exist.

Panasonic GH1 kit drops to $1450

The Panasonic GH1 has dropped $50 from its standard price of $1500. You can get it for $1450 with free shipping and handling from Vanns.com, and OneCall. We have also just refreshed the GF1/GH1 stock status matrix, so be sure to check it out if interested.

Olympus E520 2-lens kit drops to $506

If you are curious or interested about Four Thirds, the most affordable entry-point into the system right now is the Olympus E520 two-lens kit going for $506 with free shipping and handling, sold and shipped by Amazon herself. Its price has been fluctuating the last few weeks, going as high as $550 and as low as $522. For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews.

Panasonic 20mm pancake for $400 (updated)

As of Monday November 16 at 8:30pm EST, all the previously mentioned kits are sold out or back to original price, except for the 20mm pancake lens going for $400.

Sold out are now both GF1 kits, and the Olympus E-P1 with the 14-42mm kit has returned to its opening price of $800.

Olympus E620 2-lens kit for $710 (50mm f2 SOLD OUT at $400)

If you are looking for an entry-point into the Four Thirds system, or you are thinking of upgrading from your current cameras, then these two specials might be of interest.

The best price on the Olympus E620 two-lens kit remains at $710 with free ground shipping at Abe's of Maine.

UPDATE: As of 11:21am on Friday, the 50mm f2 lens has sold out Adorama (add to cart to see price) where it was priced at $395 with free shipping. You can still place an order, but there is no shipping estimate. The $400 price at Amazon or $403 is also gone, now the best price there is $450 from third-party sellers.

(SOLD OUT) Panasonic GF1 with zoom for $900 (also pancake in) (corrected)

We have an in-stock alert for you! The Panasonic GF1 with the 14-45mm zoom lens pancake lens is now in-stock and shipping at Amazon, by Amazon herself, for $900 with free shipping! (Corrected: The text was incorrect!)

The 20mm pancake lens itself is also in-stock and shipping for $400 from Amazon, which is its standard opening price.

All apologies for the confusion, it is one of the unintended side-effects of information-overload blogging.

Olympus 50mm f2 lens ships for $400

Four Thirds users looking for a prime may be interested in the Olympus 50mm f2 lens currently shipping for $400 by Ace Photo Digital on Amazon. Already, B&H and Adorama, and Amazon-proper have sold out at this price.

Recertified Olympus E510 w/14-42mm for $370

If you are not afraid of recertified DSLRs, and are interested in Four Thirds, for $370 with free shipipng and handling you can have the refurbished Olympus E510 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lense from NewEgg.com. (Lense is what the NewEgg page wrote!) For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews.

But please also keep in mind that the Olympus E520 is available as new-in-box for $400 (body-only), $450 (with kit lens) and $522 to $555 (two-lens kit).

Olympus E-P1 w/14-42 for $750, body-only $700

We have just refreshed the E-P1 stock-status matrix, where we have these prices of interest:

+ E-P1 with 14-42mm for $750 by Calumet Photo via Amazon and also directly.
+ Also at the two places above, the body only goes for $700 instead of $750
+ best shipping price for the 17mm pancake is $289 by 17th Street on Amazon
+ Olympus MF2 OM ships for $162 by Amazon herself
+ FL14 flash for around $100 by Amazon herself.

Olympus E620 two-lens kit ships for $710

If you had been looking for the Olympus E620, we just noticed that you can get the two lens kit (with 14-42mm and 40-150mm) for $710 with free shipping at Abes of Maine.

This is one of the lowest prices on the E620 two-lens kit as far as we can recall. It is also interesting that this kit is all over the place right now in terms of price. B&H Photo has it for $750, Adorama and Amazon proper have it for $800.

For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews and also its not-so-frequently-updated diary.

(SOLD OUT) Olympus 17mm pancake for $277

UPDATE: The item is sold out and there is no way to place an order/pre-order. Due to "scrambled brains" caused by heavy duty multi-tasking, we are not sure if this was actually in-stock when we posted this. It might have been out-of-stock and we just didn't notice it. The original post follows after the jump (we moved the other specials to a new post).