Camera Deals

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.

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.

(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 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.

(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).

Olympus E-P1 w/14-42mm drops to $750

Not quite the $675 price we saw two days ago, but now the Olympus E-P1 with the 14-42mm zoom lens has been discounted to $750 by Calumet Photo on Amazon.

Panasonic 45-200mm ships for $283

The easier to find in-stock Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lens is the 45-200mm f4-5.6 these days, and you can get it for $283 with free shipping and handling at Amazon by Amazon.com herself.

(OVER) Olympus E-P1 with 14-42mm shipped for $675 (updated)

As of 2:16pm EST on Friday (one day later), the price has returned to $800 and Buy.com is no longer the featured seller of this item. The previous status follows...

Breaking news! For $675 with free shipping you can get the Olympus E-P1 with the 14-42mm lens from Buy.com at Amazon.com.

The directly from Buy.com price has jumped from $675 to $800 as of noon EST on Friday. If this is a price experiment, this may be a sign that the experiment is ending? Or not? Obviously we can't tell for sure.

We are monitoring this at the deal alert at the main blog.

Panasonic GH1 kit gets discounted to $1450

This is quite possibly the first discount on the Panasonic GH1 kit which was often selling above the opening price of $1500. Right now, you can get it for $1450 by Vanns on Amazon. Amazon herself has it for $1470. The remaining third-party sellers are at $1500.

You can also get it at $1450 with free ground shipping directly from Vanns.com.

For more on the camera, be sure to check the unified G1/GH1 diary.

Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake shipping again

The Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake lens is now back in-stock at Amazon, sold and shipped by Amazon for $400!

We have just refreshed the Panasonic GF1 stock-status matrix, which shows the current situation. Unfortunately most items are out of stock at most retailers :(

Panasonic 45-200mm drops to $284

The Panasonic 45-200mm lens is now back in-stock at Adorama, and it is selling for $284. This used to be $350 at Amazon just a couple of days ago.