Camera Deals

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.

Panasonic LX3K slides to $451

The sold and shipped by Amazon price of the Panasonic LX3K has dropped again. You can now get it sold and shipped by Amazon herself for $451 with free shipping and handling.

Please note that Amazon itself is not the featured seller on the aforementioned Amazon product page. There are third-party sellers offering it for less. As usual with unfamiliar sellers, do not buy unless you research them to your satisfaction.

To locate Amazon as the seller, look at the right side of the Amazon product page and locate the "More Buying Choices" box, right below the "Add to Cart" and "Add to Wish List" buttons. Then find the Amazon.com entry. If you are not a regular Amazon shopper, this is something you need to learn to do on a regular basis. Sometimes the lowest price by well-known sellers is in this box, instead of the featured spot.

For more on the camera, be sure to check the LX3 diary, and the mini-blog of its nemesis, the Canon S90is, which is shipping at $430 as you can see at the S90 stock status page.

Panasonic ZR1 (black) with bonus 4gb SDHC ships for $229

If you are interested in the new Panasonic slim-zoom the ZR1 (ZX1) black is currently going for $229 with free shipping at Amazon, sold and shipped by Amazon herself. You also get a free 4gb Kingston SDHC memory card and 55 free prints from Shutterfly. The bonus items are only available if the item is sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself.

The other three colors of the ZR1 (blue, red, silver) also qualify for the freebies but their current prices are above $230. Not a big price difference if you prefer a different body-color but usually the black body color is the most popular among the Panasonics.

Panasonic LX3K (black) ships for $451 (updated)

The prices were refreshed on Sunday Nov 1 at 6pm EST. The original prices are striked-out for reference. As you can see there is a trend: down!

It's been quite a few months since the black Panasonic LX3 dropped below its opening price of $500. Right now, third-party seller "6ave" is offering the black LX3 at Amazon.com for $490 $451 with free shipping. Or if you prefer, Amazon herself is offering it for $500 $475.

This is still above the lowest price of $400 which it reached about a year ago (you can research the dates by searching for "LX3, $400" on this blog - there is a search-box on the top right corner of every page). And after that, the hard-to-find thing started happening.

For more on the camera, be sure to check its diary.

Panasonic ZS3 blue/black for $277, red for $272

If you are looking for the Panasonic ZS3 (TZ7), with free shipping and handling, you can get them at these new dropping prices:

+ red TZ7 for $272 from Amazon herself
+ black TZ7 for $277 from OneCall
+ blue TZ7 for $277 from OneCall

For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews at the Compact Reviews Organizer.

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.

(SOLD OUT) Silver Panasonic LX3 ships for $427 (updated)

We have some great news for chasers of the Panasonic LX3 model! The silver model, LX3s, is shipping from RitzCamera.com for $427 with free shipping and handling.

They were also selling it through Amazon, however, they no longer do. The lowest price on Amazon is around $445 by a 3rd-party seller.

For more on this camera, be sure to check its list of reviews and the LX3 diary.

Panasonic ZS3 (TZ7) slides again ($287 to $292)

It looks like Panasonic is having an early start to the holiday shopping season as we have the 4th discount in a row! If you are looking for the Panasonic ZS3 (TZ7), the prices at Amazon have dripped further down. These are sold and shipped by Amazon herself (as of the time of writing) with free shipping:

+ blue for $287
+ red or silver for $288
+ black for $292

For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews at the Compact Review Organizer.

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.

Panasonic LZ8K and FS4 for $100 each

We have two different $100 Panasonic digital camera specials right now! If you prefer AA-batteries, and dpreview-approved cameras, you can get the older Panasonic LZ8 with free shipping by Beach Camera on Amazon.

If you prefer LiIon-based cameras with a decent battery life, and are not phased out by the Panasonic battery-lock, you can get the Panasonic FS4 from J&R World.

(Now $700) Leica D-Lux 4 drops to $685

Stop the presses! The Leica D-Lux 4 has a $15 discount off its standard price of $700! Right now you can get it for $685 with free shipping by OneCall on Amazon.

For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews, along with the LX3 diary. Speaking of which, firmware 2.1 is rolled out today!