Camera Deals

Panasonic LX3K shipped for $448

If you are looking for the Panasonic LX3K (black finish), you can get it for $448 with free shipping and handling at Amazon.com, sold and shipped by Amazon itself.

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 LX3: $434 silver, $462 black

This is more of an existential availability alert than a discount alert. If you are looking for the LX3, the best prices at Amazon right now are $462 with free shipping by Amazon herself for the black model (LX3K), and $434 with free shipping via Willoughbhy's for the the silver model (LX3S).

If interested in the black model, you can also get it for $461 at OneCall. We probably need to re-create the LX3 stock-status matrix :)

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.

Panasonic TS1 (FT1) ships for $285

If you are looking for a compact digital camera that has a good chance of surviving the elements regardless of season, one of them is the Panasonic TS1, aka FT1, which has now dropped to $285, sold and shipped by Amazon herself. The price is the same for all three body colors (orange, gray, green), however, the green color comes with a bonus 4gb Kingston SDHC memory card. Just add the card to your shopping cart and its price will be deducted when you reach the Checkout page. (Free card only if the camera is sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself, not the 3rd-party sellers)

Panasonic LZ10K ships for $108

If you are looking for a AA-based digital camera that won't break the bank, for $100 plus $8 shipping, you can get the Panasonic LZ10K by J&R World on Amazon. This is the model that came after the LZ8. The LZ8 won the first dpreview budget-compact group test. Typically the LZ10 costs more than the LZ8, but now the tables have turned.

Panasonic FS15K for $130 (Thursday only)

Today's deal of the day at BestBuy.com is the black Panasonic FS15K going for $130. The price is good for Thursday only. You will know the special has expired when you no longer see this camera as the deals of the day page linked above. In comparison, the best price of this camera is $160 at Amazon offered by Amazon herself.

(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.

Panasonic TZ7 (ZS3) ships for $273 (black or blue)

If you are looking for the Panasonic TZ7 (ZS3), you can get it right now for $273 with free ground shipping from OneCall. This price is available for the blue TZ7 and the black TZ7.

The camera goes by the ZS3 name in the US while most places have the TZ7 name, which is the organic name of the camera. For more, be sure to check its list of reviews at the Reviews Organizer.

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.