Pre-order new Olympus OM-1 Mark II [free battery bonus] and 9-18 and 150-600 lenses

It’s an Olympus M43rds party today for the more advanced photographers! Olympus has officially revealed the new OM-1 Mark II camera, along with two new M43rds lenses, the 9-18mm f4-5.6 II and the 150-600mm f5-6.3 IS. And they are all available for pre-ordering!

The OM-1 Mark II comes, for a limited time, with an extra BLM-1 battery, automatically included by the retailer!

It is available in two options, body only for $2400, and with 12-40mm f2.8 for $3000. Pre-orders available at B&H Photo. Shipping estimate is end of February 2024.

Optionally you can buy it TOGETHER with a lens and get a $300 off combined purchase discount. Four specific lenses are available. You can only get one $300 off discount during this promotion. The participating Olympus M43rds lenses are:

  • 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO
  • 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS
  • 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO
  • 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO

The above $300 OFF combined purchase offer is available on the body-only and the “with 12-40/2.8” official kit.

THEN WE GO to the TWO NEW LENSES:

+ 9-18mm f/4-5.6 II for $700
+ 150-600mm f/5-6.3 IS for $2700
+ I am rounding the prices [as usual]
+ these too are expected to come out end of February 2024

Here’s a six minute overview of the camera by B&H, YouTube-embedded below…

Olympus E-M1 Mark III body only for $999

Good until 11/27/23 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out), B&H Photo is offering the new condition Olympus E-M1 Mark III body only for $999.

The kit with the 12-45mm f4 lens goes for $1499, while the kit with the 40-150mm f4 goes for $1699. You can find them all on the aforelinked listing.

Olympus E-M1X Body down to $1800

We have not forgotten about M43rds! The current Olympus flagship, the E-M1X body only is now down to $1800 at select authorized dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo (where USED PRICES start at $1120 in “8+” condition) and various thru Amazon

For more Black Friday action, check the Adorama offers (now 1380+ options) and the B&H Photo offers

Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 FX with FREEbies for $599 [C/N]

My oh my, there’s a camera and a lens on offer at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 FX for $599 in Canon EF with FREE lens case, cap keeper, and cleaning kit
+ also available in Nikon F with same freebies

+ Olympus E-M1 Mark III with 12-40mm f2.8 PRO for $1999
+ same as the previously mentioned B&H offer

+ Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2022 Software for $90

+ VIOFO A139 3-Channel Dash Cam – Front 2K 1440P + Interior 1080P + Rear 1080P 5GHZ Wi-Fi GPS Dash Camera for $235

Monday: Olympus E-M1 III w/12-40 f2.8 for $1999

Don’t stop believing cameraholics! We have an actual iLC camera kit as one of the Monday 5/2/22 B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Olympus E-M1 Mark III with 12-40mm f2.8 PRO for $1999
+ the dream of the M43rds is alive, in Portland, in Portland, in Portland!

+ Mefoto BackPacker S Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod for $90 in three color options

+ Nanuk 930 Case with Foam for $100 after in-cart coupon, in five color options

+ two 32GB Sandisk microSD cards with SD adapters AND one 4-in-1 USB 2.0 card reader for $12 total
+ you get two cards, two SD adapters and one card reader

+ LumeCube 2.0 Daylight-Balanced Portable LED Light (Black, Single) for $60

+ Samsung MX-T40 300W Bluetooth Speaker for $78 after a whooping $200 off in-cart coupon

Olympus E-M1 Mark III Body for $1499

Hooray-hooray, it’s a CAMERA DAY at the Adorama daily deals. These change on Tuesday at 10am ET. The camera is the new condition Olympus E-M1 III body only going for $1499…

There are three more Adorama dailies are:

+ Nanuk Medium Series 910 Lightweight NK-7 Resin Waterproof Protective Case with Foam for Rode Newsshooter Wireless for $50

+ Vanguard VEO 2 204CB 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $90

+ Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagons Smarter Kit with 7x Multicolor Hexagon Light Panels, 100 Lumens – With 2 Pack Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagons Expansion Pack for $249

PS: the Olympus E-M1 Mark III body only is also on sale for $1499 until 10/26/21 at 11:59pm ET at B&H Photo

PS2: unrelated to the above, there is a sale on FunkoPops and Action Figures at Amazon. There are five pages of options including Baby Yoda [of course!]…

Olympus E-M5 III with 14-150/4-5.6 II and Rokinon 16mm T2.2 for $1049

Woo-Woo! It’s LENS DAY at B&H and now we have CAMERA DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Olympus E-M5 III with TWO LENSES for $1049
+ the lenses are: Olympus 14-150 f4-5.6 II and Rokinon 16mm T2.2 for M43rds

+ Godox TL60 RGB Tube Light for $199

+ Godox TL60 RGB Tube Light 2-Light Kit with Gooseneck 2-Light Bracket for $429

+ Godox TL60 RGB Tube Light 4-Light Kit with Gooseneck 4-Light Bracket for $790

Olympus E-M1 Mark II Body Only for $849 [or USED for $637]

It’s the same song and dance every time. When a new flagship comes out, the prices of the previous flagship go down. And as of the time of writing, the new condition Olympus E-M1 Mark II body only is down to $849 at authorized Olympus USA dealers such as B&H Photo and Amazon and also at Adorama’s where you can optionally hit the “Create Your Bundle and Save” and purchase together with the camera various Sigma, Rokinon, 7artisan and Kamlan lenses for small combined purchase discounts. The discounts are small ($15 to $30 per lens, but some of these lenses are very low cost), but the discounts are stackable, so if you buy three different lenses, you’ll stack three different discounts.

On the other hand, if you believe in “The Way of The Used”, you can get it for $638 in “Condition 9 – minor scuffs and surface marks” at B&H Photo USED

Olympus E-M10 Mark III with 14-42 EZ for $450 (or instead E-M10 III w/25mm f1.8 for $650)

“Take pictures with” kits are all the rage during the Black Friday – Holiday shopping season for the obvious reasons. So if you or someone you know wants to get started with M43rds, one of the offers right now is the new condition Olympus E-M10 III with 14-42 f3.5-5.6 EZ going for $450 in the black color scheme. This is currently the same price as the body only!

On the other hand, if you prefer the body only and a prime lens, start at the E-M10 III body only page and then click on the “Build a Bundle” little cyan link. This will bring an option to add to your shopping cart the Olympus 25mm f1.8 Step Up Kit (the lens with a bag and a memory card) for $200 more. So you’d be paying $650 for the E-M10 III with the 25mm f1.8 lens. The lens goes for $300 on its own (without the bag and card).

Olympus E-M10 II with 14-42 EZ for $315 [ends Tue 10am ET] {also: LIVE-Tweeting Apple WWDC 2020}

While we are waiting for the Apple WWDC 2020 live stream to begin [which I am live-tweeting for fun at @1001noisycamera], we have a camera as the Adorama daily deal which is good until Tuesday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out…

It is the new condition Olympus E-M10 Mark II with 14-42mm EZ going for $315 with free US shipping…

12% off select Olympus and Panasonic gear with KEH coupon [ends Tue PM]

Good until Tuesday 4/28/20 at 11:59pm eastern time, coupon code OP4A (O = Olympus, P = Panasonic) gets you 12% off select Olympus and Panasonic camera gear. As usual, restrictions apply (no NEW, no “Used – Like New”), no Panasonic L-system. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies…

Speaking of KEH, if you want to sell KEH your own gear with a KEH-Quote price of $500+, KEH will send them [*] to pickup your send-to-KEH box from your door for FREE. You can get to $500+ with multiple items or one item…

PS: by “them” I mean FedEx, UPS or some other similar type of service…

Still Good: Olympus E-M10 II with 14-42 f3.5-5.6 II R for $299 [expires 4/17 at 10am ET]

UPDATE 4/12/20 at 00:15am ET this offer is good until 4/17/20 at 10am eastern, giving you play of time to research and compare the camera [or earlier if sold out]…

UPDATE 4/10/20 at 12:45pm ET as of this recheck, the $299 price continues!

Woohoo! It’s a camera day at the Adorama daily deal, you can get the new condition Olympus E-M10 II with 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R lens for $299 with free US shipping. This is good for the black color scheme (aforelinked) but also the silver color scheme

Optionally, when you click on the “Special Offer Create Your Bundle and Save Up to $345!” link, you have options to get a combined purchase discount of this camera kit with various Sigma and Rokinon M43rds lenses…

This is a great deal given the price and it will expire on Friday at 10am eastern OR earlier for either color option that may sell out ahead of its expiration time.

NOTE that orders will ship April 17+ in 2020 after Adorama returns from the Passover Holiday…

Pre-order Olympus E-M5 III with 12-45mm f4 ED PRO for $1599

If you are looking to jump into the promise and premise of “more compact than before” in the E-system, Olympus has created a new zoom kit based on the Olympus E-M5 III. It is the camera bundled with the Olympus 12-45mm f4 ED PRO lens (which currently goes for $649 on its own), all together for $1599 available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo. The E-M5 III body only on its own goes for $999. All three official E-M5 III kits include the Olympus FL-LM3 flash. This kit too is available in the two usual color schemes (black, silver-black)… The shipping estimate is currently early June 2019…

PS: the “Raiders edition” is not likely unless the Raiders win three Superbowls in a row 🙂

20% off Reconditioned products w/GetOlympus coupon [ends Tue 11:59pm ET]

Good until Tuesday 3/24/20 at 11:59pm eastern time, coupon code SPRING20 gets you 20% off on certified reconditioned products at the Get Olympus website. New condition products are not eligible for the coupon. The usual restrictions/limitations apply…

Thursday: Olympus E-M5 II with 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens for $699

Surprise surprise, the headliner Best Buy daily deals for Thursday 1/30/20 is a mirrorless camera! That’s right, for $699 you can get the Olympus E-M5 II body bundled with the Olympus 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens, a “zoomy” entry-point into the M43rds system for the curious-zoomers. The lens will be included automatically by Best Buy while this promotion is running…

And if you want to literally yet digitally sift through the bargain bins, Woot is having another Bargain Bin sale with virtual bins starting at $5+ and topping at $50+…

On the other side of the pond, for a limited time, Amazon Germany is having a two-item Sony sale, the 18-105mm f4 OSS lens going for 419 euro, while the RX 100 Mark IV rawsumer going for 896 euro.

Thursday (EU): Olympus Sale: E-M10 II, E-PL9 and Tough TG-6

For those of you shopping in the EU, among the Amazon Germany Gold Box deals for Thursday 11/28/19, Black Friday Eve, also known as Thanksgiving Day, there is an Olympus camera sale featuring:

+ E-PL9 with 14-42 pancake for 417 euro in three colors

+ Tough TG-6 for 369 euro in two colors

+ E-M10 II with 14-42 EZ for 455 euro in two color schemes
+ 2-lens kit with 40-150 as well for 540 euro

Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42mm II R for $290 [limited time]

For a limited time only, the current Adorama daily deal is the new condition Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 R II going for $290 with free US shipping. This is available in either the black or silver color schemes…

OPTIONALLY, under “Special Offer: Create Your Bundle” you get combined purchase discounts by adding
M43rds lenses to your order from various other 3rd-party lens makers. For example, you can add the Mitakon 25mm f0.95 for +$240. Other brands participating are 7artisans, KamLan, and Venus Laowa…

Friday: Olympus E-M5 II with 25mm f1.8 lens for $899

Look at that! A second actual real camera offered as a daily deal this week! This time around it is at the Best Buy dailies, it is a bundle of a lens and camera, the new condition Olympus E-M5 II body only includes the Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f1.8 lens for FREE, all together going for $899 with free shipping or free store pickup where possible.

The free lens is mentioned when you locate the tiny “Free item with purchase A $399.99 value” line in the ever-so-chaotic product pages… The E-M5 II on its own goes for $899 in new condition at authorized Olympus USA dealers… Best Buy alone has open-box options (for the E-M5 II body only; no free lens) starting at $540 (some of them may be local store pickup only)…

On the other hand, if you already have the 25mm lens or you want a zoom lens, there’s another E-M5 II kit bundled with the 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens, sold as the “weatherproof kit” for $999 at authorized dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo

Meanwhile on the USED front, at B&H Photo they have a condition 7 body-only used E-M5 II body only starting at $390, while KEH Camera prices start at $432 in “BGN” (bargain) condition and with a 180-day warranty…

NOTE however that the E-M5 III is scheduled to roll out around Black Friday 2019 (current release estimate is November 21st), but the starting price is $1199 for the body only (eg Amazon)…

Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42mm II R for $349 [three colors]

If you are looking for a small and affordable new-condition entry-point into the world of Micro Four Thirds, for a limited time, as one of their snapshot deals, Adorama is offering the Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42mm II R for $349 with free expedited US shipping in your choice of black, brown or white color scheme. You also earn 4% promotional rewards.

Olympus Tough TG-6 drops $50 to $400

Surviving in the cracks between smartphones and action cams, waterproof/elementproof cameras continue to be alive and new models are getting released. Such as it the case for the recently released Olympus Tough TG-6 digital P&S camera which is getting its first official discount, dropping $50 from $450 to $400 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon and the official Get Olympus (aka Olympus USA store)…

Tuesday: Olympus PEN-F body only for $680

The dream of the PEN digital camera is alive at Woot until 11:59pm central time (or earlier if sold out) on May 14 in 2019. It is the new condition Olympus PEN-F body only, in the black color scheme, going for $680 with free US shipping for Prime members (or $6 flat shipping) and it comes with a 1-year Olympus warranty. You can buy up to ten per customer at the sale price.

Speaking of daily deals, the Best Buy daily deals are headlined by another variant of the Sandisk sale, featuring a total of 24 products, a mix of WD and Sandisk, including the 128GB Extreme PLUS SDXC (or microSDXC) for $30 each

Last Call: 20% off Olympus Outlet w/coupon

Good until 11:59pm ET on Cyber Monday, the Olympus Outlet store [CORRECteD LINK] is offering 20% off when you enter coupon code CYBERSAVINGS over there. This is only on reconditioned/refurbished items which is what their Outlet store has. The Olympus store offers a 90-day Olympus USA warranty on the reconditioned products they sell. Free shipping with orders of $50+. They are not famous for fast shipping so if you cutting it too short for a date or deadline, keep that in mind…

With Extras: Olympus TG-5 elementproof for $379 [also: Fuji XP120 for $109]

Element-proof cameras have survived the smartphone onslaught despite an increase in IP-something proof-something in smartphones. During this Black-Cyber 5-day weekend, the Olympus TG-5 elementproof is going for $380 with freebies at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself (no freebies, but 5% Prime credit card cashback).

Speaking of this genre of courses, the more entry-level Fuji XP120 is currently going for #$109 with freebies at B&H Photo and Adorama

Olympus E-M5 II with 14-150/4-5.6 II for $999

Olympus has chosen the E-M5 II mirrorless camera to be the subject of some early Black Friday action. The E-M5 II body only is now down to $799 with free shipping while the E-M5 II bundled with the 14-150mm f4-5.6 II lens is going for just $200 more, for $999. Not bad for a zoom lens that goes for on $500 its own…

See both the E-M5 II body-only and the “with 14-150” options at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself

Olympus E-M1 II with 12-40mm f2.8 PRO and 4% rewards for $1998

It’s not a two lens kit this time, but it is a camera + lens bundle. For M43rds users, B&H Photo is bundling the Olympus E-M1 II with the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 PRO lens, together for ever for $1998. You also get 4% promotional rewards, and with a price like this, that means you’ll have $80 to spend in future B&H purchases…

Starts Sunday 12:01am ET: Olympus Holiday Deals

This is a heads-up! Starting at 12:01am eastern time on SUNDAY, the Olympus Holiday Deals of 2018 will be launched at B&H Photo. The sale prices will be adjusted when the sales go live but you can use the link to scout which products will be offered…

Refurb Olympus E-PL3 with 14-42 II R for $236

The latest refill of the Olympus Outlet store has 29 items, sorted at the link above by price. This includes a budget “take pictures with” kit, the manufacturer refurbished Olympus E-PL3 with 14-42mm II R going for $236 with free shipping and a 90 day Olympus USA warranty. It is in-stock as of the time of writing.

Olympus Outlet Refurb Refill: FL-600R for $200, TG-series, Etc

The previously mentioned refurb E-PL7s have sold out once again, but the refill continues at the official Olympus USA outlet store with a variety of refurbished M43 cameras, a trio of refurb TG-series elementproof P&S cameras, the refurb FL-600R flash for $200, various lenses and such. A total of 43 listings are available. They are slow to remove sold-out/out-of-stock items, so they don’t disappear from that listing immediately after they sell out…

(SOLD OUT) Refurbished Olympus E-PL7 body for $200

As of a Tuesday 2:20am ET recheck, the refurbished E-PL7 body onlines for $200 sold out…

Refill time! The official Olympus USA outlet store has been refilled. As of the time of writing, it has a total 40 different refurbished listings! Among them is the refurbished silver Olympus E-PL7 body or the black Olympus E-PL7 body for $200 each with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. They are both shown as in-stock as of the time of writing.

Refurbished Olympus E-PL3 with 14-42 II R for $236 [corrected]

The latest refill of the Olympus Outlet store [CORRECTED LINK!] including the manufacturer refurbished Olympus E-PL3 with 14-42mm II R going for $236 with free shipping and a 90 day Olympus USA warranty. It is in-stock as of the time of writing. There’s also a $56 macro converter and $130 HLD-8G Grip that I think were added the last few hours. All three mentioned items above are in-stock as of the time of writing.