Caporegime
Cheaper than a grey import so nice price but too rich for my blood.
The µ43 thread - welcome to the really dark side
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Cheaper than a grey import so nice price but too rich for my blood.
They've got account credit for most Olympus micro four third lenses and according to Camerapricebuster.co.uk they're either the cheapest or on a par with the cheapest UK prices atm.
Gutted. America, Singapore, Australian and Germany all have stock of the Olympus OMD Em1 MArk ii as of today so i rang up Wex to see when they were getting their pre-orders in and got told not until January
Frustrating for you.
As soon as it arrives in the UK I'm putting my 300 F4 Pro up for sale, I was hoping before Christmas.
Soldato
Gutted. America, Singapore, Australian and Germany all have stock of the Olympus OMD Em1 MArk ii as of today so i rang up Wex to see when they were getting their pre-orders in and got told not until January
Just enough time for the pound to devalue further and push the price up further?
Just enough time for the pound to devalue further and push the price up further?
Ive paid for mine so don't care
Just annoying that even Germany got their pre-orders today but the UK has to wait till January.
Seems like it's just Wex. Park cameras and LCE have all had confirmation that they are on there way and will be dispatched to customers on Monday/Tuesday. Got friends who have has their confirmation emails from them. Hell even a small independent camara shop in Glasgow is getting theirs on Monday.
I just got off the phone with Wex today again who say they are surprised other shops are getting theirs as Olympus are still telling them January at the earliest
the guy even suggested that it might be because they ordered so many and Olympus are fulfilling all the smaller shop orders first! What *******And I only went with Wex because park cameras messed me around on a previous camera order
Who did you buy from?
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Caporegime
Park Cameras have a cracking deal on the GX80 body only for £247 after cashback.
https://www.parkcameras.com/p/P0164...mix-dmc-gx80-mirrorless-compact-system-camera
https://www.parkcameras.com/p/P0164...mix-dmc-gx80-mirrorless-compact-system-camera
Soldato
Great deal on that GX80. Brilliant M43 camera.
Remember Panasonic also have cashback on a large number of lenses!
You will probably make money on the auction sites once the offer has expired!
yes no shutter shock a magnetic shutter mechanism, c-af dfd ,dual is ,frame rates, head phone jack and mic import ,better interface ,probably better dynamic range ,focuses at -4ev ,probably lots more but nothing extreme in mp or iso advatage probably slightly better iso 1/2 stop to 1 stop .
ergonomics will be better though and viewfinder
Sadly I just spotted max bulb time of 120 seconds. Bit of a deal breaker for me, cancelled my order.
Caporegime
Question folks.
I am off on Safari in Kenya in June for 4 days. I don't own a telephoto as I've never ever needed one. I very very rarely shoot wildlife that has a requirement. Even then before I used a long prime!
But as this will be jeep based I will need some flexibility, so a telephoto will be best.
Any recommendations? I was thinking of buying 2nd hand then selling on again afterwards.
I am off on Safari in Kenya in June for 4 days. I don't own a telephoto as I've never ever needed one. I very very rarely shoot wildlife that has a requirement. Even then before I used a long prime!
But as this will be jeep based I will need some flexibility, so a telephoto will be best.
Any recommendations? I was thinking of buying 2nd hand then selling on again afterwards.
Caporegime
I'd probably look at the new Panasonic 100-300mm II that is out in Feb-March if you've got a Panasonic body. Should be cheaper then the 100-400 but with the updated focussing and stabilisation should be a solid lens in good light.
If you've got money to burn then there the Oly 300 prime or the PL 100-400.
If you've got money to burn then there the Oly 300 prime or the PL 100-400.