red Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 If anyone is looking into a Panasonic G7 now might be the time!Panasonic DMC-G7 and 14-42 kit lens available from Amazon, Jessops, Currys, LCE etc...£200 cashback from Panasonic.Cashback runs from November 18th to December 6th.Panasonic 4K Double Cashback Details:http://promotions.panasonic.co.uk/promotions/promotions/view_terms/103 DevonChris, Julian, Mat Mayer and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Where else are you going to get a 4K interchangeable lens camera (even with a little kitlens) for that cheap!? Great deal!And eligable for EU residents as well, as long as it's bought at an official UK retailer in on the promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonChris Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Yep, amazing prices for all the Panny's after cashback:Gh4 : body only : £762G7 body only : £267GX8 body only : £699No cashback deals on Panny lenses though (yet) so it looks like Panasonic is aggressively trying to win customers through amazing camera deals. Time to get the credit card out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 I was all set to get choose between an LX100 or RX100 but swaying towards the G7 now! I previously had a G3 and this looks like a big step up.@Cinegain I thought you typed kittens and was like Lumix Kittens IronFilm and Cinegain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Mayer Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I was all set to get choose between an LX100 or RX100 but swaying towards the G7 now! I previously had a G3 and this looks like a big step up.@Cinegain I thought you typed kittens and was like Lumix Kittens Do it! Comparable video to GH4 with less crop. If on a budget consider getting a cheap Pentax K adapter to add super cheap vintage lenses from eBay (longer focal lengths than the kit lens). You could probably get a few lenses, camera, memory cards, filters, tripod and an extra battery for under £500. Then upgrade in future to the Metabones and better lenses and/or the GH5. red 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 This seems an ideal set-up for small parties and birthdays? Looking at getting two for an A and B cam. Those lenses sound great as can experiment with the focus peaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Wow thats an insane deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksterUK Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 fantastic deals - very tempting indeed thanks for heads-upTwo questions - even though very cheap - is there any benefit in upgrading my G6 body to a G7 ? I've seen some comparisons and it seemed that other than 4k - not a huge difference ? if it had the higher bitrate 1080p mode of GH4 etc I may have been tempted. G7 dynamic range is only slightly better than the G6 ?If I was to stretch to a GH4 - does the GH4 suffer from shuttershock like my G6 + 14-140 MKII is reported to ?thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgreszcz Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Yep, amazing prices for all the Panny's after cashback:Gh4 : body only : £762G7 body only : £267GX8 body only : £699No cashback deals on Panny lenses though (yet) so it looks like Panasonic is aggressively trying to win customers through amazing camera deals. Time to get the credit card out.It is £449 at Amazon UK, so that is £249 after rebate - a steal. I was thinking about switching to Sony, but I already have u4/3 lenses and it will match up with my LX100. The only thing missing on this camera is the > 30 minutes recording times and the 96fps in the GH4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 It is £449 at Amazon UK, so that is £249 after rebate - a steal. I was thinking about switching to Sony, but I already have u4/3 lenses and it will match up with my LX100. The only thing missing on this camera is the > 30 minutes recording times and the 96fps in the GH4.It's also limited to UHD (no DCI 4K), doesn't output an HDMI signal while recording (so no 10-bit 4:2:2 out), no weather sealing, no V-LOG, and no headphone jack. On the plus side, the crop factor is a little less and it's better in low light. sgreszcz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Great deal! Seems like the G7 body is not eligible for the Cashback though, has to be one of the kits:DMC-G7HEB-KCashback£200.00€280.00DMC-G7WEB-SCashback£200.00€280.00DMC-G7KEB-KCashback£200.00€280.00DMC-G7KEB-SCashback£200.00€280.00DMC-G7EB-KCashback£200.00€280.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgreszcz Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 It's also limited to UHD (no DCI 4K), doesn't output an HDMI signal while recording (so no 10-bit 4:2:2 out), no weather sealing, no V-LOG, and no headphone jack. On the plus side, the crop factor is a little less and it's better in low light. Thanks for that. I guess for my purposes I wouldn't miss those features. Also, the G7 cannot be switched PAL/NTSC.I'm not too bothered about headphone/input jacks as I bought a used Shure lenshopper with the built-in recorder to get around these audio limitations (noisy em5II preamps, no input on LX100). As long as there is a hotshoe, I'm good.I got a body-only G7 from Amazon for £249 after rebate. Too good a deal. You could get 4 of the G7 for less than a GH4.I am now debating getting the Olympus 7-14/2.8 for my wide angle or adapting the Tokina 11-16/2.8 with the metabones. IronFilm, TheRenaissanceMan and Cinegain 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted November 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted November 22, 2015 The G7 body seems eligible for cash back at WEX now, £267 after £200 cash back!!http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-panasonic-lumix-dmc-g7-digital-camera-body/p1573036How bad must sales be for them to be offering this kind of discount across their entire range?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgreszcz Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The G7 body seems eligible for cash back at WEX now, £267 after £200 cash back!!http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-panasonic-lumix-dmc-g7-digital-camera-body/p1573036How bad must sales be for them to be offering this kind of discount across their entire range??£249 at Amazon after cash back... I bought one yesterday...I agree, huge fire sale and they are already discounting the gx8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 My bad, DMC-G7EB-K seems to be the code for body only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Yep, amazing prices for all the Panny's after cashback:G7 body only : £267Daaaaamn!! Makes me feel bad about my recent G6 purchase for only a bit less :-/ Oh well.... life goes on! I can't get such a crazy good deal in NZ any way. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/electronics/430660031/ref=sr_bs_1 G7 is now the most popular seller in the category!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Received my G7 body from Amazon UK. Lovely little camera Looks like they're sold out by now.. price is up and only one available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Daniel Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 My eBay listing for my GH3 massively stalled today and went for a very low £260. Oh, I wonder why..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum MacPhail Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Just posted in the other thread about this, apologies that I didnt see this one. Jessops took another 18 quid off it. £249 after cashback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 I still haven't pulled the trigger on this. It sat in my Amazon basket for days.I wanted the portability of a RX100 IV but this is still crazy value and can get a couple of primes for the same as a RX100 IV but then the faff and form factor!Was hoping to use when with the family and then B-Cam it to my D750 but the colours will probably not even match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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