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Panasonic Lumix GH2
Hello every one!
I’m trying to get the Panasonic Lumix GH2 from USA because the ones we have here in Japan is all in Japanese.. The one in the US has an English menu..
Where can I find the best deal of Panasonic Lumix GH2 with the lens 14-140? I looked up on the Internet but I got confused and I don’t trust most of the stores on the net, any advice?
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Other than Japan, the GH2 is barely available in most countries, especially in the US.
To the best of my knowledge, as of today, the GH2 is not for sale by authorized Panasonic US dealers. Or at least, these dealers aren’t actually shipping GH2 cams to customers (some are taking pre-orders).
That will change “soon” as more GH2 cams get into the pipeline in coming days & weeks, but right now pretty much the only GH2 cams in the US were purchased from dealers in other countries, including Canada, Japan, UK & Germany, etc. Canadian & UK GH2 cams have on-screen menus in English.
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… and when the GH2 _does_ become available in the US, some very good Panasonic authorized US dealers are:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/
https://www.adorama.com/
https://www.abelcine.com/In Canada try:
https://www.henrys.com/
https://www.vistek.ca/I’m sure there are others which forum members can recommend.
Cheers.
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[Peter DeCrescenzo] “right now pretty much the only GH2 cams in the US were purchased from dealers in other countries, including Canada, Japan, UK & Germany, etc.”
I managed to snag mine from a Canadian camera store just across the border. The three they were getting were sold before they reached the store!
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style! -
B&H actually had a few silver GH2 cams for sale today, but sold out in minutes!
If you haven’t already seen it, check out this (60+ page!) tale of woe:
https://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?226494-GH2-Pre-ordersEventually, this too shall pass, and GH2 cams will begin trickling into the US, but as of today, the flood gates haven’t cracked open yet. Stay tuned.
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The silver GH2 with 14-42mm lens is now listed as being in stock at B&H.
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Thanks Peter!! I\’ll check them out
But don\’t u think they over priced the GH2?
In japan you can get the Gh2 with the 14-140lens with 1,500 USD and less but they give u 10%off with points, u can get anything else with those points
One of my friends told me to buy the Japanese one and hack it to English, I have a bad feeling about this so I\’m a go with the sites u provided me
Thanks agai Peter!Sala
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Jason! Thanks for sharing with us, how’s the GH2? All the good sides about the GH2 all over the net, any downsides?
Sala
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[Sala Sultan] “… One of my friends told me to buy the Japanese [GH2] and hack it to English …”
There’s no hack available for the GH2, and it’s unpredictable when or if a hack for the GH2 will be available.
See:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/280/4199—
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again.. thanks Peter!
actually i just preordered the Lumix GH2 from this site you provided https://www.adorama.com/ and i hope they’ll ship it soon without any hidden charges..
i assume you using the Cannon as well, is it a big deference from your experience? there’s a lot of buzz on the net dont know where to put my head
thanksSala
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[Sala Sultan] “Jason! Thanks for sharing with us, how’s the GH2? All the good sides about the GH2 all over the net, any downsides?”
I like it! It is my first DSLR-type camera. I really like the touch-screen controls. Being able to tap and zoom in to check focus and interactively tweak the white balance are two really cool features. The 1080-24p video is stunning, but suffers from pretty bad skew/jello when going hand-held. However, this being my first experience with a DSLR-type camera, video-wise, I really don’t have much to compare it to other than my HVX that I’ve been shooting with for years. I really can’t say if the video is any better or worse than any other DSLR-type camera.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!
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