When will Panny Lumix DMC-GH3 finally start selling?

Thanks for all the help, folks.

So, it seems to me that SOME PEOPLE had actually been able to PURCHASE an actual GH3 camera, I take it? Funny, because when I talked with the Panasonic sales person this afternoon on the telephone, she kept insisting that they NEVER YET SOLD THE CAMERA HERE IN HE U.S. I was told they were supposed to ship the GH3 at the end of November. But now, it looks like it is going to be February -- even though their web site still states a 28 January availability date.

Also, they list the GH3 as being on PRE-ORDER, which in my vocabulary means something else than it being on BACK ORDER.

She also did not say -- or would not -- why a product that is allegedly still in pre-production and thus on PRE-ORDER status has already seen its list priced drop suddenly by a whopping $200? Anyone would venture to make a guess as to the 'why' part? The GH3 was released at a list price of $1,499, was it not? Now it is at $1,299, right? Did anyone out there paid the $1,499 price for it, i wonder?

I am thinking, something must have gone wrong with the manufacturing process, and Panasonic had take some time off the fix it. Of course, they would not admit to this when pressed.

Now, reading hardware related issues with a whole host of Fujifilm Finepix and Nikon DSLR cameras, the usual modus operandi is to deny, deny, deny there is anything wrong, and keep on sending out and selling slightly defective products without any moral consequences. If Panasonic is indeed working on some minor problem, and thus the delay, I take my hat off to them in appreciation. I guess we may never know.

Either way, i will WAIT for at least ONE FULL MONTH AFTER I see that their Lumix DMC-GH3 is constantly and continuously available every day of the week by all the main online vendors. That way, I know I won't be getting an accidental copy from a one-off batch.

I had wanted to purchase some lens mount adapters and non-M4/3 lenses for the GH3, but I am getting nothing whatsoever until the camera's overall situation solidifies. I certainly hope this is not a sudden end to the DMC-GH3 saga.