E-PM2 for £139

Olfdee wrote:

I glanced at camerapricebuster and found that incredible offer.

E-PM2 is the camera I praised for its value for money even at RRP (IQ on par with E-M5, as sharing the sensor, 8fps and many other unique features in such dimunitive body), and I like especially for its low weight - E-PL series sharing most of the guts puts extra 50% on a scale...

Sadly it feels like it is beginning of its end: Olympus did not anounce a refreshment of this line.

That is very unfortunate E-PL5/E-PM2 generation did not get built-in WiFi to make it competitive and (on paper at least) more attractive for those entering MFT from P&S or smartphone land, I feel using the same menu system as on more advanced cameras did not help neither.

Yes, they're still great cameras! I see it's SRS Microsystems (very good shop, great source of Olympus products) clearing their red body-only E-PM2 stock at that price. They have it with the 14-42 IIR at £199 too.

Interestingly, they also have the E-PL6 (not the '5) in both black and white, with the EZ pancake lens at £369 - cheaper than I've seen elsewhere and they're not widespread in the UK anyway (remember the EZ adds £100 over the 14-42 IIR in most kit configurations, so this is a really good price as the E-PL5 with IIR is around £319 typically at present, £299 at the lowest). Includes the Toshiba FlashAir 8GB card too. The white and black versions look slightly different to the E-PL5 (white grips on the white, matte sputter finish and odd orange highlights on the black) and there are a number of extra features over the E-PL5 that it shares with the E-PL7 - "low" ISO setting of 100 ISO, timelapse/interval shooting features, dual level gauges, compatibility with the eye sensor on the VF4 EVF etc. SRS have a shop on eBay too that often has extra bargains - for example, they currently have there 4 white E-PL6 body-onlys (brand new, complete aside from the 14-42 EZ lenses which have been split out for separate sale (also at very good prices)) and those are only £199 - £100 less than the current lowest body-only price for the E-PL5 on camerapricebuster, which is the same price at its lowest with or without a lens right now! Weirdly, the E-PL6 with EZ lens is actually dearer on SRS's eBay shop currently than on their actual shop website (happens sometimes).

I've no connection with SRS other than as a satisfied customer, by the way!!