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Buying a used GX7

Started Feb 4, 2021 | Discussions thread
Henry Richardson Forum Pro • Posts: 21,959
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bs1946 wrote:

tombarrance wrote:

Henry Richardson wrote:

I assume you mean the original GX7, right? How much for the used one you are looking at?

I paid US$269 for a very nice used GX7II in Tokyo in January 2020. Here is my user review:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63703723

I just checked and the same shop in Tokyo is selling used GX7II bodies for about US$335 now. Price in yen has increased and at the same time the U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate makes the dollar price a bit higher too.

I was looking at MPB, their best used GX7s are £189 ($256). The GX80 (UK version of GX7 II) is £269 (£365). I like the tilting viewfinder on the older version.

One issue with buying a GX7 II, aka GX80 and GX85, is that is that the GX7 II, is only sold in Japan and it only has Japanese menus and screens that Panasonic locked down so you cannot change the language. The GX7III may be the same, so investigate carefully unless you read Japanese.

That is not true about the GX7II and GX7III in Japan. And, of course, also not true about the GX85/GX80 in other countries either. And why would the OP even think about coming to Japan during a pandemic to buy a used GX7II? The entry restrictions and rules are always changing, but even someone who wanted to do that would probably find that it is pretty difficult. Much easier to just buy a GX85/GX80 locally.

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