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Panasonic 14-140mm 3.5-5.6 is $200 off at Amazon right now

Started Apr 24, 2016 | Discussions
Ribbit74 Regular Member • Posts: 428
Panasonic 14-140mm 3.5-5.6 is $200 off at Amazon right now
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Amazon's having a couple random panasonic sales right now... in addition to the silver ZS100 being $100 off, the 14-140 mark 2 is only $499, ships from amazon.com.

Silver version only-- the black version is still $695.

I almost picked up a ZS100 for my do-everything zoom but went with this new lens to go with my GM1 for taking on hikes and whatnot.

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PC Wheeler
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Re: Panasonic 14-140mm 3.5-5.6 is $200 off at Amazon right now

Ribbit74 wrote:

Amazon's having a couple random panasonic sales right now... in addition to the silver ZS100 being $100 off, the 14-140 mark 2 is only $499, ships from amazon.com.

Silver version only-- the black version is still $695.

I almost picked up a ZS100 for my do-everything zoom but went with this new lens to go with my GM1 for taking on hikes and whatnot.

Must be "Silver is out" week for Panasonic!  Good deal so long as you don't have to pay in silver dollars.

That is fine lens, my most used lens when I was in m4/3. And if I didn't already have a black ZS100 (which seems to be an excellent copy!) I'd jump on that deal.

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alcelc
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Re: Panasonic 14-140mm 3.5-5.6 is $200 off at Amazon right now

Ribbit74 wrote:

Amazon's having a couple random panasonic sales right now... in addition to the silver ZS100 being $100 off, the 14-140 mark 2 is only $499, ships from amazon.com.

Silver version only-- the black version is still $695.

I almost picked up a ZS100 for my do-everything zoom but went with this new lens to go with my GM1 for taking on hikes and whatnot.

You might not be able to source a similar one, but just for your info that in Hong Kong, a Grey market de-kit 14-140 II (matt version) is asking for US$350 (HK$2,800) only.

P.S. I bought one in mid-2014 in Hong Kong from an authorized dealer at US$670!

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OP Ribbit74 Regular Member • Posts: 428
Re: Panasonic 14-140mm 3.5-5.6 is $200 off at Amazon right now

Well here it is. I was surprised at how light it is, but it still feels like solid construction. Amazingly it balances quite well on the GM1 even though it looks funny. It's actually going to be a nice compact combo.

It also is right at home on the EM10mk2, just a slightly different shade of silver.

Some sample shots from the back yard, taken on the Olympus at 14mm, 40mm, and 140mm (with the widest available aperture at each). SOOC jpeg's.

In retrospect I should have locked the ISO at 200 and let the IBIS do its thing...

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II Panasonic 20mm F1.7 II Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro OM-1 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R +4 more
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