GH-1 now $950!

Ended up returning the Amazon GH1 for a refund since Amazon is easy to return to. Seems like US dealers have hacked-versions of the GH1 still in their warehouses.

The J&R version has a WE0ADxxxxxx version serial number. I did not check the Amazon one.
Did you check if the hack was working on the GH1 you bought from Amazon?
 
Did you check if the hack was working on the GH1 you bought from Amazon?

I did not actually run the hack since I was returning it, but I checked the firmware version on the camera and it was version 1.2. Therefore, It should have taken the hack just fine.
 
I'm about to order a second one, but have heard that these units are not hackable. Did anyone got a new J&R Amazon this week and check the firmware version?
 
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Like many others, I would like to hear if the GH1 sold by Amazon through J&R is hackable. Has anyone tried calling J&R?

I suppose for those of us who wait for an answer might miss the boat ...
 
It's back down to $950 from J&R on Amazon! Get 'em while the're hot...
"www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WAKSCW?ie"

GH2 anyone?

ATL,

Why are you posting an Amazon Affiliate link so that 43Rumors.com can get a 4% commission ($950 x 4% = $38) every time someone clicks on your link and orders a GH1 from Amazon?

Are you the owner of 43Rumors.com? There was an interesting post by you mentioning 43rumors.com:

http://96.30.23.131/showpost.php?p=1957844&postcount=158

Then you started a thread using another Amazon Affiliate link for SonyAlphaRumors.com, which uses "alpharumors-20" for its affiliate codename here for a nice expensive Sony lens:

http://96.30.23.131/showpost.php?p=1972048&postcount=1

and if you go to that site the Amazon Affiliate links there match the one you used in your post/thread.

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Also on the 43Rumors.com website is this:

Visit our partner websites:
SonyAlphaRumors.com
K-rumors.com

So that ties them together as being the same owner pretty much.

Seems the owner doesn't want people knowing who or where they are located, the Whois is private. The 43Rumors.com Facebook, Twitter and main website is just a bunch of affiliate links with a little bit of info on the website to try and keep you coming back to click on some affiliate links.

If you ever want to know if you are clicking on an Amazon Affiliate link look for "-20&linkCode" in the link address and the Affiliates name will be right before that. 43Rumors is "43rumors-20&linkCode" in the address if you want to check the link above. I put the affiliate link at the top of my post in quotes so you can see the entire address with the affiliate codename. You can right-click on any link here and it will show the entire address so you check before you click on any link that doesn't show the entire link address.

Can I also post my Amazon Affiliate link for a GH1 so I can make some money? I don't even have a competing website with DVXuser.com.

Randy
 
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ATL,

Why are you posting an Amazon Affiliate link so that 43Rumors.com can get a 4% commission ($950 x 4% = $38) every time someone clicks on your link and orders a GH1 from Amazon?

Hmm. Not speaking for ATL but I found out about the deal (and other things) both times on 43rumors. If they're getting a commission doesn't raise the price to the buyer I don't have an issue with it. Helps them keep up the site so I can get more rumors.

If I'd heard about it on your site I wouldn't care that you were getting a commission either. Rather someone being helpful got the commission than no one.

Now, if I had to pay more...that's a different story.
 
Uhh, I think the owners of DVXuser.com would or should have a problem with another camera info website owner posting Amazon Affiliate links in its forum. If they don't, then I'll be happy to include my Amazon Affiliate links to products in all my future product-related posts here.

Randy
 
Just got off the phone with J&R sales guy. He said from what he could see on his databse, the cameras have firmware 1.3.

Anyone reckon a hack for 1.4 will be forthcoming?
 
ATL,

Why are you posting an Amazon Affiliate link so that 43Rumors.com can get a 4% commission ($950 x 4% = $38) every time someone clicks on your link and orders a GH1 from Amazon?

Are you the owner of 43Rumors.com? There was an interesting post by you mentioning 43rumors.com:

I'm not affiliated in any way.. I didn't even realize I had gotten to the Amazon page from their page. I was looking at the site for rumors about the GH2 and the other stuff, but didn't realize that my link had their info in it.

Honest mistake. OMG... I mentioned them in the past while searching for M4/3 info? Holy.. I should be castrated!
 
Uhh, I think the owners of DVXuser.com would or should have a problem with another camera info website owner posting Amazon Affiliate links in its forum. If they don't, then I'll be happy to include my Amazon Affiliate links to products in all my future product-related posts here.

Randy

The owner didn't post the info here AFAIK.. I did... I am not affiliated with them in any way shape or form.

Here...
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280619915&sr=8-1

Link without any commission.... I was just trying to help my fellow DVXers to a good deal.
 
It wasn't just 43Rumors.com. Had it been, I wouldn't have suspected anything wrong.

But it being just a coincidence to have Amazon Affiliate links from two different websites (SonyAlphaRumors.com and 43Rumors.com) in your posts that happen to be associated and under the same ownership is highly unlikely.

Interesting how some of the rumors on the 43Rumors.com website come from a "source" in the Atlanta area, the same place you are located.

Randy
 
I'm about to order a second one, but have heard that these units are not hackable. Did anyone got a new J&R Amazon this week and check the firmware version?
Yes, I received the $950 J&R GH1 this past wednesday. Firmware version was 1.2 and I have hacked it easily.
 
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