GH1 Shipping Today! According to Panasonic Sales Rep

Ahem. Abel Cinetech. Short line. Like a bunch o' cluckin hens in here with your 5 orders at 4 different places, paying interest on cards for cameras you'll have to resell! Shipment is supposed to be before the 20th. Bone thrown.

You walked into store and they had one? I did not find the GH1 on abelcine.com - Others are right, no interest is being paid on the time waiting.
 
Abel Cinetech

Abel Cinetech

FYI I have no ties to Abel Cinetech.

I concur with SpecialEdFx regarding Abel Cinetech. I have purchased from them before, and was very pleased with the experience.

Spoke with Charles in the NY office this morning. They have an order in with Panasonic. He can tell you what place you will be on the list when you call, and their list is very short. I have already received an email from him with my number on the list along with the quote.

Charles said in the past, they have always dealt with video and film, and he said they are seeing this as what's coming up ahead and the GH1 is their first DSLR offering.

He does have an estimated date of arrival, but it really is of no use to mention that, as dates are all over the place.

I asked if it was ok that I post regarding this and he said it was ok. I feel good about supporting a dealer like Abel, and even though ultimately Panasonic gets the money, I'd rather my dollars go through Abel than Pana Direct.

http://www.abelcine.com
 
He does have an estimated date of arrival, but it really is of no use to mention that, as dates are all over the place.

Ghaaaaaa! Spill the beans already!!!!



just compulsive behavior and childishness.... Just like hovering over a forum and gushing over a gizmo (me).

YES me too!! ZOMBIFIED by the arc of the covenant.......GH1(glow...angel harmonies...)

AHHHhhhhhHHH!!! make it STOP---I have work to do!!!!!
 
Hi, hope this info might me useful to someone. Ordered mine from panny direct on June 17th, just got tracking number and status. As of now it is out for delivery so I should have it today. All I can say is don't give up and have patience. :)
 
Why is it all the junior posters with like 2 posts have their cameras and the senior people are getting screwed? Oh because we're senior cause we've posted 100 posts complaining our cameras aren't here yet? K.
 
Why is it all the junior posters with like 2 posts have their cameras and the senior people are getting screwed? Oh because we're senior cause we've posted 100 posts complaining our cameras aren't here yet? K.

LMAO

I guess that explains why I don't have one yet either. Damn you post count.
 
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OMG!! SWEET!!!! It came in!! I didn't even get a tracking number or anything... it just showed up!!

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check out some early pics- fresh out the box!!

















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I'm a little concerned though, it's a grey market cam- w/ no warranty...yikes- I hope it holds up!



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...just waiting for my FD to GH1 mount from Poland, should be here any day!!


another concern is I can't seem to find the mic input.....??

any suggestions??
 

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For the record, us low post count guys aren't getting there camera in yet either. Though that grey market camera is looking pretty sweet at the moment!
 
Check out some early pics- fresh out the box!!


i dunno looks pretty good to me. Does it only take panasonic batteries, too?
 
i dunno looks pretty good to me. Does it only take panasonic batteries, too?

good question!!! haven't gotten that far yet...still marveling over the solid construct of this baby...


...now that you mention it, I can't find where the battery is either... DAMN IT!! Should've just kept my spot at JR!!!
 
How much extra are people paying for Henrys cameras?

I saw a red pal GH1 on eBay go for 2050. I assume it would have been more of it were a black Japanese NTSC model?

They'll probably start popping up on eBay soon.
 
OMG!! SWEET!!!! It came in!! I didn't even get a tracking number or anything... it just showed up!!

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check out some early pics- fresh out the box!!
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OMG. I just peed my pants! :D We all needed that. Thanks!

Mike
 
How much extra are people paying for Henrys cameras?

I saw a red pal GH1 on eBay go for 2050. I assume it would have been more of it were a black Japanese NTSC model?

They'll probably start popping up on eBay soon.

Henry's gave me a quote of about $1,650 I believe. I haven't received an email confirmation quite yet so I'll double check.
 
I'm guessing it's "Built in memory" is good for about 1 second of video at 24 frames per second...
 
I'm guessing it's "Built in memory" is good for about 1 second of video at 24 frames per second...

it's funny you should mention that Saaby- in my research of this particular grey market version workflow, I remember something about ..click- wind, wind, wind click- wind, wind, wind...

and something about having to send it out for "pre-image sequence development"... but not to worry, b/c of a quick turnaround of 7-10 business days or something like this, (more if it's B/W).

and then something like needing a scanner for "further pre-image sequence preperation".

and I'm sure you get the rest... so yeah, something like 1sec. @24fps of built in memory sounds about right...


still can't find the mic input though- definitely not happy w/ that...
 
i ordered on june 22, i just called Panasonic direct they said my shipment is in the September batch.

I guess I'll hear more about the canon D60 then.
 
I saw a red pal GH1 on eBay go for 2050. I assume it would have been more of it were a black Japanese NTSC model?

Dang!!! I wonder how much I could get for my black Canadian NTSC model? I'm done with my shoot in Vermont and I'm now back in Colorado. My next shoot isn't for another three weeks.

Sell mine on Ebay for $2K and hope to pick up another one before August 1st? Hmmmm. Seems a little risky.

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Dang!!! I wonder how much I could get for my black Canadian NTSC model? I'm done with my shoot in Vermont and I'm now back in Colorado. My next shoot isn't for another three weeks.

Sell mine on Ebay for $2K and hope to pick up another one before August 1st? Hmmmm. Seems a little risky.

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Honestly, from the way it's looking, if I needed the camera I wouldn't sell it for anything. Risky is an understatement. lol

A Japanese NTSC model (Ebay) and Henry's are probably the two most solid places to grab them from. When I put my .JP one up it got sold to someone overseas immediately. The other Japanese ones that were up went in a matter of a day and the Red Pal one went in an auction. I'm pretty sure if it had a buy it now it would've gone the first day.

Barry was right, in the end: it's going to be hard to get one of these things. How often is Barry wrong though?
 
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