Boncrek
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Good question. And the earthquake in Japan didnt help anything im sure.
I've been wondering: D oyou think thre GH3 will really be announced by the time the GH2 becomes readily available?
GH2 in stock thread
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Good question. And the earthquake in Japan didnt help anything im sure.
I've been wondering: D oyou think thre GH3 will really be announced by the time the GH2 becomes readily available?
ugafan
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who knows what they're doing, the decisions they've make over the past year are baffling.
1. gh1 is hacked, making it a much more desirable camera.
2. instead of enjoying increased sales, panasonic responds by releasing a firmware update to circumvent the hack.
3. phase out gh1 and release gh2.
4. people love the gh2, but panasonic releases only a tiny amount. for all intents and purposes you're not selling the gh1 or the gh2 here.
who is making these decisions?
That's only in US. Open any door on a photo store around the world and you can fill a truck with GH2's. Too bad they sell for double or triple that they sell here.
Got it today delivered rather quick. As I said, order it directly from Pana.
This is only an estimate of course, but since the GH2 has been out of stock since its release it's unlikely they are doing R&D compared to simple manufacturing.
Not likely. Since I got screwed on the DVX100 I was very hesitant to go with pana again, but the GH2 only came out about half a year ago, and the G3 about a week or so ago. Generally, historically, I think there is about a year between the G and the GH model, so you can probably expect the GH3 sometime in early-mid 2012.
This is only an estimate of course, but since the GH2 has been out of stock since its release it's unlikely they are doing R&D compared to simple manufacturing.
Disastronaut
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Looks like there are 13 or so GH2s with the 14-42 kit lens available through Amazon from $1,099.95 on up as of 7:30am (pacific) today.
Jeff Gibbs
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Ordered mine this AM from Sammy's Camera via Amazon and it's already on it's way! $999 silver with 14-42 lens.
Ed Farnsworth
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Pulled the trigger. Don't need it but then I thought of Vitaliy, slaving so hard. He would want me to have a Gh2. Ten black with 14-42 left on Amazon as of this time.
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nycshooter
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Why is it these relatively small dealers have stock of the camera yet larger well established authorized dealers are without stock? B&H Video and Crutchfield for example have not seen stock nor do they have a clue when they'll get any. What's the deal? I personally don't want to spend over $1000 on any product when it's not an authorized dealer.
The only possible reason, the "big hitters" want theirs at a better discount. No reason for Panny to ship to them if that is the reason, as Panny is selling everything they can get into the states.
nycshooter
Member
You may be right. Seems silly though that Panasonic could be selling fairly large quantities of this product in the United States if they chose to do so. I've asked around and it doesn't seem to be a manufacturing issue, but rather a conscious decision to limit supply.
UPDATE:
Crutchfield.com has them in stock. Just ordered mine. 1499.99 plus free shipping for the 14 - 140 kit.
UPDATE:
Crutchfield.com has them in stock. Just ordered mine. 1499.99 plus free shipping for the 14 - 140 kit.
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Ed Farnsworth
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Good advice for a lot of things, Abolit. Come to think of it, haven't seen a miracle yet.
HCEhouston
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We've got GH2s back in stock. Bodies, 14-42 and 14-140 kits are available and ready to ship. Call or shoot me an email.
John 713-789-6901 johne@hcehouston.com
John 713-789-6901 johne@hcehouston.com
biginvegas
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I chatted with a rep at a large company in NYC, he had 50 on order from Panasonic, didn't know when maybe June, July... no clue.
50 'aint a lot for a company this big so you got think about this camera and it's real demand, we might think it's the shizzle but there are a lot of camera's out there competing.
USA still in recession mode, people not spending, camera's for a $1k and up that's a luxury. This camera is still a niche camera no matter the reviews and hype and my opinion is that Panasonic treat it like that and simply don't make a lot of them.
50 'aint a lot for a company this big so you got think about this camera and it's real demand, we might think it's the shizzle but there are a lot of camera's out there competing.
USA still in recession mode, people not spending, camera's for a $1k and up that's a luxury. This camera is still a niche camera no matter the reviews and hype and my opinion is that Panasonic treat it like that and simply don't make a lot of them.
OK, this is just nuts. Obviously there is demand. If there wasn't you'd have overstock. So why not produce enough to meet demand? OK, I can understand that initially they misjudge the demand and make too few - fine. But after that, you gotta meet demand, and they have not been supplying enough for over 6 months now! Whatever the reason, I don't know - probably incompetence - but it sure is not because there is "not enough demand". If they *ick around much longer, other cameras may come out to match or exceed what the GH2 offers, and Panasonic will lose a ton of customers... as is, there is talk of a Canon 5DmkIII around the corner... Panasonic needs to look at their management to see what the problem is, because this is just a hopeless way to run a business.
USA still in recession mode, people not spending, camera's for a $1k and up that's a luxury. This camera is still a niche camera no matter the reviews and hype and my opinion is that Panasonic treat it like that and simply don't make a lot of them.
OK, this is just nuts. Obviously there is demand. If there wasn't you'd have overstock. So why not produce enough to meet demand? OK, I can understand that initially they misjudge the demand and make too few - fine. But after that, you gotta meet demand, and they have not been supplying enough for over 6 months now! Whatever the reason, I don't know - probably incompetence - but it sure is not because there is "not enough demand". If they *ick around much longer, other cameras may come out to match or exceed what the GH2 offers, and Panasonic will lose a ton of customers... as is, there is talk of a Canon 5DmkIII around the corner... Panasonic needs to look at their management to see what the problem is, because this is just a hopeless way to run a business.
Yeah, have to agree here. If there weren't demand, why would we need this thread in the first place? Why is it sold out? They should make enough to at least meet demand.
If they cover demand it doesn't automatically mean they cover production and distribution costs. This very camera might be even unprofitable. In marketing that's called "loss leader" - a product sold below profit margin to stimulate sales of other goods. And sometimes loss leaders are intentionally made scarce. In case of Panasonic, their goal IMO is to sell more compact cameras. And they need a "pro" looking model intended not for actual sales but just to be in their product range. It's rather for show, mainly to be depicted in their catalogs just to persuade potential compact camera buyer that the manufacturer is pro enough. The message is: look, we've got toys for the big boys, too! And after all 90% of DSLR market still belongs to Canon, Nikon and Sony, Panasonic's is just a drop in the ocean - 1%.
Judging on the same distribution story story happened to GH2's predecessor I can come to a conclusion that it's not about poor management, it's made intentionally. It's a part of their marketing strategy. IMO they just don't believe they need to sell more.
I follow http://www.kenmorecamera.com/ on twitter and they just said they have Gh2 14-42mm and 14-140 in stock. I bought my gh2 from them and got it within the week.
Well either way, it seems like a stupid strategy.