i was about to say, i ordered from b&h two days ago and got free shipping, glad to see my order was updated to in stock order sent to warehouse !!

i recently sold my 14-42 and went for the 19mm which i pick up for $100 (the 30 would have been redundant for me). so far this lens has been a lot of fun, i really cant complain with the quality you get for the very budget friendly price. this is the first digital prime, so im still playing around with it, but i see it being a great lens to have until i can justify getting one of the higher-end olympus or panasonic offerings.

I just ordered the 30mm for 99 Euros. I have been in doubt for a loooooong time whether to get the 20 1.7, the 25 1.4 or this 30 2.8... the price did it for me in the end. Although I know I would not have regretted any of the other ones, and I can surely see the difference... I just didn't feel like spending so much money on a lens. I'm really excited to see what the lens can offer.

...and I just received the lens. First impressions based on a few test photos I checked on the computerscreen are positive. Made a few people shots in the office that look very good. It's sharp wide open at 2.8 and makes for a nice portrait lens. Will see what it does in practice when light gets tougher, but so far my impressions are good and most definitely worth the small investment. I use it on my G2 and what I already found out: autofocus can quickly miss the target focus point when set on facedetection in a busy scene - especially when the face is turned away from the camera slightly. Not 100% sure whether my 14-45 does considerably better, but I think so. Anyway, I put it on single point focus, focus where it should, re-aim for the shot. And then all is good.
Nice little lens!

Gerald can you compare the 30mm IQ to the P14-45 at ~30mm.

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Cameras Panasonic G5 and G2
lenses Rokinon 7.5, P14-42, P14-45, P20, P45-200, P100-300
Adapted lenses Olympus 50mm F1.8 OM , JCPenney 135/F2.8 OM, Teleplus 2X MC7 Macro

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Well I consider the 14-45 an absolutely fantastic lens with great IQ. This may partially be because of the way it is corrected by the body, not sure. Anyway, I personally did not buy the Sigma to top IQ of the 14-45, but I hoped it would come close. And from what I saw so far, I think it does. I ran a few test shots at 30mm, same scene with both lenses. Most notably is of course the shallower depth of field of the Sigma, which was one of the reasons for buying, the other reason being able to freeze people's movement in a little less than perfect light. And that's also where the lens shines over the 14-45. For still scenes there's is hardly any gain in lowlight performance due to the 14-45's OIS, which works great. However for indoor scenes with people, the Sigma is really nice. At 2.8 it separates them slightly from the background in a very nice way to my taste.
All in all I would not recommend the lens over the 14-45 at 30 in terms of sharpness and contrast. They looked comparable at first glance. Also not necessarily to gain much in low light for still scenes. Yet for the reasons I bought it, I can only say it delivers and makes really nice images.

For those looking to just get one lens and not both, Unique Photo is selling either the 19mm or 30mm for $99.

Thanks OP for posting this!!

Got both of my lenses from B&H really fast once it was in stock and they're fantastic so far.

They came in perfect condition both cosmeticaly, and functionally.

wtf, bhphoto is showing the "combo" as discontinu'd?

The BH banner ad for it is still running in my browser, both lenses together for $199.