Panasonic GX7 black body only $609.95

I'm......almost...tempted...but I just ordered the 12-40 Oly Pro lens.......Grrrr....never.... enough..... $$$....for.....equipment!

 

It might be a grey market camera. I think I saw a post about 6 ave or sunset selling the Japanese version. The difference is that Panasonic USA will not honor the warranty. You will probably have to send the camera to Japan if it breaks.

However, that is a great price!

 

Yea I just ordered one from 6Ave with a battery kit for $620, it arrives later tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

I will be looking forward to hearing how it goes!

 

Yes please let us know. Sometimes legitimate camera dealers temporarily sell at near cost. Like last winter between Thanksgiving and Xmas Samys camera in Los Angeles had a brief sale on GH3's for the insanely low price of $699.00 !!

 

Also, if it matters to you - there may be a PAL vs NTFS video issue involved if it is from Asia. Don't know, just suggesting.
A friend bought a camera from Asia and that was the case with her.

 

Japan uses NTSC. So no problem there.

 

Got mine

I bought this same package and got it yesterday. I'm not sure if it is grey market or not, but it is NTSC and one of the packaged manuals is in english.

I'm satisfied, everything looked new and works fine.

The only problem is after playing with it, I think I might prefer the e-m10 as a backup to the gx7. Anybody with a e-m10 want to trade? :smile:

 

i got my GX7 from 6Ave. It was Canadian version. There's no Panasonic warranty anyway because they took out the warranty card. However, 6Ave does provide 1 year coverage themselves. On the back of GX7 manual, you can find out where the camera was originally released. Mine says Panasonic Canada.

Anyway, pretty much everything sold by 6ave is grey market. Don't ever buy grey market Nikon because Nikon USA service center would not fix them. Canon and Fujifilm service center do fix grey markets, but you have to pay regular rate.

 

Thanks for that info! I'm still waiting on my delivery, grey market or not I'm still very excited to get my hands on it. It'll be the first camera that I've personally bought since my Canon 40D back in 07.

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I think Panasonic and Sony lock their Japanese version with Japanese menu that cannot be changed to another language. something to keep in mind.

 

That's a very tempting price!

 

However, on the Panasonic G, GF and GH bodies, with the PTools Hack, you can change the menu to another language. I don't know if the PTools work on the GX.

 

Delivery eta

When do you expect delivery?

 

I actually received it this evening. I'm going to be uploading some of the photos that I've taken with adapted lenses since I didn't buy any native ones.

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Got a GX7 black body only from 6ave delivered today. Every indication is that it is a USA model, was in the original box (not split from a kit), the Serial Number on the camera matched the box, English menus, NTSC.

It seemed to register fine on the Panasonic site, though I suppose there is a chance they wouldn't honor it if I tried to make a warranty claim. 6ave does claim to include a one year warranty of their own, though I don't know how well that would work.

I got a 6ave package that was supposed to include an extra battery, memory card, and case. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the 16GB SD card is Sandisk Ultra, Bower battery, and Vivitar case. I was expecting no-name knock-offs.

Overall, I'm quite pleased.

Tim

 

Fantastic... That's how I started into this system. A couple years later I picked up a kit lens for the occasional lazy shooting days and the benefit of the wide end.
I still mostly shoot with legacy glass.
What legacy lenses/mounts are you using?

 

Can you tell if it is a Canadian, Japanese or USA version?

PS I spend part of the year in Asia. I might actually be better off with a Japanese version. Unfortunately, I believe that my credit cards will not double my warranty on the Japanese version purchased via eBay.

Enjoy your new camera!

PS Still debating between the gx7 and waiting for a refurbished m10.

 

How did you determine that it was a Canadian version?