Why is this model so much cheaper than the others even though it includes a camera? the other one listed with a cam goes for $1000 and is also sold by
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If your going to get a dji drone contact aces deal.biz he can set you up with the right. Drone he help me i have a dji phanton 2 vision 2
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Good question! To tell you the truth, I don't know either. If you go to DJI website and compare all the specs, they all have the same ranges, same power, etc. FC40 flying time is shorter but you can pay $7.00 to $20 to upgrade new V2 props, get a 5000mah battery, etc... other than that I don't understand why people want to spend more. Notes: Phantom 1 use 2.4 ghz which is good to upgrade with 5.8 ghz FPV system, V2 and V2 plus use 5.8 ghz just like fc40, they have wifi extender ehich you can get a home extender for your fc40, it's much cheaper... although V version has better camera (so what?). If you find anything different, please let me know so I can educate myself too. Cheers! Good question! To tell you the truth, I don't know either. If you go to DJI website and compare all the specs, they all have the same ranges, same power, etc. FC40 flying time is shorter but you can pay $7.00 to $20 to upgrade new V2 props, get a 5000mah battery, etc... other than that I don't understand why people want to spend more. Notes: Phantom 1 use 2.4 ghz which is good to upgrade with 5.8 ghz FPV system, V2 and V2 plus use 5.8 ghz just like fc40, they have wifi extender ehich you can get a home extender for your fc40, it's much cheaper... although V version has better camera (so... » Read More Good question! To tell you the truth, I don't know either. If you go to DJI website and compare all the specs, they all have the same ranges, same power, etc. FC40 flying time is shorter but you can pay $7.00 to $20 to upgrade new V2 props, get a 5000mah battery, etc... other than that I don't understand why people want to spend more. Notes: Phantom 1 use 2.4 ghz which is good to upgrade with 5.8 ghz FPV system, V2 and V2 plus use 5.8 ghz just like fc40, they have wifi extender ehich you can get a home extender for your fc40, it's much cheaper... although V version has better camera (so what?). If you find anything different, please let me know so I can educate myself too. Cheers! « Show Less
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Good question! To tell you the truth, I don't know either. If you go to DJI website and compare all the specs, they all have the same ranges, same power, etc. FC40 flying time is shorter but you can pay $7.00 to $20 to upgrade new V2 props, get a 5000mah battery, etc... other than that I don't understand why people want to spend more. Notes: Phantom 1 use 2.4 ghz which is good to upgrade with 5.8 ghz FPV system, V2 and V2 plus use 5.8 ghz just like fc40, they have wifi extender ehich you can get a home extender for your fc40, it's much cheaper... although V version has better camera (so what?). If you find anything different, please let me know so I can educate myself too. Cheers!
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I bought the complete bundle. It has a little bag for the cam, a 4Gb sd Card, battery and its charger. It was cheaper than cam alone.
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well ernesto, since i am not the seller, i will base my answer on the more common cases, usually, a used camera like this one, comes at least with the strap, the battery and charger, who in this case it is the only specified by the seller, and sometimes, just sometimes with a memory card. i do not think that is for this offer, but, again, it's just my opinion. otherwise, the camera is a great one, you can do almost everything with it! i recommend look for more lenses from olympus.ABOUT THE LENS APPEAR TO COME WITH A 14\42 A MID RANGE ZOOM WHO AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS A VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED LENS EQUAL IN QUALITY TO MORE EXPENSIVE (MUCH EXPENSIVE!) LENSES ON THE MARKET TODAY! GOOD LUCK, ENJOY! well ernesto, since i am not the seller, i will base my answer on the more common cases, usually, a used camera like this one, comes at least with the strap, the battery and charger, who in this case it is the only specified by the seller, and sometimes, just sometimes with a memory card. i do not think that is for this offer, but, again, it's just my opinion. otherwise, the camera is a great one, you can do almost everything with it! i recommend look for more lenses from olympus.ABOUT THE LENS APPEAR TO COME WITH A 14\42 A MID RANGE ZOOM WHO AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS A VERY WELL... » Read More well ernesto, since i am not the seller, i will base my answer on the more common cases, usually, a used camera like this one, comes at least with the strap, the battery and charger, who in this case it is the only specified by the seller, and sometimes, just sometimes with a memory card. i do not think that is for this offer, but, again, it's just my opinion. otherwise, the camera is a great one, you can do almost everything with it! i recommend look for more lenses from olympus.ABOUT THE LENS APPEAR TO COME WITH A 14\42 A MID RANGE ZOOM WHO AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS A VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED LENS EQUAL IN QUALITY TO MORE EXPENSIVE (MUCH EXPENSIVE!) LENSES ON THE MARKET TODAY! GOOD LUCK, ENJOY! « Show Less
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The I model is old stock or used being sold by whoever has them around. So of course they're going to try to sell them at the highest price possible close to the new model. They were probably not paying attention and typed in a price that was too high, because it makes no sense at all to buy the model I if it's $500 more expensive than the model II that has the improved image stabilization and lighter weight. Everyone is using the new version at the Olympics in Sochi now if they're using a 400mm canon lens.
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It depends if you're buying it as a new retail camera (the current $1300 listing), or a used one that also might not have all the items included with a new purchase (instruction book, charger, etc; such as the current $109 listing). Or, you know, work. But most sellers should tell you the status of the item and what is included.
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I received mine over the weekend from Amazon, but have done similar research as you did for over a week. I've noticed the same thing as you do on the price increase. IMO I chaulk it up to supply and demand. I shopped around and found the prices to be generally very close amongst online stores, and no more $435's available except at one reputable NY store selling it at $439 just the other day, and is back-ordered. The thing is that with Amazon there aren't even other vendors selling this camera at any price, so it's completely up to Amazon to charge what it thinks is appropriate. Even the used prices (which are mostly by Amazon in this case) have risen by a large margin. However, the camera is fantastic! So it's still a value proposition in my case. Since I sold my M43 gear, this $500 price tag is downright low. Look at it another way, there are no M43 or DSLRs (bodies only) that shoot at 5.5 FPS with autofocus or 12 without that come in at less than a grand. The lens range and aperture are in the same situation, there is nothing in the inter-changeable lens world that come close without costing multiples of this FZ150. Seriously, an Olympus 28-200'ish mm equivalent M43 lens runs at $450; a Nikon 18-200 VR for APS-C sensor is at approx $900; a Nikon 28-300 VR for full frame is about $1k (while non of these open to f 2.8). True, those cameras have larger sensors and the lenses are quality stuff and can do different things (we're not totally comparing apples to apples here), but if this camera is right for you for what you do as it does in my case for what I intend it to do, which is for travel (light) and take photos of my son at baseball games, the price is a steal. Frankly this camera out guns my DSLR by a large margin and does 1080P video with fast accurate auto focus at 60p :) I cannot do manual video focus of sports - at any price! On the other hand, other options may be to wait and see, or buy used. I checked out eBay, no luck there (but Amazon pricing staff already know that).
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I'm not sure about price. Probably availability. These seem to be growing in availability. There is a flash. Top right of the camera.
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I guess it is just a sale. I started my shopping process at Best Buy and noticed that the other cameras with the wifi feature were 160+ and I didn't really need that (I can deal with putting the little card in my laptop). I was all set to buy another camera but they couldn't find it in the store and getting one from a store that had several in stock was a major ordeal that was going to take an hour. I gave up and left. If they don't want to sell me a camera, too bad for them. I looked on Amazon and saw this and saw the great price (only $15 more than the more basic one I was going to buy) and snapped it up. I also got the leather case as an add on. It protects the camera well.
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I just picked mine up from Best Buy in Houston. They have one more left. Dallas store have them also. Funny thing is that they are listed for $9,999.99. I had to get a manager involved, when the not so bright clerk was arguing with me that it was a $10K camera. The manager ended up selling it for the correct price.
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The $119.99 price is a reference to the suggested retail price of the 30 minute camcorder, which is now on sale for $103.83. It is misleading of Amazon if the flash ad led you to the 60 minute camcorder which is sold at a higher price point.
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Ended up buying canon T1i instead of T3... will be in my hands next week. Bought it from Walmart for 629. Amazon price was 709 for the same camera. Letting you guys know if anyone is interested in buying Canon T1i. it is a 15MP camera with 720p video at 30fps and 1080p with 20fps. I really don't care for video part but it was really good deal compared to what best buy or amazon was asking for same camera.
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to be honest i had no idead they had the ycam home monitor for $100 cheaper. if it seems the same i would buy it.
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The reason the price jumped is that Amazon doesn't have the camera in stock (hardly anyone does -- Panasonic seems to have badly underestimated demand), and the only third-party Amazon sellers who have it are charging these ridiculous gouging prices because they think there are people willing to pay that much to get it NOW as opposed to whenever Panasonic can manufacture enough to satisfy the demand. If I were to put in an order with Amazon today (buying from Amazon at $899), I doubt I'd receive it before January at this point. There's no way I would pay $1500 for a GF1, but the official $899 price seems fair for what it is (with a lens included).
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They are all the same cameras but have different options. The price you paid is all over the place, shop around.
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Radioshack has CG10 for $129 right now. I don't think any other small form factor cameras can match the feature/price it offers even Flips, Kodaks.
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I was just wondering the same thing! I purchased ours for around $658 from J&R; on here back in January. Now it's more than double that. Why have they stopped production? This is an amazing camcorder.
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I would like to know when the camera will be released and if I pre-order it, what happens if other web-sites sell it sell for less money. Here's another angle; What if I pre-order it now on here for $499 that is the current price and then the price drops at release time? I would dearly like to try this camera out to see if it is as good as they say it is. I have a Kodak Z980 which has a great 24x zoom but the 30x plus the other neat features will be very tempting if they are for real. The low light capabilities alone are interesting. (My Kodak Z980 is not too bad at low light but I will take any improvement I can get!)Does anyone have any idea when it will be released? I would like to know when the camera will be released and if I pre-order it, what happens if other web-sites sell it sell for less money. Here's another angle; What if I pre-order it now on here for $499 that is the current price and then the price drops at release time? I would dearly like to try this camera out to see if it is as good as they say it is. I have a Kodak Z980 which has a great 24x zoom but the 30x plus the other neat features will be very tempting if they are for real. The low light capabilities alone are interesting. (My Kodak Z980 is not too bad at low light but I... » Read More I would like to know when the camera will be released and if I pre-order it, what happens if other web-sites sell it sell for less money. Here's another angle; What if I pre-order it now on here for $499 that is the current price and then the price drops at release time? I would dearly like to try this camera out to see if it is as good as they say it is. I have a Kodak Z980 which has a great 24x zoom but the 30x plus the other neat features will be very tempting if they are for real. The low light capabilities alone are interesting. (My Kodak Z980 is not too bad at low light but I will take any improvement I can get!)Does anyone have any idea when it will be released? « Show Less