[jogiba]

Panasonic Employee Purchase Program

Discounts may be available through your employer!
If you're an employee of an organization participating in the Panasonic Employee Purchase Program, you may be eligible to receive discounts on Panasonic products.

To determine if you qualify, please enter your work email address below. If your work email address matches our records, you will receive an email from us with instructions on how you may participate in the Panasonic Employee Purchase Program.

https://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vEppDiscountEligibility...JbPN5qQg%3D%3D

[deejjjaaaa]

How do you qualify for EPP? The GH1 is tempting but I just got GH2. I'd be more interested in GF2 plus 14/2.5...

as you probably saw yourself - you do not really need to be qualified - you just follow the URL and register yourself - no questions asked

[rparmar]

I assume this is USA only even though nowhere in the FAQ or user agreement does the website state this simple fact.

Sheesh.

[pxpaulx]

I assume this is USA only even though nowhere in the FAQ or user agreement does the website state this simple fact.

Sheesh.

Yes it would be under the website header:

Panasonic Ideas for Life USA

[deejjjaaaa]

I assume this is USA only even though nowhere in the FAQ or user agreement does the website state this simple fact.

Sheesh.

if Panasonic has issues to ship outside of the states you can try to watch the stock @ Unique Photo - I got body only there @ USD $737 just before the New Year holiday... price was a little more than Panasonic (at the moment I saw something like USD$670 through EPP) - but I had to pay taxes there (Panasonic charges taxes for all US states) and Unique Photo only charges taxes to ship to NJ - so for me difference was very small when taxes were included into calculations and unlike Panasonic I did not have any delays w/ shipment.

[rparmar]

Yes it would be under the website header:

Panasonic Ideas for Life USA

I realise it is the USA site, but that doesn't imply they sell only to the USA! Many USA-based websites ship elsewhere, no?

[pxpaulx]

I realise it is the USA site, but that doesn't imply they sell only to the USA! Many USA-based websites ship elsewhere, no?

That is true, but generally for multiple brand electronics shops - for the most part from what I have experienced any brand-specific online stores are generally geared to be country specific.

[jogiba]

Update: Panasonic raised the EPP price to $425.

My mistake, that is the facebook price:

[jogiba]

Update: When I tried the Facebook price again I put it in my cart and the price dropped from $425 to $375 so just use facebook to get the $375 price if you don't have an EPP account.

[pxpaulx]

Funny, got my 'backordered' lens today, but the in stock body still hasn't shipped. I think they might've run the charge to my credit card though so hopefully next week.

[jogiba]

Update: UPS shows the lens (1.40 lbs)
Scheduled Delivery: Monday, 01/24/2011, By End of Day And the GH1 (4.20 lbs) .
Scheduled Delivery: Tuesday, 01/25/2011, By End of Day

I wish they both came in one box because I have to deal with my wife asking me if it's another camera everytime the UPS guy shows up.

[jogiba]

Philip Bloom demonstrates the advanced technology of the LUMIX GH1 - which brings a gentle, soft focus to both photos and movies and enhances every single shot with the beauty of HD. The Kauai Sunset filmed in it's Full HD glory!

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYzGaD7aiBg[/YT]

Vimeo

[pxpaulx]

I got my lens on Friday. Paid for the first level of upgraded shipping for $5 bucks... My order doesn't have any tracking numbers on their site, hoping the camera is comig tomorrow!

[pxpaulx]

Body came! Battery charging - nice build, feels as light as my GF1 did. Kind of reminds me of my first serious camera, the panny FZ30. Can't wait to give it a go!

[jogiba]

Same here, wow it came with an AC adapter, my GH2 did not. I will test it tomorrow when we have another snow storm.