Lack of youtube vids due to my camera being taken

What mount? I might have something to just get you rolling again.

I work at a mom 'n pop camera store. Boxes and boxes of equipment.

 

"Taken from me"? Stolen, or...?

 

I had a camera stolen out of my car once... it was under a coat in the rear foot well, passenger side. Middle of the night, but in a well-lit parking lot. I was inside a bar, during a crazy snowstorm, for about 45 minutes and came back to find a lot of snow on the seat... which was confusing until I finally looked up and saw the window was missing. A lot of cars around me got hit, too. Doubt they lost anything as valuable though...

I definitely don't see much (if any) MFT stuff there... but I'll check anyway.

If you have a particular mount adapter I could ship you "a lens" just so you have -something- to use. As for specific models, unless we're lucky they'd probably cost about the same as you would find them elsewhere.

 

I hate people who steal, so scum. Sorry to hear that man.

 

Olympus do a fantastic Mico Four Thirds lens called M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm F1.8 that Martian here recommended. I bought a used one (still looks brand new in box) from Yahoo Auctions for 20'500yen for use on my GH2. That's a pretty good price but it is a fixed length so that may be of no use to you. I don't know how much you guys in the US pay for a good lens but over here 20'500 yen is a deal.

This is the actual lens I bought. (Picture taken from the auction)

 

Hmm, why not import then or would that be too expensive due to exchange rates? You could also check out the UK. The likes of Jessops have good lens kits that are often sold at a cheap price over there for not much more than what we pay in Japan plus the exchange rate should be better for you.

 

Jessops has gone bust a few months ago

 

really? oh man, that's bad news. Jessops used to be a great place for all the latest camera equipment at good prices.

 

Here in the US everyone orders their stuff from B&H

Or those who don't mind paying a few extra bucks go to their local 'shop. But we can't always justify that.

 

Is camera stuff really that much cheaper in Japan?

I was going to get the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 before I head over in May, but maybe I'll just buy it there... Hmm...

 

For you in Australia, probably not - you're right next door! All camera gear is made in Japan so naturally, it's cheaper there That's why we have grey imports in the West.

Jessops went, yes. Didn't Peter Jones buy it as an online only company? To be fair, their prices hadn't been great for years, what with the Internet. I found them expensive and never bought from them. Maybe being online only, they'll compete with the likes of Wex now.

f/2.5 is an unusual aperture for a prime lens. Anyway, pro lenses are anything from f/2.8 across the range.

Would your car insurance not cover theft of property in the vehicle, Kev?

Think yourself lucky you're only having to spend $179. My next lens purchase will be £1,600!

 

Sounds like a fantastic price for that.

(assuming you haven't mistaken and actually mean the 14 2.5 which is, used, right at that price)

 

Yep, $179. Dollars is really cheap, especially if that's a new lens.

 

Why not just get a Lumix TZ-10? Great camera, what I use for my youtube videos. I think anything about that for YouTube is overkill, since it gets so heavily compressed. Unless you need it for other things.