Where is best / cheapest place to buy Panasonic FZ5 ?

*Nigelpinder* · 02-02-2006, 11:35 AM

I am after a Panasonic FZ5, the cheapest I can see online is around £240 delivered. I dont want to get it from that french company, had bad experience with them last year. I didnt realise they were french until I had the issues..

Anyway, if anyone knows of any offers, please let me know, I`m poised with credit card, but can afford to wait a few weeks if necessary.

I know a few of your managed to snag one at £199, being a tight git, I`m hoping to get somewhere near that. If I cant, I`ll just get one for £240.

I have no problems buying off the net, but dont want to buy from abroad, got stung with vat for a few things off ebay recently. So the Hong Kong sellers are not suitable for me.

I posted this question in a thread about the FZ7, thought it best to have it in the main forum, hope I didnt break any rules doing so.

Nige.

midtones · 02-02-2006, 12:39 PM

I was after this camera too, just been to look at it

Comet have it for £249 in Silver, Jessops have it for £348. I asked for a price match which Jessops said they couldn't do.

Best price Jessops could give me was £285.

K.

Valley · 02-02-2006, 12:46 PM

Just got mine from cameras2u.com for £232 delivered, great service, arrived next day

*Nigelpinder* · 02-02-2006, 1:03 PM

I tried jessops, they wouldnt price match either.

Cant find the camera on cameras2u !???

you got a link to it please?

Valley · 02-02-2006, 9:07 PM

Err would you believe I checked the price just before I made that post and now they don't have it

And from a quick look around it looks like it's going out of stock everywhere rapidly, if you can get it for £240 I'd get it now as it's a great camera

*Nigelpinder* · 03-02-2006, 4:58 AM

ok, cheers.

If nobody post a link to a better deal over the weekend, i`ll order one monday.

Thanks again,

Nige.

maxl · 03-02-2006, 4:00 PM

The FZ5 has officially been discontinued so I would buy ASAP.

The FZ7 will be available in Spring apparently.

maxl · 03-02-2006, 4:09 PM

I got mine here from www.bestcameras.co.uk. Next day delivery.

http://www.bestcameras.co.uk/shop/ac...FZ5b_1263.html

£232.98 inc. VAT.

*Nigelpinder* · 03-02-2006, 5:51 PM

Thanks for that, I`ve just ordered one from there.

Nige.

*Nigelpinder* · 08-02-2006, 7:07 PM

OK, as this is now discontinued and going out of stock everywher, this is the best deal I found

Comet UK

£229.99 delivered free on a slow delivery. Bestcameras are now out of stock and emailed me to say so. If you want one, at the moment, this is the best deal I could find.

Nige.

mjw123 · 08-02-2006, 10:54 PM

Apparently Panasonics are rubbish according to the pearls of wisdom from a certain guy asking about £200 camera recomendations.

We must be all delusional then

Snap one up quick as they'll soon dissapear at this price level.

*Nigelpinder* · 08-02-2006, 11:05 PM

yeah, i`ve been reading the thread.

Dont know what posessed me to get the FZ5, ah yes I remember, because for the money and what I need out of a camera, its the best. !

It should be here next week, thanks for your help in offering suggestions for where I could get one.

Nige.

mjw123 · 09-02-2006, 11:39 AM

Great choice nige - look forward to seeing some of your results.

woody57 · 09-02-2006, 11:51 AM

Massive Warning Dont Deal With This Company Pixmania,poor Public Relations,poor Contact Dont Even Attempt To Phone Them,you Will Be Dead The Time They Answer,coudnt Run A P--- Up In A Brewery,my Story Would Take To Long To Tell Trust Me.jim

Monkeyboylee · 09-02-2006, 2:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mjw123

Great choice nige - look forward to seeing some of your results.

MJW, I'm off to New York next month and am after a good zoom camera (with image stability of course) , so can you recommend the Z5? What other options are there?

I have seen some of your photo's but I am assuming the blurred ones are because of you and not the camera.

mjw123 · 09-02-2006, 4:26 PM

Go annoy another forum monkey

- stick with your throw away party cameras

Monkeyboylee · 09-02-2006, 4:53 PM

That's nice, I'm being serious.

Anyone else offer any recommendations?

*Nigelpinder* · 09-02-2006, 6:01 PM

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Massive Warning Dont Deal With This Company Pixmania

thats the company I was meaning in my first post, but I dindt know if I could mention them by name...

mjw123 · 09-02-2006, 9:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkeyboylee

That's nice, I'm being serious.

Anyone else offer any recommendations?

When in the last 34yrs have you ever been serious about anything

Monkeyboylee · 10-02-2006, 8:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjw123

When in the last 34yrs have you ever been serious about anything

Check my other posts and you will see.

Thanks for all your help

mjw123 · 11-02-2006, 9:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkeyboylee

Check my other posts and you will see.

Thanks for all your help

Cry wolf springs to mind

*Nigelpinder* · 16-02-2006, 11:20 AM

Got my camera this morning. Impressed with the photos and zoom, found a slight difficulty in following fast moving objects.

I take a lot of photos of rugby / football, I had an Olympus 2500L, when I looked through the viewfinder and took a sequence of 5 shots, the screen only momentarily went black when the shutter opened, on the FZ5, it is black for much longer between shots, which makes tracking players who are running much harder.

I realise the zoom magnifies the problem, but I still need to get my head round it and try and find a method that works for me.

Overall, very impressed with the picture quality though.

Nige.