Seasonal price drop for Fuji products

Currently Fujifilm offers a generous cashbacks on lenses and mirorless cameras in Australia., $200 for many lenses and $100 for some cameras. In addition, CameraPro shop is moving into a new location in Brisbane, and many ex-demo lenses are available at discount price.  Ex-demo XF18-135mm for $650 is a very tempting offer. A brand new XF27mm pancake is priced at $199.  

Fuji X-E1 for $349 AUD

Kogan has Fuji X-E1 for $349 only. This onlilne shop sells mainly grey goods / parallel import. I know people who bought goods from Kogan photographic gear and other stuff such as mobile phones. The prices at Kogan are generally significantly lower than in the mainstream Australian shops and comparable to the best offers from smaller shops such as CameraPro (at least for cameras I am interested in).  It  used to sell eReaders with support of FB2 format but not anymore.

Ex-demo lenses on sale at CameraPro

CameraPro shop in Brisbane currently sells ex-demo Fujinon lenses at discount price. The shop also has other good deals, not just for Fuji. Olympus OM-D E-M5 kit is prices below the body. 

Samsung deals

Digital Camera Warehouse offers interesting deals on Samsung cameras: a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 tablet. NX300M with 16-50mm power zoom lens, a bag and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 goes for $740.

It is expected that NX300 will be replaced with the next model in the nearby future, so Samsung is selling out the existing stocks. NX400 is rumored to have the latest 28MP sensor first appeared in NX1.

Price drop for silver Fuji X100S

Brisbane CameraPro shop offers "silver" Fujifilm X100S for $999 (AUD). The black model is not discounted yet. Current Australian  prices on Fujifilm cameras and lenses  are very tempting. Falling Australian dollar (currently ~0.83 USD) is also a factor, considering downturn in the mining boom. Even the latest Fuji X100T for $1,569 looks like a bargain for a new camera with a spare battery. In fact for both cameras the prices are comparable to the US shops such as B&H.

The latest Fuji compact camera, silver X30, is available at Kogan shop for less than $500. It is a parallel import, but the price is really good. I guess Fuji has a lot of competition from Sony, Panasonic and Canon. The latest X30 with the electronic viewfinder, tiltable screen and a decent battery life is a very attractive model for people hooked on Fuji cameras.    

Another cheap entry into the Fuji X world

CameraPro shop changed a very good deal for Fuji X-E1 / XF18-55mm kit to $799. It is still a good price.

Currently Kogan sells Fujifilm X-E1 (body only) for $349 (AUD) - very attractive price if you have lenses. If not, the kit from CameraPro is a better deal. Kogan sells a parallel (grey) import.

Easy way of entering the Fuji X world

CameraPro shop in Brisbane sells Fujifilm X-E1 camera with Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 OIS lens for $579 (after $200 cashback from Fuji). It is $10 below the regular price of the lens. Not much was changed in X-E2 compared to X-E1 regarding the image quality (X-E2 review on DPReview). The autofocus in Fuji X-E1 works fine on static objects as long as you don't use 60mm macro lens. Fuji provides regular software upgrades for old models.