LX3 - PANASONIC BACKORDER INFO

No LX3 stock in the US! A LX3-photography reader wanted to know what is going on and shared the following answer he got from the Panasonic customer support.
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Dear MR PORTER

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the Panasonic DMCLX3K. We apologize
for the delay in providing you with a reply to your inquiry and we hope
that this delay has not caused you any inconvenience.

We do not have any data on when the DMCLX3K will be available at retailers
in the USA. As you have noted the camera is backordered and we waiting
for the camera to be resupplied in the USA and at our on line store.

We do not have an ETA on the DMCLX3K in the USA.


Thank You,

Panasonic Consumer Support
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Note: Thanks to MR Porter for the info.

8 comments:

Kert said...

I got the last one in Winnipeg! I'm so happy I picked it up.

Etapol said...

Still back ordered everywhere in US; and it's almost May! Crazy. Im almost about to cave in a by a G10 (against my will) because I've been waiting so long for a good P&S for traveling.

JeffBu said...

Yep, I'm about to pop for a G10 myself. Something must be terribly wrong at Panasonic for them to let slip so many LX3 sales like this...

Seems like a great camera, but this is getting ridiculous!

Siddhartha said...

This says ETA is May 18th.
http://www.valleyseek.com/product.action?itemID=108490

nuno said...

They changed it already. You can find some at Amazon, from resellers, but at a prohibitive price.

JeffBu said...

Ah Hah! Here's why they delayed the LX3, Panasonic just brought out the new and improved version, the ZS3!

http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/11601?utm_source=ET&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EmailTT052809&j=8127993&e=jefbu@aol.com&l=928833_HTML&u=78520464&mid=80238&jb=0

La fourmi said...

The ZS3 is different from the LX3, no manual mode, no RAW format etc.

schlaulau said...

I just found two black LX3s at Amazon for $499 and free shipping - now just one left since I bought myself one!

Good luck!