That is really disappointing timing wise. I have preordered through Digidirect here in WA. So are you saying the earliest anyone that preordered in Australia will have a camera is Late April?

Regarding price:

The GH5 is a no brainer for the price. For me.

But that is relative to my income and clients. (which I have spent 14 years developing)

My GH4 has been one of the pillars of my business - the codec is half the value - i can turn projects around super fast using my native workflow and the render speed and edit power of Final Cut Pro x

Someone on a tight budget / starting off could get 90% of the image quality with a Gh4 and some nice lenses.

Web delivery means that many viewers can't tell the difference between what camera was used. Some of my work goes to broadcast (and has been fine) but most is web.

The lensing makes the biggest visual difference-

If i want to make a statement my voigtlander 25/ .095 comes out.

For event shooting its the 12-35 most of the time as i can move quickly and go handheld for sudden breaking events if required.

And for Real estate the 7-14 Olympus 2.8 -which magically "expands space"

To address some of the concerns out there about the GH series

Dynamic range isn't an issue as i fill light most of my important / hero corporate shots.(interviews / product shots) For outdoor events i just expose for my content and if i clip highlights a bit to allow the story to develop then so be it! No client has ever complained. And the image always meets my standards

Autofocus is also a complete non issue for me as I am manual focus all the way. (I use a magnetic clip on LCD screen magnifier and peaking for outdoor shoots)

Low light not an issue - the Voigtlander (25/.095 and useable iso up to 3200) has me sorted out.

The Voigtlander 25 in action for personal work (handheld and slow motion)

Thanks for the info - I would love to know why we have such a big delay down here in Australia.

You can still get GH5 via PV deals :-) And Australia customs is usually very good :-)