According to Panasonic UK's Barney Sykes, looking at figures
from one retailer paints a very promising picture.  "The GF5X
[the version sold with the premium X lens] in one week outsold
the GF3 at any point in its life. So, in its first week of sale,
the GF5 was a bigger seller than any week of GF3 sales," he
said.  "Feedback from Japan is that the GF5 started really well,
in Japan it's also outselling the GF3, so we're really pleased."
The news that the Panasonic GF5 "X" kit is selling well is
particularly interesting, given that it's a more expensive
proposition.  Offering a power zoom, rather than the traditional
ring around the barrel operation, the lens is extremely compact
and makes the GF5X barely bigger than some compact cameras.
"What's so pleasing for us now is that the X lens is proving so
popular, a lot of retail partners are saying that even though
it's not entry-level price, they would rather take the X kit
variant now, because customers are seeing the benefit of having
a collapsible lens, it