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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Any Experience Buying Directly From Olympus USA? | |
Edit to original post: the direct from Olympus prices are now the same as B&H so I now can't see that it matters if one buys the three items I am interested in from Olympus or B&H.
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I have been in a tortuous debate over purchasing an Olympus or Fujifilm camera body and a couple of lenses. I went to the Olympus web site to gather information and subsequently I have been getting a few e-mails from them - which I don't mind and of course I can opt out of receiving them.
Today I received an e-mail from Olympus announcing sale prices on many items: The OMD-EM5II for: $900. , the
12-40 f2.8 Pro Zoom for $800. , and the 40-150 f2.8 Pro Zoom for $1,300. Free shipping and no tax - sold by Olympus USA out of PA. I have spent a ton of money over the years at B&H on Nikon bodies, lenses, and lots of other stuff. I have not had any issue with B&H but at these prices I was considering buying these directly from Olympus. Has anyone here bought directly from Olympus and if so was it a good experience? Somehow I think that if you bought directly from Olympus and had a warranty issue it might all be resolved easier or quicker but really that's just a feeling and not based on logic or fact.
Also, for the two lenses mentioned above the USA warranty is one year. For each of these lenses for $79. they add four years to the warranty - considering the complexity of these high end zooms I think that's a good thing to do.
Any opinions on that issue?
Oh yeah, the OMD EM1 is on sale for: $1,000.
THX,
Bill
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