The analysis was based on the lowest Ebay price for the 12mm lens compared to the US Amazon price. If you look at another recent "premium" Olympus lens, the 75/1.8 was introduced for 949 EUR and 899 USD.

Bottom line: 550 EUR is a rumor, and the USD figure is a guess.

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Edited 6 months ago by Amin Sabet

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$710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sigala1	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Adamant	6 months ago	3
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	OldDigiman	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Pasmia	6 months ago	1
How much...	Great Bustard	6 months ago	2
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	exdeejjjaaaa	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sgoldswo	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	exdeejjjaaaa	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Gediminas 8	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	marike6	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	rkeller	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	ulmer	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sigala1	6 months ago	2
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	kckempf	6 months ago	2
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	amvrvd	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	gandalfII	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Klarno	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sansbury	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	goshigoo	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Pasmia	6 months ago	2
In the end Olympus probably knows the market and is out for max profit, and that's OK with me	ulmer	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	marike6	6 months ago
It's just a rumor [nt]	Geesix	6 months ago
And FT5 rumor! [nt]	Pasmia	6 months ago
Which have been wrong more often than they're right. n/t	Klarno	6 months ago
See what I mean? n/t	Klarno	6 months ago
Re: See what I mean? n/t	rkeller	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Donkey914	6 months ago	3
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Yohan Pamudji	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	M43Don	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sunhorse	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Sergey Borachev	6 months ago
$550 more likely (sigh!)	eques	6 months ago
Re: $550 more likely (sigh!)	Geesix	6 months ago
MF clutch mechanism...	Ray Sachs	6 months ago	1
Re: MF clutch mechanism...	sigala1	6 months ago
Re: MF clutch mechanism...	tt321	6 months ago
Re: MF clutch mechanism...	Ray Sachs	6 months ago
Re: MF clutch mechanism...	amtberg	6 months ago
Re: MF clutch mechanism...	sansbury	6 months ago	1
Overpriced compared to what?	MadsR	6 months ago	1
Re: Overpriced compared to what?	sigala1	6 months ago	1
Re: Overpriced compared to what?	enrique santa	6 months ago
Re: Overpriced compared to what?	sigala1	6 months ago
Re: Overpriced compared to what?	MadsR	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Dylthedog	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	thewhitehawk	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sgoldswo	6 months ago
I read $550 on 4/3 Rumors	marike6	6 months ago
You're reading old stuff, now $710 USD	sigala1	6 months ago
The new stuff is a guess just like the old stuff	Amin Sabet	6 months ago	2
Boom - $499	Amin Sabet	6 months ago
Re: Boom - $499	baxters	6 months ago
Olympus pricing is pushing me back to Nikon...	fabgo	6 months ago
Re: Olympus pricing is pushing me back to Nikon...	String	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	IrishhAndy	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Marathonianbull	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	sansbury	6 months ago
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	93tracker	6 months ago	1
For about $500 it is a good deal	sunhorse	6 months ago	1
Re: $710 for 17mm f/1.8? Crazy overpriced	Gregm61	6 months ago
Olympus heard me!	sigala1	6 months ago
ROFL	MadsR	6 months ago

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