LiPO for E20 from B+H to UK?

[latent]

Hi

I am keen to get the LiPO grip/battery for my new E20. It is well overpriced in the UK (unless someone knows otherwise?)

I heard about the B+H site in the US. but couldn't find any details on costs of shipping to UK. Can someone tell me if they offer this service and what componenets i need to make a full LiPO set to work on my E20?

Many thanks

 

[DavidMillier]

• don't forget customs and excise will sting you for 17 1/2 % VAT and it won't be delivered until you pay...

Hi

I am keen to get the LiPO grip/battery for my new E20. It is well
overpriced in the UK (unless someone knows otherwise?)

I heard about the B+H site in the US. but couldn't find any details
on costs of shipping to UK. Can someone tell me if they offer this
service and what componenets i need to make a full LiPO set to work
on my E20?

Many thanks

 

[Duncan Budd]

Shipping is $40 or $60 depending on speed. There is a country drop down box on the left in the ordering panel where you can select UK (or it might be Great Britain).

Assuming 5% duty and 17.5% VAT, you should get the whole thing for about £260. You will need a US-UK plug adapter on the end of the charger (which is voltage sensing 110-240V so will work in the UK).

I haven't ordered mine yet, but am very close to doing so, once I can convince myself that £260 is a good price for a battery!!!

Duncan

 

[charles rayner]

Hi Duncan

I am also trying to persuade myself that £260+ is a reasonable amount to pay for the Li-Po battery grip. I had almost decided to send off my order on Saturday, but hesitated when I managed to shoot 160 pictures from 9am to 3pm with the camera on all the time, and only need to change the Ni-Mh batteries I use (1700MAh) after about 130 shots. I still think that I might persuade Santa to bring me one, if only because I think the portrait grip and shutter button will be useful. I once paid £200 for the power drive booster grip for an Eos1, so this isn't much more!

By the way, Norman cameras are also advertising it at $249 now, and they seem to have a really good reputation in the States.

Regards,

Charles

Shipping is $40 or $60 depending on speed. There is a country drop
down box on the left in the ordering panel where you can select UK
(or it might be Great Britain).

Assuming 5% duty and 17.5% VAT, you should get the whole thing for
about £260. You will need a US-UK plug adapter on the end of the
charger (which is voltage sensing 110-240V so will work in the UK).

I haven't ordered mine yet, but am very close to doing so, once I
can convince myself that £260 is a good price for a battery!!!

Duncan

--charles

 

[John G. Biddlecombe]

Hi Duncan,

after reading comments about the Lipo, I went here (I live in N.E. Italy) in a shop and I found that Olympus made a reduction price for it: I payed almost £ 190 equivalent to $270

also I couldn't refuse to buy a TCON-300 for almost £ 240 or $ 340. To check prices in Italian Lira : Lipo Lit.590.000- Tcon Lit.750.000-

I think I've been very luky!

I am also trying to persuade myself that £260+ is a reasonable
amount to pay for the Li-Po battery grip. I had almost decided to
send off my order on Saturday, but hesitated when I managed to
shoot 160 pictures from 9am to 3pm with the camera on all the time,
and only need to change the Ni-Mh batteries I use (1700MAh) after
about 130 shots. I still think that I might persuade Santa to
bring me one, if only because I think the portrait grip and shutter
button will be useful. I once paid £200 for the power drive
booster grip for an Eos1, so this isn't much more!
By the way, Norman cameras are also advertising it at $249 now, and
they seem to have a really good reputation in the States.

Regards,

Charles

Shipping is $40 or $60 depending on speed. There is a country drop
down box on the left in the ordering panel where you can select UK
(or it might be Great Britain).

Assuming 5% duty and 17.5% VAT, you should get the whole thing for
about £260. You will need a US-UK plug adapter on the end of the
charger (which is voltage sensing 110-240V so will work in the UK).

I haven't ordered mine yet, but am very close to doing so, once I
can convince myself that £260 is a good price for a battery!!!

Duncan

--
charles

--JGB

 

[Nick-E20]

I ordered mine last week and I hope to see it soon

You dont always get stung by customs, its pot luck, about 1 in 4 parcels are checked. I will report back
Nick

 

[charles rayner]

Hi Nick

I look forward to hearing how long it takes for the Li-Po to arrive. What means did you select for carriage, and how much did it add to the bill?
Regards,
Charles

I ordered mine last week and I hope to see it soon
You dont always get stung by customs, its pot luck, about 1 in 4
parcels are checked. I will report back
Nick

--charles

 

[Nick-E20]

Shipping was $39.95 parcel post

the only bit i dont like is they will not process your order without seeing your credit card ie fax or email of a scan of both sides

any how as soon as it arrives I will shout ! and then go and fill my 1 gig microdrive with tiff pictures because I can !

I ordered mine last week and I hope to see it soon
You dont always get stung by customs, its pot luck, about 1 in 4
parcels are checked. I will report back
Nick

--
charles

 

[Duncan Budd]

John et al,

There is obviously a fire sale going on on these things because of the new, hhigher power replacement (the B32). I have e-mail digitaldepot and asked them to contact Oly UK and see if there are any going cheap in the UK. (Obviously nto yet - the price on the digitaldept wen site is still £524.90 + shipping - now that is too much for a battery)...

When (if?) I hear from dd i will let everyone know here.

Note: I don't know if any credit actually falls to me, but when I was looking at the E-10 a few weeks ago, I said to them I really wanted some accessories and i asked if they would cut me a deal if i bought them at the same time as the camera. They never replied ... but three weeks later, that was exactly their special offer on the web site. Who knows this time?

Duncan

 

[Nick-E20]

Just incase digital depot do listen
I would like a buy one get one free sale please !

John et al,
There is obviously a fire sale going on on these things because of
the new, hhigher power replacement (the B32). I have e-mail
digitaldepot and asked them to contact Oly UK and see if there are
any going cheap in the UK. (Obviously nto yet - the price on the
digitaldept wen site is still £524.90 + shipping - now that is too
much for a battery)...

When (if?) I hear from dd i will let everyone know here.

Note: I don't know if any credit actually falls to me, but when I
was looking at the E-10 a few weeks ago, I said to them I really
wanted some accessories and i asked if they would cut me a deal if
i bought them at the same time as the camera. They never replied
... but three weeks later, that was exactly their special offer on
the web site. Who knows this time?

Duncan

 

[LarryD]

Did you get the TCON-300 with the bracket made for the LIPO grip?

after reading comments about the Lipo, I went here (I live in N.E.
Italy) in a shop and I found that Olympus made a reduction price
for it: I payed almost £ 190 equivalent to $270
also I couldn't refuse to buy a TCON-300 for almost £ 240 or $ 340.
To check prices in Italian Lira : Lipo Lit.590.000- Tcon
Lit.750.000-

I think I've been very luky!

I am also trying to persuade myself that £260+ is a reasonable
amount to pay for the Li-Po battery grip. I had almost decided to
send off my order on Saturday, but hesitated when I managed to
shoot 160 pictures from 9am to 3pm with the camera on all the time,
and only need to change the Ni-Mh batteries I use (1700MAh) after
about 130 shots. I still think that I might persuade Santa to
bring me one, if only because I think the portrait grip and shutter
button will be useful. I once paid £200 for the power drive
booster grip for an Eos1, so this isn't much more!
By the way, Norman cameras are also advertising it at $249 now, and
they seem to have a really good reputation in the States.

Regards,

Charles

Shipping is $40 or $60 depending on speed. There is a country drop
down box on the left in the ordering panel where you can select UK
(or it might be Great Britain).

Assuming 5% duty and 17.5% VAT, you should get the whole thing for
about £260. You will need a US-UK plug adapter on the end of the
charger (which is voltage sensing 110-240V so will work in the UK).

I haven't ordered mine yet, but am very close to doing so, once I
can convince myself that £260 is a good price for a battery!!!

Duncan

--
charles

--
JGB

 

[Duncan Budd]

No, I got the TCON14-B rather than the 300, so no problem with LiPo.

Duncan