Aussie E3 owners and buyers

. . . I have purchased three OLY cameras from Cameta/EBAY and I have NO complaints. They are my first choice when looking for a body.

Paul
Vancouver, WA . . . (USA)

galleries at:
http://www.pbase.com/spdavis/just_between_us_

Hi F-M,

I think that the around $50 is correct (I seem to remember it being $56 or something) plus the GST. You're paying GST anyway when you buy here so there is no imposte there. Plus postage of course. I just got some stuff from B+H today (film - yes, film, and a memory card) and their service is fantastic. Have also used Adorama, Cameta etc and they've all been really good.

The 7-14 is a magnificent lens. I also bought mine in America and I didn't think I'd used it all that much, yet looking back through my files I've actually used it a lot and for some of my favourite pictures. Honestly, the quality - both as an object and in the files - is just wonderful. Good luck with yours.
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John 51 said:

Mark Fell said:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/markfell

Oly E3 + 35 Micro + 11-22mm + 14-42mm + 70-300mm + 1.4EC + FL-50R

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Hello again Mark,

Just had a look at your gallery, excellent. Lived in Spring Hill near
forty years ago for a little while, and now have a daughter who works
there, haven't been back to Brissy in years and haven't been through
Spring Hill for even longer. Small world isn't it.

Have Fun
--
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952

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Hey John,

Thanks for looking, if there is somewhere in Spring Hill that you would like me to take a pic of for you, just let me know.

Mark
--
http://www.redbubble.com/people/markfell

Oly E3 + 35 Micro + 11-22mm + 14-42mm + 70-300mm + 1.4EC + FL-50R

I've bought from Adorama and can highly recommend them for great service and quick delivery to Brisbane. Ordered Wed night and had on the door the following Monday. Plus prices are good.
Best of luck
Mark

FWIW I was looking at buying the 50-200 SWD lens at Cheaptronics as they had the best price in Australia.

Since I'd never heard of them I did a quick google search to see what kind of web presence they had. It was the best 15minutes I spent. Cheaptronics is a sham, the store itself has recently been renamed to avoid bad press that it had from the WA government (based in WA) and other people who had been ripped off.

Run your own google search to get the details. Needless to say I didn't go ahead with the purchase and bought from the US instead.

Twiddle D Dum said:

. . . I have purchased three OLY cameras from Cameta/EBAY and I have
NO complaints. They are my first choice when looking for a body.

Paul
Vancouver, WA . . . (USA)

galleries at:
http://www.pbase.com/spdavis/just_between_us_

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Thank you Paul,

Like you I have found Cameta Cameras excellent people to deal with.

Have Fun
John
--
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952

Mark Fell said:

Hey John,

Thanks for looking, if there is somewhere in Spring Hill that you
would like me to take a pic of for you, just let me know.

Mark
--
http://www.redbubble.com/people/markfell

Oly E3 + 35 Micro + 11-22mm + 14-42mm + 70-300mm + 1.4EC + FL-50R

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Hello Mark,

Thank you for your very kind offer, can't remember the name of the street where we lived, it was just a little street off St Paul's Terrace, and the flat was just what we wanted, cheap. Thanks again mate.

Have Fun
John
--
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952

guerciottiman said:

FWIW I was looking at buying the 50-200 SWD lens at Cheaptronics as
they had the best price in Australia.
Since I'd never heard of them I did a quick google search to see what
kind of web presence they had. It was the best 15minutes I spent.
Cheaptronics is a sham, the store itself has recently been renamed to
avoid bad press that it had from the WA government (based in WA) and
other people who had been ripped off.
Run your own google search to get the details. Needless to say I
didn't go ahead with the purchase and bought from the US instead.

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Hello guerciottiman,

Thanks for that very valuable information, so we cross Cheaptronics off the list. It's a shame that the Australia dealers can't get anywhere near the prices offered in the USA, just on rough figures, the E3 plus the 12-60 lens including GST, customs, shipping and insurance, works out at about four hundred dollars cheaper if you buy it from a dealer in the USA. As a famous professor would say "Why is it so?"

Have Fun
--
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952

MarkIC said:

I've bought from Adorama and can highly recommend them for great
service and quick delivery to Brisbane. Ordered Wed night and had on
the door the following Monday. Plus prices are good.
Best of luck
Mark

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Thanks Mark,

Have read in the Forum that Adorama are also good people to deal with. Going to need that luck in picking which way to go.

Have Fun
John
--
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952

Kurt Petersen said:

Import on items over $1000 is calculated with a complicated little
process.
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5549
Item Value + Duty (5% of Value) + Transport & Insurance + 10% GST on
all the above.

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Hello Kurt,

Thank you for that most helpful link.

Have Fun
--
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952