Lens price fixing? No package deals to be had anywhere!

dkadc wrote:

I have been shooting my EM-5 and EM-1 soon after each body was released. Today I ordered the 12-40 pro, 40-150 pro and 1.4x teleconverter, plus a B+W MRC UV Haze filter for each lens. I was surprised it was impossible to find any kind of a package deal anywhere. I would have been willing to get another EM-1 body (or an EM-5 II) as part of a package if I could find one, but I could find no such thing online anywhere.

The best prices were on Olympus's own web site and Amazon.com at $799, $1299 and $349. I went with Amazon because of the faster shipping with my Amazon Prime account. It just seems strange that nobody beats the manufacturers price!

I'm shooting a dance event this weekend. Its one I have shot before, and my old adapted 14-54 II struggled on the long end at f3.5 to give me enough light, and lets not even talk about longer lenses like my 70-300. Between aperture and focus issues, it was a non-starter. The best results were with my dad's old Nikon 105mm f/2.5. While I could focus it easily its not a zoom, so I'm quite stoked to be getting the 40-150 and can't wait to use it!

Now I just have to convince myself to part with my 4/3 bodies and my 14-54II, 18-180, 70-300, 24mm 1.8, 30mm 1.4 and all the kit lenses I have collected. Sadly, dead camera mounts mean lenses aren't worth much.

There are deals online right now for an em5 mark II and the 12-40 together for 1400 usd. Check ebay, the ones i saw were from Australia