Missed it by that much…

I bought the Tamron 150-500 on February 25th.  On March 6th it went on sale for $200 off. Great lens.  My timing not so much.

Yeah I know how you feel about the price drop but can you tell me if you like it? If I decide to move to fuji I'm thinking abuot this lens over the 150-600 fuji.

Can you share some example photos with the lens?

johnCam wrote:

I bought the Tamron 150-500 on February 25th. On March 6th it went on sale for $200 off. Great lens. My timing not so much.

Have you tried contacting Tamron to see if they'll give you the discount since the timing is under two weeks? Usually companies have some kind of price protection policy.

These are straight out of the camera jpegs with no editing at all.  They are all hand held.  Not amazing shots but pretty sharp considering.  The lens is well built and I am happy with its performance.  A definite step up for me.

johnCam wrote:

I bought the Tamron 150-500 on February 25th. On March 6th it went on sale for $200 off. Great lens. My timing not so much.

Based on some people behavior that is related to other such discounts, the deal is illegal and should be taken away from everyone.

Morris

I don’t know the law so I cannot comment on the legality of such deals.  From my experience, the retailer, whether online or a local store is just passing along the discount  found on the Manufacturer’s web site.  I did not see where you could buy the lens directly from Tamron so I am assuming you would have to go to a dealer to get the lens and if available, a sale price.

sluggy_warrior wrote:

Lettermanian wrote:

johnCam wrote:

I bought the Tamron 150-500 on February 25th. On March 6th it went on sale for $200 off. Great lens. My timing not so much.

Have you tried contacting Tamron to see if they'll give you the discount since the timing is under two weeks? Usually companies have some kind of price protection policy.

Agreed. Most stores would allow returning the item within a month, and would happily adjust the price if there's a price change within a month.

If the store is too strict, I'd just buy a new same item, and return it it right in front of them with the old receipt, they'd learn that they cannot prevent me from doing so while losing a customer.

Lol, evil. I love it!

sluggy_warrior wrote:

Lettermanian wrote:

johnCam wrote:

I bought the Tamron 150-500 on February 25th. On March 6th it went on sale for $200 off. Great lens. My timing not so much.

Have you tried contacting Tamron to see if they'll give you the discount since the timing is under two weeks? Usually companies have some kind of price protection policy.

Agreed. Most stores would allow returning the item within a month, and would happily adjust the price if there's a price change within a month.

If the store is too strict, I'd just buy a new same item, and return it it right in front of them with the old receipt, they'd learn that they cannot prevent me from doing so while losing a customer.

Haha, I was just thinking the same thing.

WOW!  An update.  I called the retailer who sold me the lens.  They are giving me the discounted price and the lens now comes with a protector UV filter, so they are sending me the filter too..

johnCam wrote:

I don’t know the law so I cannot comment on the legality of such deals. From my experience, the retailer, whether online or a local store is just passing along the discount found on the Manufacturer’s web site. I did not see where you could buy the lens directly from Tamron so I am assuming you would have to go to a dealer to get the lens and if available, a sale price.

Dealers can sell a product for whatever they want. They can lose money on every one if they choose.

What they usually cannot do is advertise in writing a price lower than a manufacturer allows based on the MAP (minimum advertised price) agreement in place between the manufacturer and the retailer.

Buying any camera or lens at msrp is not the ideal way to purchase. But this requires going into a store, calling a dealer, or using a 3rd party service like Greentoe.

johnCam wrote:

WOW! An update. I called the retailer who sold me the lens. They are giving me the discounted price and the lens now comes with a protector UV filter, so they are sending me the filter too..

Excellent, glad you pursued it. Good (and proper) customer service by the retailer as well 👍🏻

I wonder how many here got the Maxwell Smart reference.

johnCam wrote:

I bought the Tamron 150-500 on February 25th. On March 6th it went on sale for $200 off. Great lens. My timing not so much.

Got mine "gray market" for about $1,300.