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Subject: [OM] Re: cameta deals
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:18:38 -0500
So, $780 for a new E-1 with 2- demo lenses?  Good deal!

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John Hermanson
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Martyn Smoothy wrote:
> Just collected my Cameta package - Exactly the same deal as Steve: Body
> appears to be new - 14-45 "Reconditioned" - 40-150 "Factory Demo". No idea
> if any of it works - battery charging :-)
> 
> A couple of people were wondering if the deal would look good once HM
> Customs & Excise got hold of it:
> 
> Basic price $779.95 + $90.00 postage & insurance = $869.95 (£492.64)
> 
> Charges - VAT £87.54 + clearance £13.50 = £101.04 ($178.41)
> 
> Total = £593.68 or $1,048.36
> 
> Still comes out as less than an E-1 body alone at one well known UK web site
> (Warehouse Express £649.00), could have been worse. Battery still charging
> :-(
> 
> Martyn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Steve Dropkin
> Sent: 10 January 2006 01:11
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: cameta deals
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> 
> 
> John Hermanson wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm curious what the best deals are that people got on E-1  2 lens sets
>>from Cameta, and what the partculars are.  Advertised as new bodies,
>>used or demo lenses?
> 
> 
> My E-1 (new in box, U.S. warranty) was $779 including "factory demo"
> 14-45 and 40-150 lenses, a microfiber cleaning cloth, and a few
> Shutterfly prints. Shipping was whatever I wanted to spend at UPS. One
> lens (the long one) is actually labeled "factory demo"; the shorter lens
> came in a Factory Reconditioned box.
> 
> I'm still learning what all the buttons do.... :-p
> 
> Steve
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