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Subject: Re: [OM] I ordered my E-M5 today but...
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:46:09 +0100
That's good news Chuck!
Enjoy!

I (capital capital I) can't wait to see the results :-)

Amitiés
Philippe

Le 14 janv. 13 à 21:22, Chuck Norcutt a écrit :

> I ordered my (silver) E-M5 today but discovered I had unrealistically
> interpreted the rebate page to my advantage.  I thought I was going to
> get a rebate on the 12-50 lens that comes in the body/lens kit as well
> as the additional 14-150 lens that I ordered.  Not so.  There are no
> rebates on kits (whose 12-50 lens is already discounted $200), only on
> individual lenses.  So, while I got an additional $100 "instant  
> rebate"
> on the kit from B&H I'm only eligible for a $150 rebate from Olympus  
> on
> the 14-150.
>
> I also ordered the $50 15mm "body cap lens" which is a fixed aperture,
> manual focus lens meant to be left on the body as is any body cap.   
> The
> advantage is you can pull the body out and fire off a shot without
> installing another lens or just have a practically flush 30mm  
> equivalent
> walk-around lens.  Not sure how that's going to work out but I'll  
> have a
> spare body cap if nothing else.  :-)
>
> I also placed an order with Amazon for this clone battery
> <http://www.amazon.com/EZOPower-Olympus-Full-Decoded-Rechargeable-E-M5/dp/B00A743A06/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=12PAYDK1BNR07&coliid=I23HOTHJHUUKNO
>  
> >
>
> and these lens hoods from ebay.
> This says 9-18 but the LH-55B should be the same for the 12-50.
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/260855044409?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
>  
> >
> This says 14-42 but the LH-61C should be the same for the 14-150
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/150773855466?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
>  
> >
>
> When ordering Olympus lens hoods pay close attention to the suffix on
> the part number.  There are multiple LH-55x and LH-61x hoods but they
> are very different from each other based on the suffix (or lack  
> thereof).
>
> My parts are in stock at B&H but haven't shipped yet.  I chose free
> (slow) shipping to save $20.  Guess I can't say "I can't wait".  I'm
> hoping to get the camera and lenses by Friday but probably not until
> Monday or possibly even Tuesday depending on when the order finally  
> goes
> out the door.  I also recently picked up a high speed (45 MBS) SanDisk
> 16GB SDHC card just to have a spare for the P&S camera but I got the
> speed anticipating that it will be usable in this one.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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