In the US at least, Olympus will not undercut its retailers. For
example, B&H sells the E-M1 for $1399 or 99 cents less than the Olympus
listed retail price of $1399.99. But B&H will also include a 32GB
SanDisk SDHC card and also give you a "rewards card" worth 4% of your
purchase price usable on future purchases. Olympus will always charge
full retail price except when they offer discounts on specific
merchandise. But, if they offer a $100 discount on the E-M1 then B&H
will also offer the same discount from their store along with the same
offer of the 32GB card and 4% rewards card.
So it's always cheaper to buy from the dealer unless Olympus is offering
refurbished items. There the discount might be $2-300 on an item as
expensive as the E-M1. But sometimes other dealers (like Cameta Camera)
may carry refurbished gear as well and may still beat Olympus. I've
been waiting for a long time to pick up a refurbished E-M1, 9-18 and
75-300. All have appeared on the refurbished list twice to far this
year and at very substantial discounts. But, by the time I get the
announcement email those particular items are sold out.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/3/2014 7:52 AM, Ian Nichols wrote:
On 3 October 2014 09:37, Brian Gray <bsg017@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There might be a list member interested to know that amazon.co.uk are
to have a special offer today on the:
Olympus OM-D EM-1 Compact System Camera - Black (16.3MP, Live MOS,
M.Zuiko
12-50mm Lens) 3.0 inch Tiltable Touch Screen LCD
It's basically £1100. Given that there's at least one online retailer
selling it with the superior 12-40 F/2.8 for £1300, I'm not that tempted.
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