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The first two 17mm f/1.8 lenses are in Stock and shipping on [shoplink 35702 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink]. And a couple of German 43rumors reader told me their preorders at Amazon.de have been shipped.
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The first two 17mm f/1.8 lenses are in Stock and shipping on [shoplink 35702 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink]. And a couple of German 43rumors reader told me their preorders at Amazon.de have been shipped.
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This lens is also in stock at B&H according to this thread on the mu-43 forum: http://www.mu-43.com/f66/olympus-17mm-f-1-8-stock-h-b-digital-38137/
Waaayyy too expensive!
Way, way overpriced. I just bought the Sigma 19mm for £99 which (by the way, Oly) comes with an excellent lens hood and fits my GH1 very well. It is also black!!
And a completely different focal length. And slower. If it works for you that’s great but they are hardly the same.
Anyway, 17mm F1.8 and 75mm F1.8 is the first lens m43 from Olympus so is on realy HG level IQ and is sharp out to corener.
17mm F1.8 have also very short DOF and good bokè.
is it really worth that much, $700?
Was it not introduced at $499? What’s up with the 700+ pricing? Profiteering? Preying on early birds??
After experiencing how slow (and focus hunting) the 20 mm is on the OM-D, this lens gets more tempting.
On my old G3, the 20 mm AF works like a charm. Scumbag Oly, I guess.
I’m paying exactly this for the 12mm which is a far more highly-regarded lens, 20 degree wider field of view (preferable for me,already having 25mm prime), and only 1/3 of a stop less bright. I don’t really see the gap this 17mm is trying to fill, not at this price 🙁
This isn’t the actual price. Just early bird scalper price.
Confirmed.
BHPhoto NY already shipping preorders on the US. Received mine five minutes ago!
+1 mine shipped to from BHphoto this morning:)
I believe its the UK price?? That’s what it sells for in Europe – 550 euros is $725.
Waaay overpriced.
And 37 cents. Why 37 cents? The marketing bods want you to think the price has been carefully worked out on a formulae based on cost. So 37 cents.
Oly, when you are gouging, then 37 cents just shows the marketing bods want everybody to know they are being suckered.
We all know there is actually a formulae. It is based entirely on the cost of a new Merc every 12 months.
Its 37 cents because of currency conversion from euros to dollars :/
Just got a notification from BH Photo Video that my 17mm f1.8mm is shipped and will arrive tomorrow at my door.
On Friday I will travel to Mexico and I’m super happy now that I can test it in my holidays. Thats what I call just in time 🙂