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If history is any indication, Oly will follow this up with a 20% off sale in 1-2 weeks.
The 12-40 is gone from the Oly site already.
I recently got a new Japanese one from a great seller for 650. Excellent lens. And the right price. Waiting for other pro lenses to reach low levels.
To purchase or pass on the M.Zuiko 40-150mm Pro… I just ordered the 75mm and got it this morning…
Interesting, was it a refurb? My refurb 75mm was on backorder since back on 5/28… I just gave up waiting and canceled it this morning. Ordered the 40-150mm F2.8 a couple hours before admin posted this.
ordered the 75mm on May 22 and still waiting for the shipment.
As usual, no 12-40mms.
I gave up waiting for these nonexistent refurbs…
dropped by Adorama and picked one up.
It’s a pretty nice lens for a zoom!
The 12-40mm is just awesome, it looks as sharp as most of my primes throughout the focal length. Fantastic bokeh and no CA… I’ll never get rid of it.
You won’t regret that purchase. There may be sample variations, but mine is sharper than any zoom has right to be wide open at all focal lengths. It’s very flare resistant too. If only it was f/2. I could replace 3 primes with it.
The Fujifilm 18-55mm would like a word with you and it’s just a kit lens. Then again, it’s touted at being a pro lens, it included as a kit lens
He’s need a Fuji to put it on, then he’d be on the wrong website like you are. You’re not wanted here (or anywhere else I’m sure). Get lost troublemaker.
I just said it’s a damned sharp lens for a zoom, nothing more. I didn’t claim it was the best of anything, so I don’t see why Fuji owners would have any objections to what I stated. The 12-40mm is also a kit lens, but I don’t see how that relates to anything.
My first 12-40 will no doubt be resurrected at some point in the future as a refurb. Mine was decentered and was noticeably soft on the left hand side. It was a teeny tiny bit sharper than my Lumix 14-42 PZ kit zoom in the center but the plain Jane Lumix was noticeably sharper in the corners. In comparison with my Lumix 20mm f1.7 the Panasonic won by a country mile and pretty much kicked the Oly Pro’s @$$.
So back to the store it went and after much investigation by the store staff they agreed that mine definitely had a problem and gave me a new 12-40 Pro. Given my experience with the first, I bought the extended warranty which I usually don’t do for lenses. Thanks anyway to Henry’s. They took good care of me. I’m glad that I purchased it at a local brick and mortar store with a knowledgeable staff who took care of my problem right then and there. No RA numbers, shipping delays, emails. Etc. etc.
The replacement is MUCH better and is pretty much equivalent to my Lumix 20mm prime in terms of center sharpness with both lenses wide open. We got off to a rough start but this one looks like a keeper.
Regarding refurbs in general, this is the second Olympus product I have returned with problems. Last year I bought an EM-10 and I also took that back because of malfunctioning autofocus. I have not experienced any problems with Panasonic gear (20mm & 14-42 PZ lenses / GX7 body).
I want to get my hands on one of the Oly 12-40s, perhaps attached to a Oly body. Especially after being disappointed, if not discussed by the poor sharpness of the Pana 12-35.
On the flip side, I just got the Pana 14-140 and am blown away. Great lens.
That 17mm should be $400 retail. Its not worth $500. Heck, there isn’t a 30-35mm equiv. lens for this system worth the money they are charging for them.
The PL 15mm is worth every penny.
Its very decent.
Serious Question….
WHY is there always a Olympus Refurbished sale going on? It’s seems like there’s a new one every Week!
what’s the deal? Is it all the lenses they loaned out for review purposes? Is it lenses that had issues? Is it both? -Or is this another Olympus scheme to get rid of stock?
Something doesn’t add up. I don’t see the amount of refurbished stock from other camera companies like this, and they’re larger!
Something isn’t right.
Doubt review loaners are part of the refurb pool. They get pretty roughed up.
This is how Oly probably deals with returned stock. The web presence is making it seem like they have a robust supply of refurb copies of these products when in actualilty it’s probably a 3 or 4, maybe dozen or so of the cheaper products. My guess is Canon and Nikon throw their return into a different product stream.
Every week though?
That’s sure a lot of returns…
Yes, they sell cameras every week. Every hour too. It’s craziness.
If anybody ordered yesterday, their is a 20% off sale today (as I predicted below)