Olympus 300mm Preorder and Price in Europe.

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1. I’ll wait for a “fair” price. 1500-1700€

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   1. I pre-ordered. But not at Amazon 😉
      Nice I can use the TC1.4 with it as well.

      I might even pick up the Panasonic 100-400 as well, but will wait for that a little more.

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2. In other words, in the UK and Europe it is more expensive than the Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS II when introduced, nearly twice as expensive as the Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 VR, well over twice the price of the fully sealed Pentax 300mm f4 (in fact well over 3x the price it is currently being sold at SRS Microsystems).

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3. Wow, that is a high price in the UK. I don’t mind paying for good glass (I have a few circa £1k lenses in my system) but that is a lot. Hopefully this will come down over the next 6-12 months, around £1,600 would feel about right for this lens (IMHO). I guess this price may push many towards the Pana/Leica 100-400mm if they need the reach but the F4.0 isn’t absolutely essential. This Oly lens would be great for shooting surfers from the water’s edge, but there is usually very good light for this so F6.3 is not such a big issue. Will hold off for now and see where the prices go. At least there is some competition of sorts here, and both lenses are great performers from what the initial reports say. These lenses make the whole m43 system more complete and expand its appeal to a broader range of photographers which is only a good thing, as long as the pricing doesn’t put people off. Now all we need is a few fast-wide primes (8-10mm) and some tilt-shift lenses, please ?

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   1. As usual Olympus UK are more expensive working out at 10% more than Euro price (US Euro are on a par when 20% VAT is added to the Euro price).

      Perhaps Olympus employ expensive arty people in the UK or simply like milking the UK for fun !

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