Olympus launched a special new E-M5II superkit which you can buy now at BHphoto (Click here). For $4,299 you get the following stuff:
- E-M5II camera
- M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO Lens
- M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO Lens
- M.Zuiko 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO Lens
- HLD-8 Battery Grip and Holder
- Spare BLN-1 Rechargeable Battery Pack
- CBG-10 Premium Camera System Bag
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Nice kit. An expensive one. But still nice.
Still too expensive….if the top end/flagship flash from Olymus would be also included than the rice would be much mire justified and attractive/appealing!
EU?
Pricing it out with the current prices for individual items on getolympus.com, it comes out to ~$4850. That’s a $550 discount off retail – but it includes a $315 camera bag, negating some of the savings. Everything else in the kit is useful, though. If you’re going to buy new this certainly isn’t a bad option.
Pricing it out on B&H’s website, I ended up with a checkout price of $4359. So saved $50, but didn’t get the bag. OK, I guess for someone moving into the system with deepish pockets. But I doubt such a person would choose the E-M5ii, more likely to go for the E-M1 for the PDAF capabilities. But that might be just me…
Pretty cool kit, though I’m glad I went à la carte (and used), and all primes. That 7-14 is definitely next on my list for lens purchases.
I´m debating with myself whether the 4/3 7-14mm 4.0 would be a more sensible choice – it´s cheaper (used) and optical better and af speed is not an issue with an ultra wide angle lens,
Is this an Olympus kit (from Olympus) or only an offer you’ll find only at BH?
Put the 300mm in there for 5,500 for all.
with super price
They need to add 2 extra batteries, for that price.
I find this pretty nice. Olympus in the digital realm has always been a system of zooms in general, this gives you the Olympus experience out of the box. I would add a 3rd spare battery in this kit.
That’s a nice bag.
I agree with the majority of others that the bag is indeed nice. The problem I have with it; however, it that it is not $315 good.
For that price on B&H, you can get:
Nikon D750 DSLR Camera (Body Only) $ 1,896.95
SanDisk 16GB Extreme UHS-I U3 SDHC Memory Card (Class 10)
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Lens
Ruggard Commando 36 DSLR Shoulder Bag
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens
Watson EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.0V, 2000mAh)
Bundle Total: $4,390.85
The kit that so thoroughly destroys the Oly kit…
Oly should learn to price their stuff competitively.
yes…only if you like to have back pains and “steal my camera please” look. And you almost dont need a tripod w/ the E-M5 II.
Well, I’m sure that kit would do a great job. Let’s face it, there are very few “bad” cameras on the market today. “Destroy”? It’s photography, not warfare.
You did forget to add a power grip to the Nikon, which adds another $319 (total $4709) to your bundle. Not sure if you should equate the 28-300 f/3.5-5.6 lens to the two (12-40 + 40-150) f/2.8 lenses either. But each to their own.
Your total kit weight ends up at 3.14kg (inc battery grip), vs 2.5kg for the Olympus (neither inc bag). So, not a huge difference either.
If however, we level the field, take the 12-40 & 40-150/2.8 Olympus lenses out (because there are no exact equivalents in the Nikon lineup), and replace them with the 14-150/4.0-5.6 II, it’s a whole different story. The Olympus kit now weighs 1.52kg, and costs $2651 at B&H today. Again, “destroy” is not a word I would choose, but 1.52kg is a lot lighter than 3.14 kg (yes, less than half the weight), and $2651 is a lot less than $4709 (yes, not far off half the cost).
Which doesn’t really prove anything, except that it’s silly to compare apples with bananas. Enjoy taking pictures folks!
hat battery grip? D750’s battery life is 4-5 times more than any mirrorless camera. Why you are not sure about 28-300, when even 5.6 at wide end is the same as 2.8 on m43. Short end is way better.