There are few Olympus PRO 40-150mm lenses back in Stock at Amazon US (Click here). Probably the last chance to get one right in time for Christmas!
There are few Olympus PRO 40-150mm lenses back in Stock at Amazon US (Click here). Probably the last chance to get one right in time for Christmas!
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Still not even listed at Amazon UK – originally 5th December release date was quoted; that then changed to “sign-up for email when available”; now not even mentioned on site.
Amazon Germany quoting 1 to 2 months
In many stores the availability has gone from 4-8 days to 4-8 weeks and shipments from 20-30 units every 4-5 days has gone to 3-5 units every 5-6 days.
It sounds that lens is flying off the warehouses with afterburner…
Meanwhile eBayers in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea have plentiful supplies – quote example “5 sold – more than 10 available”
And they wonder why MFT sales are not increasing in USA and Europe
It is much closer and logistically less complicated to ship stuffs to those countries. Part of the reason why I always buy my lens from HK (in the UK atm).
Aaand now you cant get the 3-5 year warranty like when buying from home country.
Ok, so I’ve been saving up for the 300mm f4, which even by my worst predictions I should be able to afford now. Should I just jump on this one and the TC instead and buy the other one later? Is that their strategy, to wait me out until I give in and end up buying both?
What so you need?
A 40-150mm is pretty wide after all, but gets enough narrow with TC 1.4x to be usable for many cases (you can forget birds with it).
300mm breaks already to Tele category (40-150mm is still in Medium-tele) and with 1.4x it becomes very good (for f5.6 light gathering) with narrow field of view thanks to sensor.
If you need zoom and you are at close ranges, get the 40-150mm + 1.4x. If you need longer than 210mm, wait and get just the 300+1.4x.
Get the more versatile combo. No telling when new pro lenses will be out.
It’s always worked with me!
Plus it is such a waiting game, that you give in eventually. I’ve been waiting for 6-9 months after release and saving a few hundred on craigslist or ebay (12-40, 75, 25 voigt, 12 2.0 and 45 were all acquired a little below sticker price for used models.
I think you’ve been lucky: you still have the option to buy a camera + lens with proper autofocus, which you are going to need at those lengths. It won’t likely cost you more. M43 autofocus is not suitable for moving things, and I am sure you don’t want to pour good money in there.