Hi David:
> I recently gave up on my 14 month search for used and bought the 38mm
> and 20mm macro lenses new from B&H. They had them in stock and I received
> them 5 days later - despite them being sent via friends in Pittsburgh to
> avoid B&H's very high overseas shipping charges. Paul vT could not get them
> for me at the pre-increase price. I am sure they are still available -
> though I seem to remember that a 40%(!) price increase had been suggested.
This suggests to me that 1) B&H is selling grey market OLY gear and that 2)
they aren't passing along the price increase Olympus America announced. #1
comes as no suprise, but #2 does. Pleasantly so. Spells bad times for US-
based dealers who go through Olympus America. I would suspect the artificial
price increase can't hold up long.
Is this analysis all washed up?
Gary Reese
Las Vegas, NV
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