Can you sell Oly C5050Z parts?
XDan
Requiring a big investment in inventory sounds like a bad idea. People
can
wait and see until the next E body comes out. I was very up on the E
system at first, but when I found out I wouldn't be allowed to sell it,
I
pulled all E-1 info from my site. Hey, why promote something your not
allowed to sell !?
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
> Hello all!
>
> I only receive the digest these days because I seldom post to the
list.
> But I thought this is important enough to share with everyone. Over
the
> past couple of days I have called around and received feedback from
the
> local pro-level photo retailers in the Tampa Bay area regarding the
Olympus
> E-1. These are stores that are currently authorized Olympus dealers
and
> currently stock Olympus digital cameras. All were candid with me
about
> this and willing to talk about it..
>
> Not one of the stores will be stocking the E-1 body or any new Zuiko
> digital lenses. No cameras will be displayed in any store. They will
only
> accept special orders for the system components. The reasons for this
were
> consistent from the three stores I contacted.
>
> None is confident that the Olympus 4/3 system will be popular with
serious
> amateur/professional photographers. Olympus requires a significant
minimum
> investment in E-1 stock merchandise and marketing items, separate from
> Olympus' other digital photo equipment. None is comfortable with the
> minimum amount of investment. They all feel that the pricing of the
lenses
> is too high. They stated the demand for pro digital equipment is for
Canon
> and Nikon. Both those systems meet the demands of the vast majority
of
the
> market for pro digital equipment and they see no reason that will
change.
> None of them wants to make the major investment in acquiring inventory
of
a
> new Olympus system they have serious reservations about. One of the
stores
> is taking a wait and see approach. The other two don't think the 4/3
> system will be a widespread success.
>
> I was informed that the Olympus sales representative for this area has
said
> only one photo retailer in central Florida has committed to stocking
the
> E-1system and that single shop is in Orlando. That doesn't sound too
good
> to me. I guess I won't be seeing an E-1 in person unless I drive to
> Orlando, which I'm not going to do.
>
> Mark Jennings
> Seminole, FL
>
>
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