I have just spoken to Ian Aston at the Olympus Camera Club. His view
was that the company (UK) have made a bit of a mess of this. I have
therefore written an email to the General Manager Sales, Peter
Duddridge, in an attempt, no doubt vain, to persuade him to change the
policy.
Chris
On 1 Dec 2004, at 13:31, John Hermanson wrote:
>
> That sounds like Olympus UK policy only. AFAIK, they will still be
> free in
> the US.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:13 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: OM to 4/3 adapter
>
>
>>
>> John
>>
>> I have just telephoned Olympus UK (00800 6710 8300 from the UK) to
>> find
>> that the MA-1 will be available in Europe at a cost of €200! Going
>> from free to around $200 is a pretty heavy markup...
>>
>> Chris
>>
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