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From: "Garth" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 01 August, 2006 08:01 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus not making lenses anymore?
> Robert Swier wrote:
> > B&H is out of stock on the 14-54, the 50, and the 11-22. And as far as
> > I can tell, it's been that way for a long time. Did Olympus stop lens
> > production? I'd appreciate any insight that people might be able to
> > offer. I can't think of a reason why three popular lenses would be out
> > of stock for so long.
>
> Robert:
>
> The Camera Store here in Calgary (yes, it's really called that, and it's
> one of the pro shops in town) got a delivery of five 14-54s in
> mid-June, at which time I was called up as one of the people on a
> waiting list. I bought it the next day. I placed an order for it at
> the end of March, when the store had no stock available.
>
> For what it's worth, the lens arrived with the latest firmware update,
> so I assume it was manufactured within the last few months (I could be
> wrong, of course...).
>
> I have no idea what's going on with B&H. Perhaps you should give your
> local Henry's a ring and find out if they have any in stock -- or,
> failing that, call up the folks here at The Camera Store and see how
> their stock's doing. You can find the contact info on their website
> (http://www.thecamerastore.com/).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Garth
>
> P.S.: Calgary's two hours behind Toronto. (Just in case you didn't
> know...)
and light years ahead in every other respect :-))
John Hudson
[retired Calgarian]
>
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