To anyone wondering....I wrote to Olympus customer service asking when they thought the 75 1.8 would be available for purchase in the US. They said they hope to have it available by the end of August.

Amazon in UK has been stating it would be released on July 31st, this morning it changed to 'dispatched in 3 to 5 weeks'

Amazon US says they expect delivery starting Aug 24th, sounds like that may not be too far off the mark for an estimate.

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“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” -- Dorothea Lange

I put in my order about July 15th, back when B&H was saying it would arrive on the 20th. I'd certainly like to get mine by mid-August. Apparently it's worth a month's wait, but I'm impatient!

I've had mine in pre order with B&H since May 24th

I figured I wasn't alone....

I got mine yesterday at a local photo dealer in Koblenz, Germany. However, 949€ hurts.

How are you liking the lens?

My local brick n' mortar store had one in yesterday - now it's gone....

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M. Zuiko 17mm ƒ1.8 | M. Zuiko 17mm ƒ2.8 | M. Zuiko 14-42 II | M. Zuiko 14-150 ED | M. Zuiko 45mm ƒ1.8 ED | M. Zuiko 75mm ƒ1.8 ED | M. Zuiko 75-300 ED II | Leica DG Summilux 25mm ƒ1.4 ASPH | Lumix G Vario 45-200 |

I got mine one week a go and I'm happy as can be. It's simply unbelievable.