Looks like thats without the TC x1.4
I think I'd rather pay the $1579 for the lens & TC here instead http://www.cambuy.com.au/olympus-m-zuiko-digital-ed-40-150mm-f2-8-pro-lens-with-mc-14-1-4x-teleconverter/ (sourced through CameraHouse warehouse & maybe Camera Pro does too).
They're just a little slow to get their price up & then they're likely to say that is the RR price with a good discount at the price they will sell it for. I don't find their methods (advertising) totally honest & they aren't the lowest priced place about. I bought my E-M5 from them in the beginning but have bought lenses & E-M1 from CamBuy instead since.
No, they're not & are not too bad with what they have, but there are other places that can undercut them though. Last Christmas Cambuy was waiting for some stock to arrive but the couriers lost their goods for a few days & so I was able the get the Stylus 1 from DCW instead (at the same price as Cambuy at the time) & I drove down to Canterbury to pick it up on the Saturday to have it for Christmas (& gratiously understood by Gary at CamBuy). That is a nice carry anywhere camera actually. I drove to CamBuy in Rosebery at the end of May this year to pick up my E-M1, so it is nice to be able to order from shop front businesses & pick up if desired too (& at good prices for Aussie stock). I only made mention of grey stock since some stockists have low prices which aren't Australian stock, but the above & also Camera Pro are all Aussie stock.
That's part of the package deal & I think anyone buying that lens & doesn't get the combined TC kit are not buying at all wisely. That is excellent value to include the TC as well. The prices are so good because CamBuy & others take advantage of Camera House bulk buying prices & are able to order their stock through them, even though they aren't a Camera House franchise or whatever arrangements they have & we get the items at a very good price. Depending on the time the prices can be from 10% (to 20%) off RR.
I think they do their own direct buying from Olympus now, but when I bought my E-M5 from them (in 2012) Olympus advised me they were buying their stock from a bulk wholesaler (which was prossibly through Camera House) & couldn't give me any info on my backorder that so many of us wanted to know then, as we eagerly waited for our E-M5 kit to be ready for us. I went into Sydney to pick mine up then, missed the train & ended up driving in & paying far too much at a parking station, but I had my camera in my hot little hands & I was happy.
There has to be more to it than taking advantage of Camera House bulk pricing, because the Camera House outlets I've been to have all been pretty much on RRP.
They told me that is where they source there camera gear through & Olympus told me the retailers would be able to discount because of the bulk buying discount rate the Camera House warehouse gets it at. Maybe this shouldn't be shouted about & maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it here because I don't want this arrangement to stop if we can continue to get our gear at these great rates. Olympus told me then that a number of retailers buy through this bulk buying wholesaler. Also, if you're a Camera House franchise store then you are also bound to their pricing too. Being an indepentant has its benefits.
