Olympus 100-400mm Availability

[Holoholo55]

Not in the UK. £1099 everywhere.

Sorry, Richard. I guess it varies between regions.

 

[Ross the fiddler]

Not in the UK. £1099 everywhere.

Aussie RRP is $2,299.00 & most only have it with $50 off or a little more from my supplier at $2,238 except for the one seller above. They have just moved & probably looking for a little cash to sit on for now.

 

[comment23]

Not in the UK. £1099 everywhere.

Strangely not even listed on the Europe:UK official Olympus shop though, unless I’m mistaken (likely).

 

[RichardC]

Strangely not even listed on the Europe:UK official Olympus shop though, unless I’m mistaken (likely).

I couldn't find it there either.

 

[RichardC]

Sorry, Richard. I guess it varies between regions.

It makes a refreshing change. Global companies' normal pricing strategy is to make anything that is $1000 in US cost £1000 here.

 

[Zapp DJR]

In Poland one of Oly dealers has it ready for shipment for 5790pln - 6% discount (you need to calculate exchange rate for yourself). Shipment to GB approx. 22GBP, to Germany 22EUR.
I can give you the link, if interested.

 

[RichardC]

In Poland one of Oly dealers has it ready for shipment for 5790pln - 6% discount (you need to calculate exchange rate for yourself). Shipment to GB approx. 22GBP, to Germany 22EUR.
I can give you the link, if interested.

This works out to about £1107 including shipping. That's really good considering they actually have them in stock.

It is very easy to get swept along with the desire to own exotic camera gear (I only have to look in my three camera bags to realise that).

Unless there is an airshow season next year, I have no need for such a beast - and if there is, I may still be better off renting (or buying s/h) a 300/4, or just renting a 150-400 for the one or two major events that I would attend.

From what I've seen so far, the IQ of the 300/4 with 1.4x converter appears noticeably better than the top end of the 100-400 sans converter (either that, or the sync.IS is what's making the difference). I would need to borrow a 100-400 before I bought it.

 

[Ross the fiddler]

With the delay in the next batch I would think there are components that had to come from elsewhere. With the lens element design being the same as the Sigma DSLR lens, I would think the OIS unit would be the same as the Sigma lens & not designed or manufactured by Olympus, so they would have to wait on components like that for the next run.

 

[Ross the fiddler]

I've just spoken to a lovely lady in Olympus Australia & they said they had some stock come in & will be distributing it around the different purchasers (as well as for their own shop) but the next batch won't come till January because of covid disruptions. It would seem I will be waiting for that batch now.

 

[Phocal]

That sucks because the store here in Anchorage has 10 of them.

 

[RAH]

Purchased the lens from Olympus US on Aug 21st... Called them earlier this week regarding the new $100 discount. I was given an email to contact. The discount will now be applied to my order when it ships...

I am Happy with Olympus... They were gracious and helpful

Regards
Dogbert62

Because of entries in this thread (including this one by @Dogbert62 ), I sent an email to B&H asking them to honor the current sale price of $100 off on the 100-400 for me when it does ship (I ordered it back in September). I got a reply saying they would and a second email showing the order adjusted, with the new $1399 price (still says "coming soon"). So that was nice.

 

[PhotoCal]

Advertising the lens on a website and having them ready to ship are not always the same thing.

I'm sure we've all bought things online and later found they were not available. I'm dealing with that right now for an item unrelated to photography.

A lens in the hand is worth two on the web.

 

[Dogbert62]

Purchased the lens from Olympus US on Aug 21st... Called them earlier this week regarding the new $100 discount. I was given an email to contact. The discount will now be applied to my order when it ships...

I am Happy with Olympus... They were gracious and helpful

Regards
Dogbert62

Olympus just charged my card.... Thus, it is shipping today or tomorrow....

Regards
Dogbert62

 

[davidzvi]

Olympus just charged my card.... Thus, it is shipping today or tomorrow....

Regards
Dogbert62

Mine as well.

 

[DaveJP]

Just looked Wex Photographic site here in the UK and they're showing the lens in stock at five out of their nine branches. Price is £1199, which is £100 more than other retailers, who they are still asking for pre-orders. Looks as though Wex has received a recent stock shipment.

 

[comment23]

Just looked Wex Photographic site here in the UK and they're showing the lens in stock at five out of their nine branches. Price is £1199, which is £100 more than other retailers, who they are still asking for pre-orders. Looks as though Wex has received a recent stock shipment.

Looks like it’s pre-order only on their main website. But still at £1,099.

 

[Shortsonfire79]

That sucks because the store here in Anchorage has 10 of them.

Yeah it's interesting which stores get them. I called one of the biggest shops in Portland (trying to get that 0% sales tax) and they didn't have any nor were they expecting to get any. They rec'd a store in Seattle. Surprisingly they had one that was returned (10% open box sale! off the msrp price) and also offered 0% sales tax and free shipping to San Francisco. I count myself very lucky; I was considering the lens but didn't preorder as I wanted to read some hands on review first.

 

[PhotoCal]

Yeah it's interesting which stores get them. I called one of the biggest shops in Portland (trying to get that 0% sales tax) and they didn't have any nor were they expecting to get any. They rec'd a store in Seattle. Surprisingly they had one that was returned (10% open box sale! off the msrp price) and also offered 0% sales tax and free shipping to San Francisco. I count myself very lucky; I was considering the lens but didn't preorder as I wanted to read some hands on review first.

It's not 0% sales tax.
It's just that you aren't paying the sales tax now. Failure to disclose it to the Franchise Tax Board could make this the most expensive lens you've ever bought.

It's a very good lens.

 

[tiago.ereira]

I just got mine from a local shop. It was the only one they had.

I was planning to wait until next springtime to get one at a cheaper price but the fact that it is sold out almost everywhere will likely mean no price reduction anytime soon and someone mentioned the fact that we don’t know how the transition to JIP will impact the manufacturing process so I started looking on the web for a place with stock.
I found a website with the lens with “low stock” so I gave them a ring and they had this one in stock. Didn’t think twice.

I cannot test it properly before the weekend because is dark in Ireland after work but after the first test inside I can say it seems very sharp, heavier than I was expecting and the mount is not that tight. The lens rotates quite a bit on my EM1mk2 which is a bit annoying. Seems like it is a common “issue” so I need to decide what to do about it.

P.S. The shop owner told me that for UK + Ireland they are only expecting 12 (twelve) units of the 150-400.

 

[Ross the fiddler]

DigiDirect in Australia got a full order fulfilment so my lens will be shipped asap.