Irvin,
I browsed at Olympus Japan website (updated on June 3 14:15) where they
have tables of m.s.r.p. The 24mm f3.5 shift is listed 214,000 Japanese yen
(about 1.780USD) and the 35mm f2.8 is listed 100,000 yen (about 833USD).
AFAIK, they are manufactured and marketed today. I am not sure about
cartel price fixings - same lenses for 180/f2.0, 250/f2.0, 350/f2.8 and they
are probably in much less demands.
Regards,
Jim Terazawa Plano, TX USA
Irvin Bennett wrote:
> > I'm afraid that affordable and 24mm Shift aren't words that go together on
> > the same line, unless your idea of affordable is less rigorous than most
> > of the folks here.
>
> I am beginning to figure that out. The Farrar lens guide (unofficial)
> lists the price used as "$750 to $1100" while cautioning private sellers in
> a footnote they shouldn't expect to get that much. Now, I can't even find
> one in that range, even at the high end! Are they still being
> manufactuered? Is there some type of zuiko shift lens cartel fixing prices?
>
>
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