That is for a new lens. Fortunately, used lenses cost much less.
It is often cheaper to buy new Olympus equipment from the USA and pay
shipping, import duty, VAT (sales tax) and the Post Office handling charge
than to buy new in the UK.
Alan Wood
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Kolber [SMTP:bkolber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 2:35 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Flaring Fifties
>
> Gasp!....is that for a new or used lens?
>
> Bruce Kolber
> St. Petersburg, FL 33715
> USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Wood" <alan.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 9:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [OM] Flaring Fifties
>
>
> Tom Scales wrote:
>
> > The Made in Japan 50/1.8 has to be the best bargain in the
> > world. Really an exceptional lens.
>
> It might be a bargain in the USA, but in the UK it costs £229.90 (about
> $345), which is an awful lot of money for a standard lens.
>
> Alan Wood
> Documentation Writer / Web Master
> Context Limited (http://www.context.co.uk/)
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