Steve,
I had won an E-300 kit refurb kit from Cameta, however they notified me after I
sent
payment that they ran out. They are selling a ton of them. Anyhow it worked out
well for
me cuz I was half hearted about the E-300 and happily waited for the E-500.
You can still get the 2-year warranty extension from your camera and lenses
from
Olympus because your equipment is refurbed by Olympus.
I don't know how Cameta gets these because Olympus America on the Bay doesn't
sell
a whole of E stuff. I have seen a couple of E-1's and that is it.
Enjoy your E-1.
- Ali
On 4 Jan 2006 at 20:18, Steve Dropkin wrote:
>
> My E-1 kit was waiting for me when I got home tonight. :-) Sure is
> purty ... and not as big as I'd been led to believe (I've only ever seen
> and handled an E-500). It's warming up (it was about 32 degrees F/0
> degrees C today). Tomorrow I will charge it. I'm _really_ looking
> forward to trying it out!
>
> The question was asked on the List about how many factory-demo lenses
> there could be out there to include in as many kits as Cameta seems to
> be selling. It will be interesting to see what Martyn gets in his box.
> My kit featured the E-1 box and one box for each lens.
>
> The 40-150 comes in an unmarked brown box with a sticker on it
> describing the lens, a hand-written serial number, and the words
> "Factory Demo".
>
> The 14-45 is in a blue-and-white Olympus box labeled "Reconditioned"
> with a sticker describing the lens, a hand-written serial number, and
> the notation "Refurbished Product" along with a date (05/04/05 on this
> lens).
>
> So the two lenses are from different sources. I don't think I care much.
> Both have a 90-day warranty. And I've never been burned purchasing a
> refurbished product. Not that it couldn't ever happen; it just has not
> been my experience.
>
> So -- Martyn, if you're reading this, it will be interesting to see what
> they sent you.
>
> More details and some pictures this weekend after I have a chance to
> shoot a few frames.
>
> Steve
>
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