James Howe wrote:
> I've noticed that Olympus has a $50 rebate on the Digital Zuiko 70-300mm ED
> lens.
[snip]
> Does anybody have any information on why this lens is
> so hard to come by? Seems odd for Olympus to have a rebate on a difficult
> to obtain lens, unless they are releasing a replacement, but I thought the
> 70-300mm was a relatively new lens.
It is, and sounds very popular -- ferinstance, many people on dpreview
who've reported on their 70-300 have raved about its IQ given its
relatively low price. This probably helped to trigger a buying frenzy,
ergo, zero stock left anywhere (my pro shop doesn't have any...). Who
knows? This may be exactly what Oly wanted.
For a measly 50 bucks, I'd wait until there were more in stock. Er,
actually, I *am* waiting until there's more in stock. ;-)
Garth
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