Prices of lenses

reaper · 24th May 2006

Was just wondering that there is a shop in Bangkok that sell Olympus lenses with prices that are cheaper than ken.com, B&H.com, henrys.com or cameta.com... A 14 - 54 mm lens is going for about 16900 Baht (which is around USD400). At henry's.com it is quotes at USD 535.73. Is this because the lens in Bangkok is either old stock or made somewhere else? Please advise, as will be getting one next Friday from that shop.

ch5800 · 24th May 2006

What is the 11-22mm and 50mm price there?

Didn't hear that Oly lens are made somewhere. Is the len marked with "Made In Japan" that you see too?

say123 · 24th May 2006

i read in dpreview forums that some 14-54 are made from china. and most from japan. both are similar priced.

igpenguin · 24th May 2006

16900Bht ~ S$697 (x-rates.com)

Seems like a decent price. I think HK prices are around there? Maybe even lower???

As you know the Singapore retail price is closer to $800 w/GST since the recent price adjustment.

tomcat · 24th May 2006

If can claim back VAT as well, lagi best !

OlyFlyer · 24th May 2006

Originally Posted by ch5800

...Didn't hear that Oly lens are made somewhere. Is the lens marked with "Made In Japan" that you see too?

Unfortunatly, I did hear about lenses "Made Somewhere Else" even though the label says "Made in Japan". Unfortunatly, manufacturers of "Rolex" whatches has shifted production to software AND different hardware, including camera lenses labelled "Made in Japan". That would worry me more than a cheaper lens labelled "Made in China" since these so called "original" comes in box and everything. I don't think Oly manufactures the same lens in two different countries.

24th May 2006	#1
reaper New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangkok Posts: 25	Prices of lenses Was just wondering that there is a shop in Bangkok that sell Olympus lenses with prices that are cheaper than ken.com, B&H.com, henrys.com or cameta.com... A 14 - 54 mm lens is going for about 16900 Baht (which is around USD400). At henry's.com it is quotes at USD 535.73. Is this because the lens in Bangkok is either old stock or made somewhere else? Please advise, as will be getting one next Friday from that shop.

24th May 2006	#2
ch5800 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 544	Re: Prices of lenses What is the 11-22mm and 50mm price there? Didn't hear that Oly lens are made somewhere. Is the len marked with "Made In Japan" that you see too?

24th May 2006	#3
say123 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 453	Re: Prices of lenses i read in dpreview forums that some 14-54 are made from china. and most from japan. both are similar priced.

24th May 2006	#4
igpenguin Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,108	Re: Prices of lenses 16900Bht ~ S$697 (x-rates.com) Seems like a decent price. I think HK prices are around there? Maybe even lower??? As you know the Singapore retail price is closer to $800 w/GST since the recent price adjustment.

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tomcat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,466	Re: Prices of lenses If can claim back VAT as well, lagi best ! __________________ Fish Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/oddballs IR Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/infra_red