Buying Olympus online

I was looking online about possibly buying an Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm 1:8.0. On the Olympus ie site it costs €99

http://shop.olympus.ie/e_commerce/lenses/olympus/body-cap-lens-15mm-1-8-0-p-1436.htm

I looked at the olympus be (belgian) site. There it costs just €79.

http://shop.olympus.be/e_commerce/objectifs/olympus/body-cap-lens-15mm-1-8-0-p-1436-c-402.htm?languesite=FR

However, then I looked at the Olympus ES (spanish). There it costs just €59, almost half the Irish price!!

It seems that we are being ripped off. Somebody should tell Olympus that the Celtic tiger isn't as fit as they seem to think!

dirtyghettokid

we have higher VAT rates here...

cnocbui

They are not that high though.

Very strange Spanish price. On Amazon.es it's €82.36

Brian

And on B&H in the USA it's $50. Go figure.

I'm after this lens too, having just bought an E-PM1 body! Looks like fun.
http://blog.mingthein.com/2012/10/15/olympus-15-8-body-cap-lens/

For €150 on ebay you can get the Panasonic 14 mm f/2.5 pancake, which doesn't seem like it should be a competitor to the BCL-15, but if Olympus are gonna price it that high... might as well save up a little bit more for a more versatile lens.

Brian

Actually you can get the BCL-1580 for €60 on eBay from Hong Kong with free p+p.

TheBazman

Bought recently from ProCameraShop absolutely no hassles. Only potential downside relates to warranty.

Brian

Around €50 shipped from Japan http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/mikasacamera/item/4545350042196/

Tempted, but I think I'll save for the Panasonic 14/2.5 first!