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Olympus E-1 Trade-in Offer
Olympus UK Press Release 12/03/04
An opportunity not to be missed!
Trade in your current camera for Olympus E-System accessories
Between the 15 March and 30 April 2004, customers who purchase the Olympus E-1 Kit (which includes E-1 body and ZUIKO Digital 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 lens) are invited to trade in any make or model of SLR equipment or digital camera (in full working order)*. They may then choose between one of four high spec accessories or £200 cash back. In addition, these customers will receive a free one year membership to the Olympus E-Club.
The accessories to choose from are:
- FL-50 external flash system
- ZUIKO Digital ED 50mm f2.0 macro lens
- CAMEDIA P-440 photo printer
- 2GB 40X Lexar Pro series CompactFlash card
Sara Cubitt, Head of Marketing Communications of Olympus UK comments, “This opportunity emphasises our commitment to professional photographers by encouraging them to explore the creative potential of the E-System”.
The Olympus E-System has been designed to meet the demands of professional photographers and currently offers the most innovative digital SLR system on the market. The system boasts excellent image quality and flexibility, plus lenses which are much smaller and lighter than those created for analogue systems.
Further information can be found on the Olympus E-System website: http://www.olympus-pro.com/uk from Monday 15th March.
* NB The offer does not include 35mm compact cameras or single use cameras.
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#1 John
Just want to note: Olympus USA is running the same promotion, only you get $300 for your working SLR. The shop I work at has sold out a few times already since the promotion started here late last month. I think if I hadn't spent all my money on my Pentax system last, I would have gotten into the E1 system by now. It really is the best thing out there right now, all told.
6:47 am - Monday, March 15, 2004
#2 John
er, that should read "spent all my money on my Pentax system last Fall"
6:49 am - Monday, March 15, 2004
#3 Jon
And when Olympus UK include the OM-Series to E-Series adaptor in the deal (so I can continue to use my OM lenses) then I will bite. Until then, Olympus, forget it. And I'm an die-hard Olympus fan who rates the E-1 highly.
10:30 am - Tuesday, March 16, 2004
#4 John
I honestly think that won't ever happen, Jon. It certainly is unfortunate, though. Some of those old OM lenses simply rock, sorta like the old Takumar and Pentax screw-mount lenses that work on my *istD
1:21 am - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
#5 John
Hey Mark, why is "scr3w" still censored? I'm just talking about old lenses here.
1:23 am - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
#6 Mad@TT
but you're wrong, there is a 4/3 to OM adapter!
see here
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=7840153
unfortunately it's only for the japanese market (why???)
6:51 am - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
#7 Mark Goldstein
John I thought I'd fixed that censoring issue. I'll go and take another look...
1:00 pm - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
#8 Ed Garrard
Thanks for the info about the adapter. I know you can get on for the EOS mount. I wonder if this one is from Olympus, or the Japanese company that makes the Eos one. BTW, the EOS adapter is $175USD.
4:44 pm - Wednesday, March 17, 2004