HU: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Asph discounted to $99 at BHPhotovideo

[fireblade]

Has anyone received the 25mm lens? I placed an order when this thread was initiated. I immediately received a notice that the lens was back ordered and now the order has been cancelled.
I figured that would happen. Oh well, I doubt that I've used that system in over a year.

I ordered when this went up and i got mine.

 

[Giant Ginkgo]

I received mine, ordered from B&H, took about a month. Managed to even finagle free same day delivery from them as well (it got in stock the moment I was about to leave town for a couple of weeks!)

 

[raid]

I will find out how to contact the top management at B&H to inform them that I am very disappointed in their unprofessional treatment of paying customers.

 

[dfatty]

I will find out how to contact the top management at B&H to inform them that I am very disappointed in their unprofessional treatment of paying customers.

i wasn't sure if it was a B&H or panasonic issue, but TOP seems to indicate it was panasonic that dropped the ball. it would have been nice if B&H could have made that clear in the cancellation email we all received.

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2016/02/news-blips.html

 

[raid]

B&H will definitely lose customers after this ordeal. I wonder why their top management has not stepped in to correct such actions.

 

[xyz3450]

Looking at the TOP article that was referenced it does say that because there was no sign that Panasonic was going to ship the lenses that B&H: "...finally pulled the plug and cancelled the backorders. This appears to be industry-wide, not specific to B&H or any other retailer."

 

[raid]

How did some orders get filled and others not? Did they have a small supply that ended?

 

[plummerl]

They did have a quantity on hand, the issue then became one of no resupply. See: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2016/02/news-blips.html

 

[Taipei-metro]

Trere is a made in Japan, Real Leica, lux 25/1.4 for ONLY, $300 in the classified...(no relation)

 

[raid]

I sent PM for the lens. Maybe I was first? Maybe not.
update: I bought the lens.