Originally posted by photolady If I purchase a K-r from you guys, can I opt out of the kit lenses choice and chose my own? I have a 18-55mm DA L ll so don't need that one. But all of the K-r's I've seen on B&H have, when buying two lenses kit, have that also.
I think you'd find, that in most cases when you do the numbers of different options and or bundles, that you're getting the 18-55 for nix, and sometimes even less! So, as a matter of prudence, it could be considered sensible to take it just for a spare.
Fwiw: when I bought my K-r I didn't need, or even want, another 18-55 either, but the single-lens kit price was a few $$
less than a body-only price at the time. No prizes for guessing what I did.
It's the way all mfgrs bundling and promo deals work. It's a form of loss-leading.
Example, on current B&H prices at the time of posting this:
. K-r body only, Red: USD599.00
. K-r body only, Black or White: USD609.95
. K-r Black + 18-55 DAL + 50-200 DAL: USD699.64
. K-r Black + 18-55 DAL + 55-300 DAL: USD799.95
Making the 18-55
AND 55-300 lenses price USD200.95 or USD190.00 respectively.
And the 18-55 + 50-200 lenses is only USD100.64 or USD89.69, for the two.
That's a deal in my book.
Else save the extra bikkies if you don't need or want the lenses and buy body only!
Now let's do the rounds.
. B&H do not sell the 55-300 DAL separately. (
for them)
. Adorama does have 55-300 DAL (Grey mkt) as a separate item, at USD219.95 (highly recommended if you need ...300!)
. sleazeBay (Grey mkt) prices are usually ~USD260+ incl. or so last time I looked.
. There is far less interest in the 50-200 DAL (for fairly obvious reasons) so is not typically offered as a separate item.
Does your calculator see a problem anywhere there?
.R.