Just letting everyone know to be wary of Simply Electronics and to do a search on the web before purchasing anything from them.

I purchased something on the 25th November. Was promised a dispatch time of 2-3 working days, and (up to) 10 working days for the shipping to arrive at my door step.

Day 15 and the item was still not dispatched!

Contacted their customer service on a Monday and they advised me that they'll upgrade me to "Priority Dispatch" and that I should receive my item within 2-3 working days.

Dropped them an email on a Friday and nothing. It wasn't until yesterday Monday that they emailed me back saying that the batch of goods they had was damaged (a very common reason around the web) so they are now trying to source it elsewhere... The very same day they raised stock of the item from 4 to 16!!!

Tomorrow is Wednesday and status of my order is still Pending Priority Dispatch.

Many people have been lucky dealing with them, but the amount of unhappy people is a bit too much. So order with them if you're happy with the caveats.

They do have a DA 40 2.8 priced just about right.

Thanks for the tip! I know someone who'll be happy about this.

Will have to rethink this for the moment. Will message you in case I change my mind dpm.

Wow that's a steal! Care to share a link?

Bumping this, and based on current prices, will be willing to take a DA L version of the 55-300.

I personally find it disappointing that it's years now and there's still no Tapatalk functionality here. Would make things so much easier, and faster. I can understand why it isn't though and wouldn't be a deal breaker.

Damn, sorry to hear about the accident, but you posting here and being back is most welcoming news! Here's to a speedy full recovery!

You got lots of packing to do! Might want to do a commemorative "last photo" of the family before they go to their new owners!

This is like the third item I've purchased from you. I look forward to the grip, finally secured one! LOL

PM sent about the grip.

I have an unused DA 50mm 1.8 bought NEW from Clifton Cameras (with receipt) and was wondering if someone would be interested in trading their DA 55-300 for it.