Because it was placed 2 1/2 months ago, all the more recent orders took precedence in the Amazon order view. Asking for a 6 month list of purchases displayed the camera. It’s a list by order date, not ship date. Duh.

(I’ll have it Thursday, whoo hoo!)

The order that was there just an hour ago disappeared, and I could not find evidence that I had even placed it. Looking to see if the item was removed from Amazon, I went to Amazon’s kit page. There I saw a notification at the top saying I had already bought it. Clicking on it to me to a tracking page–

My 5D Mark II kit shipped today, arriving on Thursday! (Now if I can only stop from hyperventilating.)

All you who have ordered from Ritz, I just canceled that order, so that should help you. (Hmmmmm! I wonder how much of the demand for this camera is that people are ordering from multiple dealers?)

Broadway Camera (canadian company) are very reputable but like other reputable seller, don’t have the camera in stock…

Since the accessories for the 5D Mark II are available, I going to buy them. How ironic that I will receive them long before the camera….

BTW, I really respect Micheal Reichmann. Having bought a book of his and followed his work, I trust his judgment about which cameras work well and which are a value. He’s a photographer’s photographer; what he cares about is the final print and the usability of the device. He is a businessman as well as an artist. Don’t get me wrong, I think that the D3x is probably magnificent (and he probably does, too), but at its price point you really have to want it (or have lots of Nikkor lens).

For my money, the 5D Mark II looks pretty fine. I’ve taken a production 25600 ISO shot posted on the net, did noise reduction, turned it into B&W, and showed it to someone who used to shoot high ISO B&W film. He was amazed. To the extent that you can prevent the banding during capture, the result is amazing compared to push processed 1600 film in terms of sharpness and grain.

Haha, ya I know, its absolutely awesome that I managed to get one. I’m not sure if my store wants the publicity (as it could turn sour for those who didn’t get one), but I have to say that I am greatly indebted to them for the work they must have done to get me one. But I did place my pre-order as soon as their store opened the morning the camera was announced (Sept 17th). Haha, the camera wasn’t even in their system yet. They said I was top 3 in line of all of their stores in Canada, and this was the only camera that they got in to my local store! So its not like Mark IIs are sprouting from trees here in Sask – I’ve heard that it will be the new year for most other pre-orders. Hopefully in 5-6 hours I’ll be home to show send away the unboxing pictures. Can’t wait to show some samples too!

How does someone who lives in the outback of Saskachewan get a 5d Mark ii while almost everyone in every major urban area in the country is waiting for their call? Congratulations! Love to hear where you purchased yours from. Best regards and am looking forward to your “unboxing” photos.