The page on Amazon still shows that it’s available for pre-order but not in stock yet. I guess this means they don’t actually have enough units to even cover the pre-orders. Glad I ordered when I did.

NYC to South Jersey Ground is only 8.00, and it arrives in 1 day, so I’m kinda lucky that way in the location to NYC. Also as most know, NY to NJ has no tax at all which is another reason to buy online saves me 119.00 on the price. I know the gov is working on a way to stop all that from happening, but until then lets just enjoy it.

You should expect to just see the Body 7D’s way before you see the Kits Come out. Why? Canon had seen a great number of the 50D Kits last year where thousands of the lenses from the Kits all showed up on EBay. I’m just as much to blame for that too, as I did the same. The 7D is not really a camera for the average user, so Canon Marketing looks at selling to the installed base of semipros & pros that already have a stock of lenses built up.

P.S. 17th Street Photo has the 7D in stock right now for the 1699.99 price + 8.00 Ground UPS Shipping from NYC. B&H who I also buy from heavily is looking at 2 weeks, and mostly there messed up from the Jewish holiday being closed.

I feel nerdy and I have to confess, I went and bought a second one tonight, because now that I have it in my hands I really need a second one. I’m trying not to be a pig about it, but compared to my new 1D MarkIII at 11 fps, the 7D just blows it out of the water in quality.

They are a Canon Dealer. I personally have spent a small fortune from them, and they are TOP NOTCH!!!

LINK to Buy right now:

http://www.17photo.com/product.php?productid=123458148&cat=0&page=1

Also you should know I was in a local Mall here in South Jersey today, and the Ritz Camera Store had 20!!!! in stock. I would have bought one right away, but I had mine on the way from Amazon.com already!

Now what’s really funny is, i walk right out of the store and call them at that exact Ritz Store! I’m told on the phone there is NONE in stock at all until the end of October into November. Sounds fishy to you? Here is what i was told when I confronted them while I was still on the phone walking back into the store. “The 7D’s they have arre ONLY for the walk in customers, period!” I felt like I was an undercover 6ABC News Reporter or something. I think the Manager almost pooped himself when he saw me walk in holding and talking on the phone to him. I wish i had a film crew with me to catch the look on his face!

P.S. I was in a local Mall here in South Jersey today, and the Ritz Camera Store had 20!!!! in stock. I would have bought one right away, but I had mine on the way too, plus why would I want to pay 7 percent tax on something else.

Scott

Camera marketing representative at Canon USA, indicates that units of the new Canon EOS 7D digital SLR will begin to ship from Canon distribution centers to retailers in the first part of next week (September 28th!). Factor in the logistics of shipping caseloads of cameras to a long list of dealers, and the Canon 7D should be in the hands of a decent quantity of pre-order customers in numerous U.S. states and Canadian provinces by the end of next week.