5DIII pre-order thread

[capertillar]

random thought: 5d3 has dropped down to number 4 on amazon's digital slr best sellers list
d800 is currently at the top of the list followed by the nikon d3100, canon t3, and then the 5d3

preorders for the d800 may be stronger than the 5d3 from amazon data

[aZhu]

No word yet from Amazon on my kit order, but I received a 5D3 body only that I preordered from my local camera store today. They are not of stock now as every body they ordered is accounted for. I would guess that the kit from Amazon will be here in a day or two. My order says delivery April 3rd.

So what ever happened to the delivery after March 22 date? Is this not being enforced by Canon anymore?

[ebrakus]

With the various stories of 5dmIII showing up at various local shops, I gave the local SF Calumet store a call.

They guy very politely laughed at me.   Nothing shown up yet.  Not sure how many might come in or when,  back ordered "for months of inventory".  "If you haven't already ordered, you aren't getting a camera until June".

I mentioned some people reporting here of copies showing up at various stores.  He was incredulous.

I'm in the queue at B & H late pm march 2nd, kit.    Waiting to see them re-run my CC.

cheers
-E

[lithium2k]

I preordered mine last Wed. from a local shop. Got a call on Sat that they would be in this week.  Just picked up mine this evening. It is the body only. 

[Chewy734]

Called my local AD.  Pre-orders sold out, and they don't know the exact date they'll be in...  "early April for those who pre-ordered."

[SF DTM]

Even tho B&H is all the way in NY, I'm starting to feel a little frustrated that all these local shops are getting cameras in before BH will even tell us when they are expecting their shipments to arrive... a little heads up would definitely be nice.

[ebrakus]

If you count up the early copies reported by users with more than one prior post, I think we have maybe one or two earlie copies reported in the US.   This is more rare than Elvis sightings  .   So don't feel all that left out.

[SF DTM]

If you count up the early copies reported by users with more than one prior post, I think we have maybe one or two earlie copies reported in the US.   This is more rare than Elvis sightings  .   So don't feel all that left out.

the only people we know if are the people who just HAPPEN to be on this forum and just happen to have the time to be posting about it, if there are MK III's in the US already, I guarantee there are thousands floating around. It just shocks me that BH, Amazon, and Adorama have no info....

[NutsAndBolts]

Picked up a 5D3 body from my local shop, yes I paid nearly $300 in tax.  They still have more left. 

[SF DTM]

Picked up a 5D3 body from my local shop, yes I paid nearly $300 in tax.  They still have more left.

at this point it's blowing my mind that people aren't sharing any details.... which shop? kits? bodys? State?

[swampler]

Picked up a 5D3 body from my local shop, yes I paid nearly $300 in tax.  They still have more left.

at this point it's blowing my mind that people aren't sharing any details.... which shop? kits? bodys? State?

Just found an online place I've done business with before showing 1-2 days on the kit. Just cancelled my order with Amazon and placed it with them. The body only is still showing it will ship when released by Canon.

[NutsAndBolts]

Picked up a 5D3 body from my local shop, yes I paid nearly $300 in tax.  They still have more left.

at this point it's blowing my mind that people aren't sharing any details.... which shop? kits? bodys? State?

I thought I did, I posted this on 3 different forums.  I bought from San Jose Camera & Video, body only. They also have kits in stock. 12 in total. They had a stack of them when I picked up mine at 5:30PM PST today.

[lithium2k]

Got mine from Creve Coeur Camera off of Olive in St. Louis. And as I said I got a body.

[Bosman]

Ordered my 5DMIII today    03/19/2012   1:19 PM from my local store. He suspects a couple weeks into April at earliest but maybe he is trying to be safe. Also I dont know what priority they get or what kind of volume they feel safe to order for their store since they aren't a B&H or an Adorama.

On another note as a photographer who makes money from his gear, this camera is everything I could want. I have hundreds of thousands of wedding images and I can say 22 megapixels is still more than i will use accept for when i shoot portraits, everything else could be medium raw at 10 mp an image and its still way more than i need. The other thing is I am going to see what it can do for sports since i also own a sports photog company. I own a 1D Mark III and bought it brand new in 2007, and it is a tank, and i love it, but last year i had to replace the shutter a second time and the count according to Canon Professional Services I took over 343,849 photos on the one camera i sent in. The info is inside the camera firmware when they do a checkup. The mirror, shutter and lever assemblies were shot! Hence the $730 bills to repair my Canon EOS 1D Mark III. That particular camera has been my main shooter for weddings and the original 5d is my secondary camera when shooting weddings. When I shoot sports the 1D Mark III is my only go to camera. I tried the 5d once as a test and was stunned how bad it was for sports. This new 5DMIII's focus system is better than the 1D Mark IV according to Canon Rep Chuck Westfall. The shutter lag should be a drastic improvement according to the specs. I suspect in a pinch or maybe even more than a pinch this camera could be enough for sports even. Time will tell when i put it in the field to test. I struggle now because I'd rather get 2 5DMIII's and shoot weddings but wouldn't want to get rid of my spectacular original 5d or my amazing 1D Mark III. Maybe the end of the year i'll be able to drop more cash for my second 5DMIII. When that happens I'll prob just use the 1D Mark III exclusive for sports and the 5dm1 exclusive for photobooth shots and backup. There is so much philosophy to all this its crazy. I just know when i want a guarantee i grab the 1D Mark III when i shoot weddings now it will be the new 5DMIII but i don't want to be switching out lenses on the new body all the time because I wont want to grab the regular 5D. I use a spider pro belt and carry two bodies on my hips and would love to drop some weight rather than use the 1D Mark III as my second camera but that may be what happens. My main shooter will get the 24-70L and second body will prob be 50L or the 70-200L II. I am looking at all my meta data and there def are some focal lengths that are used way more than all the others. Ahh even in the difficulty its a pleasure to figure it all out.

[Lloyd50]

Picked up a 5D3 body from my local shop, yes I paid nearly $300 in tax.  They still have more left.

at this point it's blowing my mind that people aren't sharing any details.... which shop? kits? bodys? State?

I thought I did, I posted this on 3 different forums.  I bought from San Jose Camera & Video, body only. They also have kits in stock. 12 in total. They had a stack of them when I picked up mine at 5:30PM PST today.

I'm still waiting to hear from Keeble and schuchat in palo alto ca, I pre ordered on day one of the announcement . San Jose camera & video might be my back up plan. Thanks for the info.