5D Mark 3 Queue @ B&H

[Invertalon]

the market gets flooded by early next year, the street price falls to $2.5k, then I can afford one...

I highly doubt such a drastic price decrease... I mean, the 5D2 years after release were still selling for what, $2100 or 2200 used... Only $200-300 less then brand new. I have a feeling the 5D3 will be the exact same way.

[Ninja1283]

Yes,  I think B&H has their allotment already but they are just not saying anything.   
After all if all of these smaller camera stores are getting theirs surely the big players like B&H, Adorama  and the like are.  In 2 maybe 3 days we BETTER have a better idea.

Yeah, that's what I figured. Tempted to cancel my order with B&H and just pick it up local now since they actually communicate.

[bohaiboy]

I placed my online order early last week, so March 12 or so and should have the cam on Friday

[kiniro]

So if I'm number 1 on the list (hypothetically and in a dream world), how long will it take B&H to process the order from "Backorder" to "Shipped"?  Because if the camera goes officially on sale on the 22nd, will they ship it that same day?  Or the next day?

[SF DTM]

because all the mom and pop shops already have their cameras for sale, I'm guessing BH will be shipping either tomorrow-wednesday to have cameras in peoples hands by the 22nd.

[Arkarch]

because all the mom and pop shops already have their cameras for sale, I'm guessing BH will be shipping either tomorrow-wednesday to have cameras in peoples hands by the 22nd.

I have to believe BH, Adorama, and other US mail houses are not going to take another day of the whole world - but them - shipping.    So yeah, I expect activity on Tuesday, in the "spirit" of the May 22 release.

Not sure I'd want to be the Canon VP of US Sales right now.  But I may want to be his/her cel phone carrier  


edit - on the bright side, since they have not begun shipping, we all can still hope we are all in wave 1.

[mtavel]

B&H warehouse worker sorting through 5D3 shipments:

[jalbfb]

B&H warehouse worker sorting through 5D3 shipments:

I hope mine is the box where all the metal flows towards!

[Warninglabel]

I like the Indiana Jones Picture 

I see a lot of people posting they pick one up, but I don't see a lot people posting pictures to back it up.

[K-amps]

BH sent me the dreaded email about my item being on backorder... I guess I am not getting a 5d3 before April..

[Live Refocused]

BH sent me the dreaded email about my item being on backorder... I guess I am not getting a 5d3 before April..

I wouldn't draw that conclusion (unless you ordered late in the game, of course). With an operation the size of B&H, they are likely to have automated batch processing jobs that generate such e-mails on a regular (perhaps weekly) basis. I seem to recall some option like that or being told that on their website somewhere, but I can't find it now.

Incidentally, my B&H order confirmation was received at 12:12 AM ET on 3/2, so fairly early (I hope), and I too received that e-mail.

I did get an e-mail from them this morning asking me to rate their customer service (I had called them to change my shipping options). I took the opportunity to politely inform them that choosing not to communicate was damaging their image. FWIW.

[K-amps]

BH sent me the dreaded email about my item being on backorder... I guess I am not getting a 5d3 before April..

I wouldn't draw that conclusion (unless you ordered late in the game, of course). With an operation the size of B&H, they are likely to have automated batch processing jobs that generate such e-mails on a regular (perhaps weekly) basis. I seem to recall some option like that or being told that on their website somewhere, but I can't find it now.

Incidentally, my B&H order confirmation was received at 12:12 AM ET on 3/2, so fairly early (I hope), and I too received that e-mail.

I did get an e-mail from them this morning asking me to rate their customer service (I had called them to change my shipping options). I took the opportunity to politely inform them that choosing not to communicate was damaging their image. FWIW.

Woohoo!!!  Just got a call from my local shop; Robertscamera in Indy, they Got it and are holding one for me!!! I cannot wait till my lunch break to go pick it up !!! 

Cancelling BH now...

[AnselA]

Woohoo!!!  Just got a call from my local shop; Robertscamera in Indy, they Got it and are holding one for me!!! I cannot wait till my lunch break to go pick it up !!! 

Happy days are here again....

[jalbfb]

BH sent me the dreaded email about my item being on backorder... I guess I am not getting a 5d3 before April..

I wouldn't draw that conclusion (unless you ordered late in the game, of course). With an operation the size of B&H, they are likely to have automated batch processing jobs that generate such e-mails on a regular (perhaps weekly) basis. I seem to recall some option like that or being told that on their website somewhere, but I can't find it now.

Incidentally, my B&H order confirmation was received at 12:12 AM ET on 3/2, so fairly early (I hope), and I too received that e-mail.

I did get an e-mail from them this morning asking me to rate their customer service (I had called them to change my shipping options). I took the opportunity to politely inform them that choosing not to communicate was damaging their image. FWIW.

Woohoo!!!  Just got a call from my local shop; Robertscamera in Indy, they Got it and are holding one for me!!! I cannot wait till my lunch break to go pick it up !!! 

Cancelling BH now...

Congrats K-amp!! I'm both happy and jealous at the same time.  That means i've moved up one spot since I think I ordered after you!  Hope more do the same as they get their hands on the 5D3 from other sources! Unfortunately, my "local" camera shop is over an hour and half away, and does not have it yet.

Oh, I think those emails from B&H are automatic ones that are generated two weeks after you ordered.  So if that is true I should be receiving one sometime today and probably has nothing to do as to when they actually get or ship the camera from B&H

[Jamesy]

Woohoo!!!  Just got a call from my local shop; Robertscamera in Indy, they Got it and are holding one for me!!! I cannot wait till my lunch break to go pick it up !!! 

Cancelling BH now...

Picking up today (March 20th) at lunch???