5D Mark 3 Queue @ B&H

[RunAndGun]

Sorry to hear you missed the first batch, runandgun. Way to take it in stride though!

Thanks Seamus.

If I needed a kit, I'd be in good shape, but I already have a 24-105mm.

Of course I could always order the kit and then sell the lens.  And probably come out better since the 24-105 sales for over $1,100 by itself(it only "costs" $800 when you buy it as a kit). 

[Seamus]

Yah, bit of a hassle though. I'll miss shooting this weekend, not arriving until Tuesday...

[m3tek44]

I called Amazon and e-mail and they still don't have ETA.  They did provide me with one day shipping free of charge.   Sooner or later I'm sure Amazon will ship it....

[kareshi]

sigh my order used to be 530xx. since i needed to cancel it and order again, my order is now 754xx .. guess i will need to wait till end of apr

If you don't want to wait, then cancel and go to another supplier... There are lots of mark iii's out there!

Thanks, yes I am going to grab one locally as I am going to a trip on Mar 31 and wish to use the MK3. I actually got some deal from B&H so that's why I am keeping it. May put it on sale for little profit . 

[yjiang]

Chatted with B&H. #574xx body only might be fulfilled on next shipment which is expected on April 2.

switched to kit and order sent to warehouse now.

[larryf]

Called and ordered the 5d Mark III kit from B&H.  They have a few extra of the kits in stock than they had preorders for.  Got a tracking number, will be here tomorrow.

[photodim]

Just checked my order status and it says shipped with the tracking number available. I ordered the kit on 3/17.

[mrprometheus]

Canceled my body only preorder that I made on 7am EST 3/2 and walked over to B&H and got one of the last three kits they had in stock. This was ~3:45PM. Lucky to be close to them. =) Sounds like kits are getting pushed more than body only. Guess that makes business sense but is a sketchy trick.

For what it is worth I called Best Buy on LI and there is a store that starts with W and ends in y  that has 2 in stock now. They would not sell it to me. They are not allowed to let it leave the store until the March 25th.

Now to test my goods for radiation.   

[bikeboynate]

I placed my order on March 10th with the order number of xxxxx444xx. Didn't get into the first batch... 

Anyone know a good place in the SF Bay area to get one?

[RunAndGun]

I decided to follow my own (sort of) advice above and ordered the kit from B&H with the intentions of selling the 24-105mm.  I imagine there may be a lot of people doing this.  One of my audio guys may be interested in one of my mkII bodies(convert him from Nikon AND to FF, Lol) and that 24-105 would go nicely with it.  Either way, I probably won't have too hard of a time selling the lens and effectively making my purchase less than buying the body alone.

I have received the tracking # from B&H, but I like to play it safe and hedge my bets, so I won't cancel my original body only order from them until I receive this one tomorrow.

[Stephen Melvin]

I canceled my order with B&H this afternoon. The person on the other end was very nice and professional. Definitely impressed me.

And the guy at Norman, who I called 10 minutes later, was also super nice. My camera will be here tomorrow.

[Seamus]

I placed my order on March 10th with the order number of xxxxx444xx. Didn't get into the first batch... 

Anyone know a good place in the SF Bay area to get one?

Sorry to hear that... Do they still have kits? Someone had posted that Best Buy had some, lot's of them around.
Good luck!

[canonzz]

I just ordered a Body from ProFeel, delivery by Wednesday. Will call and cancel the B&H order tomorrow morning. I ordered on the 10th and am probably way down the list. Thought I could be patient because B&H has always been good to me, but I have a trip on the 31st and want to spend some quality time with the 5D3

For those getting one today/tomorrow, have fun this weekend and post some shots!

[Fooleryl]

Just cancelled my order for a body from B&H and ordered from Norman Camera in MI. Same price and it ships tomorrow! Can't wait to try it out on Thursday's shoot!!

[kiniro]

Mine arrives tomorrow. but man, reading some threads on the forum about some people receiving faulty cameras scares me