Adorama 5D Mark III Pre Order Shipping & Order Status

[kirispupis]

I just called Adorama to make sure the order was canceled. She canceled the order but stated that they do have stock and it would otherwise ship. I'm not sure whom to believe as one representative says there is an error in the system and they do not have enough stock and another says they do have stock.  To be safe I just canceled my order as uniquephoto has confirmed that my camera will ship shortly and I should have it tomorrow.

From this experience and others', it sounds like Adorama is still the best bet for preordering something.  A friend of mine placed orders at both B&H and Adorama and should have his camera from Adorama today.  The one time I previously preordered from Adorama I also received it earlier than B&H did.

However for orders of things that have already been released but are in hot demand, I will not order from Adorama again as I have no confidence that they will actually have the item. B&H seems much better in this area.  I bought the TS-E 24 II and TS-E 17 from them shortly after they were released when B&H had them available on their site for all of 20 minutes.  However, for something like the 5D3 kit where B&H already has too many preorders I will order from a smaller out of state store.

[frisk]

My guess is that their "warehouse error" meant that somebody screwed up when they first counted the number of "body only" packages they got, and they started processing more orders than they should have.  Then, when the mistake was discovered they had to roll back some of the orders that were being processed.

Anyhow, it looks like everyone who ordered from Adorama reasonably early got their "body-only" orders filled, and the boxes should be on their way right now (according to my UPS tracking info, my box has gone through departure scan in Philadelphia and is probably on its way to Germany, where it will change to a plane going to Iceland where I should receive it tomorrow).  Yay!
 

[fugu82]

Congrats to all who have gotten or will soon get their 5DMIII's! Mine will be here Monday. Will spend the next few days rereading the manual, and trying to decide on some presets. Good times.

[ssimmonsphoto]

Within the last 30 minutes my order, which was placed on the 4th, has switched back to processing (after the pending, processing, pending switcharo yesterday afternoon). My credit card still has the charge as pending, but fingers crossed that hits today and my order ships. Funny thing is, I currently have the mk2 on loan from CPS, so I could potentially have both in hand to try out at once (I own the 7D and the 50D). Yipee!

[Taemobig]

My 5d mkIII pre-order from Adorama just arrived at my house 30 minutes ago. I got my sister to sign for it. Too bad I won't get out of work for another 6 hours....

[ssimmonsphoto]

My 5d mkIII pre-order from Adorama just arrived at my house 30 minutes ago. I got my sister to sign for it. Too bad I won't get out of work for another 6 hours....

Do you have a battery charged for it already? If not, you could miss out on the unboxing and get your sister to put it on the charger if you trust her enough. Good luck with the wait! 

[mirrorrim]

Well I ordered March 2nd around 11am EST for body only and no shipping confirmation..not even packing. Still says pending and I have a charge on my credit card from Mar 21.

Same here on the no shipping confirmation and packing. Still have the pending charge on my credit card. Like some of us, your order probably switched from pending to processing and pending at some point yesterday and you didn't catch it. I'm just a notorious page refresher and happened to see the change, which lasted less than an hour.

Got an email about an hour ago that my camera has shipped! Woohoo! Although I chose free shipping so I still have a few days to wait I also have no lens for the camera, sooo I guess I shouldnt be too impatient since I wont be able to use it right away. 

[Taemobig]

My 5d mkIII pre-order from Adorama just arrived at my house 30 minutes ago. I got my sister to sign for it. Too bad I won't get out of work for another 6 hours....

Do you have a battery charged for it already? If not, you could miss out on the unboxing and get your sister to put it on the charger if you trust her enough. Good luck with the wait! 

Thanks! And yes, I got a battery charged and ready to go. It was my extra battery for my 5d MkII, I kept it after I sold the camera. And as much as I love my family, they better not open the package, I don't wanna miss out on the unboxing!

[ssimmonsphoto]

YAHOO! I was afraid that with my 2 day delay in the preorder that I'd never see the camera before June. But Adorama just sent me notification that it has shipped. YAHOO! Between a wedding I have in 3 weeks and my baby due to be born in 6 weeks, I am one VERY happy pregnant lady to have my new toys in my hands so soon. Now to place my order for the grip, extra battery, and other fun accessories.

[prayharder]

I have an order of a body only, that was placed on the 15th. It has switched to pending, does that mean I should expect it to go out today? What does the order go to after pending and how long does it take?

[ssimmonsphoto]

I have an order of a body only, that was placed on the 15th. It has switched to pending, does that mean I should expect it to go out today? What does the order go to after pending and how long does it take?

Mine went from pending, email received with tracking number, and then to packing.

[prayharder]

I have an order of a body only, that was placed on the 15th. It has switched to pending, does that mean I should expect it to go out today? What does the order go to after pending and how long does it take?

Mine went from pending, email received with tracking number, and then to packing.

Do you know when it went to pending? How much time there was between pending and the email?

[ssimmonsphoto]

It was a couple hours between pending and the email. Another sign you can check is if the charge has hit your credit card yet (although I think mine is still listed as a pending charge).

[rumormiller]

The order I placed on 3/5 has shipped, in case people are keeping track of where they are in line.

[unclemat]

Received my 5D III from Adorama today. Fubared. Likely due to subpar packing job.

More info here: http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php/topic,4684.0.html