EF-24-70II - Adorama

[shutterleaf]

Has anyone heard of shipments from Adorama yet?  I talked to the guy, said only that they are still backordered....would not give me more feedback.  Ordered Feb 8th so I should be close to the top, curious.  Thanks.

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

After reading some of the stellar reports of this revamped lens and re-ordering this lens for the second time, when do we expect this baby to be born?

[Luke]

BH has already shipped the first order to people who preordered in February.
I ordered mine in mid April, but it hasn't shipped yet...

[Chris Geiger]

I received mine yesterday from my local camera dealer Horn Photo in Fresno. I have had much better luck getting new releases from the local dealer than I have BH or Amazon. I no longer preorder from the big stores as the local dealers get their shipments first. I have my 5D3's a week before most folks.

[inter211]

I too preordered mine from B&H in mid April but has not been shipped yet. I talked to 2 customer service reps yesterday and both somehow have no knowledge of them even getting the new lens...

[jfritz27]

I pre-ordered mine on Day 1 from B&H, and it shipped out either last night or early this morning... can't wait!

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Amazon typically runs a couple of months behind on new high end photo items.  Adorama and B&H are among the first.  Small local shops also seem to be pretty fast.  They only order one at a time, and Canon seems to want to support them.

[acoll123]

I ordered mine from B&H on February 20th and my status still says pending . . .

[Mike Miami]

Shows in-stock here:

http://www.ephotocraft.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=013803134162

I  bought my 5D3 here before the big stores even began shipping preorders.  Great store & service.

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

Amazon typically runs a couple of months behind on new high end photo items.  Adorama and B&H are among the first.  Small local shops also seem to be pretty fast.  They only order one at a time, and Canon seems to want to support them.

And the fear in this is that Amazon is supposed to be adding sales tax on all orders as of this Sunday. In CA in my area that's 9.75% or about an extra $225.  Its been a nice ride in the past, but those days are coming to an end. At this point, it makes sense to buy from your local brick & mortar store and skip the shipping costs.

[shutterleaf]

Just talked to Adorama again....supposed to ship out today!

[K-amps]

My local shop in Indianapolis received a shipment on 9/11 but they ran out and is still backordered... so all the big guys might already have received their lots by now...

[acoll123]

Mine ships today from B&H. Ordered February 20th.

[dadgummit]

Amazon typically runs a couple of months behind on new high end photo items.  Adorama and B&H are among the first.  Small local shops also seem to be pretty fast.  They only order one at a time, and Canon seems to want to support them.

And the fear in this is that Amazon is supposed to be adding sales tax on all orders as of this Sunday. In CA in my area that's 9.75% or about an extra $225.  Its been a nice ride in the past, but those days are coming to an end. At this point, it makes sense to buy from your local brick & mortar store and skip the shipping costs.

And not to mention Amazon's legendary way of taking a >2K lens and putting it in a much larger box with no packing and shipping UPS ground. 

[Chris Burch]

Sooooo glad I read this thread and decided to call to check my preorder.  I have had one on order at Adorama since 7 Feb, but since then my bank switched the credit card number I used.  Of course they didn't tell me the charge didn't go through, but I just fixed it and the order will apparently go out today.   That's great because I'll be shooting non-stop for the next 5 days. 

The Adorama rep did refer to the lens as being "in stock" so they might actually process regular orders, too.