Mark - III Preorder and Delivery

[Realgeni]

Any one knows, when will the Mark-III will be delivered, If I do a preorder?

 

[aZhu]

Any one knows, when will the Mark-III will be delivered, If I do a preorder?

According to most sources, the camera will be available in late March. You are probably too late to be in the first batches of the pre-orders as I'm assuming a lot of people have pulled the trigger, myself included.

 

[Rob Wiebe]

It may also be delayed depending on Country of purchase ....

 

[Realgeni]

By the way, anyone ordered on Amazon?

For preorders do they charge you immeditely or do they wait until the order is ready to ship?

 

[arioch82]

By the way, anyone ordered on Amazon?

For preorders do they charge you immeditely or do they wait until the order is ready to ship?

I did, they wait until they have the product

 

[Realgeni]

Thank you.

 

[aZhu]

According to the USA Press release from Canon:

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR camera is expected to be available at the end of March 2012 and will be sold in a body-only configuration at an estimated retail price of $3,499.00. The EOS 5D Mark III will also be available with the EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM zoom lens in a kit for an estimated retail price of $4,299.00. The Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7A is scheduled to be available by the end of April 2012 at an estimated retail price of $849.99. Availability for GPS Receiver GP-E2 is expected by the end of April 2012, with an estimated retail price of $390.00.Battery Grip BG-E11 is scheduled to be available at the end of April 2012 for an estimated retail price of $490.00. The Speedlite 600EX-RT and Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT are also scheduled for end of March 2012 availability at estimated retail prices of $629.99 and $470.00 respectively.

 

[jcr918]

Has the mark III been delayed ??? I keep hearing rumors April now

 

[wickidwombat]

Has the mark III been delayed ??? I keep hearing rumors April now

yeah April 1 is the new date

 

[justsomedude]

Has the mark III been delayed ??? I keep hearing rumors April now

yeah April 1 is the new date

What's your source for this? My local brick&mortar shop was told to expect delivery on the 19th or 20th for setup, with an allowed initial sale date of March 22nd.

 

[tt]

Is there a possibility, that there is an initial shipment on or around 22nd March, and due to preorders, the first batch may be being fully preordered - and thus orders made later on have later shipments?

 

[jcr918]

If you call Canon they will tell you that retailers will have the 5D Mark III avaible for shipping on the 25th it's only been delayed a few days most people won't get there's until the 1st of April depending on the shipping method they selected

 

[tt]

Wonder how those picking up at stores are affected.

 

[fotoray]

If you call Canon they will tell you that retailers will have the 5D Mark III avaible for shipping on the 25th it's only been delayed a few days most people won't get there's until the 1st of April depending on the shipping method they selected

CR Guy published the following on March 6:

It’s really true
I have confirmed March 22, 2012 as the for sale date in both Canada and the United States. Cameras will arrive before that date to retailers, but cannot be sold until then.

It’s also rumored Canon will regulate the price of this camera starting in May. Which means, there will be a certain price point that a retailer cannot go below to sell the camera. This sort of regulation will also make such things advertising “free” things to bundle with the camera not allowed. This is good for retailers if true.

 

[wickidwombat]

Has the mark III been delayed ??? I keep hearing rumors April now

yeah April 1 is the new date

What's your source for this? My local brick&mortar shop was told to expect delivery on the 19th or 20th for setup, with an allowed initial sale date of March 22nd.

LOL sorry i was only joking i thought the 1 April date would be a give away that i wasnt being serious

 

[jcr918]

No April fools joke it has only been delay a few days, Most retailers will get it Tuesday 27th and ship the next day hopefully I will get mine by Friday 30th

 

[eilyin]

i got a notification from amazon estimated delivery date of APRIL 3....and i picked 1 day shipping...
on Amazon website says release date is 3/31

 

[matto0]

FYI - I just got a notice from Amazon that my order is estimated to be delivered on 4/2/12 (2 day shipping). I ordered around 7AM pst on March 2nd

~ Matt

 

[fotoray]

+1

Just received notice from Amazon that my 5D3 w/24-105 kit will be delivered between April 5-9. I placed the order on March 2nd at 9:30 AM PDT.

Looks like the supply is good. Can't wait!!!

 

[V8Beast]

Damnit, B&H, I need an update. WTF?