5DIII pre-order thread

[jlev23]

i might be the first one in Los angeles to receive mine!
Los Angeles, CA, United States 03/22/2012 5:28 A.M. Departure Scan
loving crutchfield for being on it and with the reward points for the purchase ill be able to get 3-4 back up batteries from them(in 30 days)
i was too late canceling adorama, they told me i was one of the lucky ones and it was already on the truck. so I'm going to make one of my friends really happy, but that one won't be here until tuesday.
i only wish i had a charged battery for when it arrives.

 

[kimloris]

i only wish i had a charged battery for when it arrives.

That's right...Good Tip !
I need to be sure to recharge my 7D battery today, I took lots of pics last week-end and it's probably half full.
I am so glad that it is the same battery ! ;D

 

[wookiee2cu]

Just called B&H and customer support still don't have the camera ready for shipping even if you are in the early pre-order. The guy said maybe by Monday. Sorry that's not good enough since everyone else is already shipping. I canceled my order and went over to Adorama. Better you call them so you can make sure they take your order. B&H totally dropped the ball on this release. I don't think I will do pre-order with them again. I would probably order items they have in stock.

In all fairness, B&H didn't drop the ball, the cameras haven't been delivered to them... that's Canon's fault. It seems that the shipments hit the west coast first which makes sense since it's the shortest route and from there are being trucked/flown eastward. I've read a few stores in Indy and Ohio have gotten them earlier this week but not sure how that happened and it wasn't wide spread. Adorama got their shipment yesterday and their distribution center is in NJ so I'm guessing that B&H got theirs last night or will get them today. Once they get them they have to unload, scan into inventory , then start packaging and then finally ship so maybe by the end of today folks will start getting updates.

I'm in Seattle and believe me it's been driving me crazy knowing my local stores have the bodies; I could have bought it twice now from my favorite store (seems they've had two shipments not sure of the size though but they are a relatively small store) but I don't want to have to pay the $360 in sales tax (ordered body only, extra battery and pearstone dual battery charger). In WA I don't have to pay taxes at the end of the year on internet purchases so I do actually save the money. I have my order with B&H and I will just wait for them to ship it which should be in the first wave based on my order number.

 

[gtowndave]

I ordered the body only from Amazon on May 2, 2012. My status was updated to "Shipping Soon" moments ago, and my card has been charged. Oh my! If they ship it tomorrow, I'm hoping I get it by this Saturday (Amazon Prime). ;D

I'm assuming you meant March 2, but what time did you order on that day? I also ordered the morning of the 2nd and haven't heard anything yet. I'm hoping your post is good news for me!

 

[kidnaper]

I think it's good news for all! Or Amazon jumping the gun. Confirmation email received at 2:33:02 AM CST March 2.

 

[Lloyd50]

Picked up my pre order from keeble and schuchat in Palo Alto on the 19th, im a happy man!

 

[mbiedermann]

BestBuy stores have the cameras in stock and are sellling them since this morning.

The funny thing is that my online order entered within 1 hour of the pre-order page being available on 03/02 wasn't going to ship for another week or two. So I asked them to switch my BestBuy.com order to store pickup and that's how I got it today.

Happy photo making!

 

[scottk]

Lots of B&H folks are getting charged right now and our order status has changed to "sent to warehouse". Sounds like shipping soon!

 

[prayharder]

Lost of us B&H folks are getting charged right now and our order status has changed to "sent to warehouse". Sounds like shipping soon!

I just checked mine, it's now "In stock, sent to warehouse" too!!! Man I can't wait.

 

[Rainier]

I ordered the body only from Amazon on May 2, 2012. My status was updated to "Shipping Soon" moments ago, and my card has been charged. Oh my! If they ship it tomorrow, I'm hoping I get it by this Saturday (Amazon Prime). ;D

I'm assuming you meant March 2, but what time did you order on that day? I also ordered the morning of the 2nd and haven't heard anything yet. I'm hoping your post is good news for me!

Oops, I meant "March", haha! I don't recall what time of the day it was, but probably around 10AM (PST).

 

[CMI]

I ordered the body only from Amazon on May 2, 2012. My status was updated to "Shipping Soon" moments ago, and my card has been charged. Oh my! If they ship it tomorrow, I'm hoping I get it by this Saturday (Amazon Prime). ;D

I ordered from Amazon the at 6:30 am on Mar 2, still nothing. I have Prime too. Man whats up?

 

[pbarr86]

Add me to the list of people that just got their shipping notification from Adorama ;D

 

[Drama79]

My B&H still says backordered

Like I say, I can wait until next week - maybe wednesday? before I panic.

 

[aluckyshot]

My B&H still says backordered

Like I say, I can wait until next week - maybe wednesday? before I panic.

Same here. No panic though...unless we run into the April 6 Passover shutdown!

 

[Goines]

Just spoke with B&H customer service, my order (#527xx) is in the warehouse and will be going out (overnight) tonight.

UPDATE: I now have a UPS tracking number. yay!

 

[Drama79]

I wonder what their first consignment was? 1000? 3000? 500?

If some of us have been told "sometime next week", that could mean a second order very quickly.

Oh I don't know. I hate guessing! My shipping refund got processed by them - maybe that's a sign? I'll just be over here, gently rocking and sobbing in the corner.

 

[prayharder]

Just spoke with B&H customer service, my order (#527xx) is in the warehouse and will be going out (overnight) tonight.

UPDATE: I now have a UPS tracking number. yay!

I called them up and changed my 2nd day to overnight, since mine is supposed to be shooing out today. With I spoke with the CS rep, he said that it is already to ship out, and I should have it tomorrow.

Now to stalk the UPS guy tomorrow.

 

[pwfitz]

I preordered on March 2nd from B&H. I can't wait for it to ship. I am thoroughly enjoying the wait. This is the closest I have felt to Christmas Eve from my childhood since...my childhood.

 

[takoman46]

Just called B&H and customer support still don't have the camera ready for shipping even if you are in the early pre-order. The guy said maybe by Monday. Sorry that's not good enough since everyone else is already shipping. I canceled my order and went over to Adorama. Better you call them so you can make sure they take your order. B&H totally dropped the ball on this release. I don't think I will do pre-order with them again. I would probably order items they have in stock.

Why did you cancel with B&H? They are shipping pre-orders today and it does seem that they received a huge shipment! A ton of users including myself have already received credit charges, "Shipped" status changes, and UPS tracking numbers! Updates are being posted on the B&H order Queue thread. So although B&H lost a lot points for lack of communication, they at least made good on the March 22nd deadline

 

[Jacky Canon]

Hi Folks,

Just spoke with a sales person at the imaging world, he told me they are getting in more 5d III body's and kits on Monday march 26 so i placed an order for my body overnight shipping (feels better than waiting on a pre-order lists when i know the shipping date), so next week Tuesday will be MY SUPER TUESDAY (cant wait.)