5DIII pre-order thread

[FyreStorm]

Ok just got the following email from B&H in case a few of you had the same issue:

Thank you for contacting the Customer Service Department at B&H Photo Video and Pro Audio.

We only put an authorization for the order. These are always dropped a few days after the order has been placed. Your order is still in place and has not been cancelled. I am sorry, but cannot tell you were in line you stand.

Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with.

Thank you, we appreciate your business.


Dov H
B&H Photo Video and Pro Audio
The Professional's Source.
E-Mail Customer Service Department

I was thinking my order had been cancelled!!!

 

[K-amps]

After a lengthy deliberation.... and getting mad at Canon for the higher than "I" hoped price... I am giving in just placed my pre-orders at Adorama and BH.

First I was only going to do Adorama, but then they said there's a 2 month wait ... then i called BH, they said 4 week ship date (not sure if they baited me): so I placed a pre-order with them too...

It's gonna be a loooong wait now, but I am so excited.


PS: What made me change my mind? Canon delivered the 1 thing I really wanted in a 5D, the ability to do more than 3 AEB's, I asked for 5, they gave me 7 :-*

 

[jlev23]

B and H took the 3499.99 charge off my card now, they were correct, the authorization looks like a charge but only stays on a couple of days. its basically so you are approved to be on the list and be charged as soon as they can ship.
I'm sure they get their fill of fraudulent charges from all over the world and its probably just their way of making it more streamlined when they are filling the orders.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I pre-ordered from Amazon. Anyone know what date at the end of March they might start shipping? I'll be in Japan last week of March until April 1st and hope it doesn't ship until I get back.

1. End of March is a very optomistic shipping date, and that is shipping to Adorama. Expect a week or two slide at least!

Adorama will work long and hard to get orders out, but even so, it will take perhaps 2-3 days. Then add in delivery time.

I'd be happy to have mine in my hands by mid April.

 

[EIREHotspur]

Thank you for your order. We do not currently have a confirmed delivery date for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. As soon as this is confirmed by Canon I shall update you and advise about paying the balance.

CVP UK

I would say it will be mid April too.

 

[jlev23]

In regards to your pre order, at this time we have the item on order. However, this is a brand new model and we have yet to receive our first shipment.

Currently, there is no official ETA from the manufacturer. Please bear with us as we are the mercy of the manufacturer. We will ship the item as soon as it arrives. Orders are fulfilled in the order we received them, on a first come first serve basis. We appreciate your patience and loyalty.

 

[callaesthetics]

i've been a long time lurker and have finally decided to register.

On the night of announcement i went to Amazon and refreshed their 5D3 page every few minutes as they updated. As soon as it was available for pre-order i jumped on it. Im within minutes so i hope im one of the very first in line. I shoot with a 7D and have been wanting to upgrade to full frame...and this is the perfect opportunity.

 

[Kane]

Just pre-ordered mine from my local camera store! I will be in he first shipment and I'm told early April. Only hing is I live in Canada so I have to pay the "Canadian" price. I also inquired about the grip. No word yet but I was told suspected price of $399. Personally I can't wait for this camera as I've been waiting for a full frame upgrade for a while and I love the specs on this camera.

 

[SomeGuyInNewJersey]

i've been a long time lurker and have finally decided to register.

On the night of announcement i went to Amazon and refreshed their 5D3 page every few minutes as they updated. As soon as it was available for pre-order i jumped on it. Im within minutes so i hope im one of the very first in line. I shoot with a 7D and have been wanting to upgrade to full frame...and this is the perfect opportunity.

Just out of interest what time Amazons link start working? (and what time. One are you?)

I got the 5d3 in their search soon enough but the page it linked to was a broken link still at 2am EST when I went to bed.

 

[Daniel Flather]

I'm in Canada too and was told mid to late March. After reading all these posts I might have to wait till April too.

 

[Track40]

got my order in at 1145pm Thurs night @ B&H. Hopefully will be covered by the first batch. Doesn't really matter in the long run, because I won't be able to mount it to my RRS tripod, until they get their L Brackets produced, which won't be until a month after they receive their production 5D3.

:

 

[kidnaper]

i've been a long time lurker and have finally decided to register.

On the night of announcement i went to Amazon and refreshed their 5D3 page every few minutes as they updated. As soon as it was available for pre-order i jumped on it. Im within minutes so i hope im one of the very first in line. I shoot with a 7D and have been wanting to upgrade to full frame...and this is the perfect opportunity.

Just out of interest what time Amazons link start working? (and what time. One are you?)

I got the 5d3 in their search soon enough but the page it linked to was a broken link still at 2am EST when I went to bed.

I can't say what time Amazon started taking pre-orders, but I placed mine at 2:33am central time.

 

[callaesthetics]

i've been a long time lurker and have finally decided to register.

On the night of announcement i went to Amazon and refreshed their 5D3 page every few minutes as they updated. As soon as it was available for pre-order i jumped on it. Im within minutes so i hope im one of the very first in line. I shoot with a 7D and have been wanting to upgrade to full frame...and this is the perfect opportunity.

Just out of interest what time Amazons link start working? (and what time. One are you?)

I got the 5d3 in their search soon enough but the page it linked to was a broken link still at 2am EST when I went to bed.

I can't remember exactly what time because i was up late reading every piece of info i could find, but i do remember refreshing that broken link often and as soon as it showed i pre-ordered. I just check my hotmail and Amazon sent me the confirmation at 2:16am. Im central time zone.

 

[Macadameane]

Some of you may be interested in my notes from Adorama. I wanted to order from amazon, but it wasn't available yet, so I went with Adorama (they've been good to me in the past). I ordered around 11:25pm CST

I later noticed that the item was changed to "Back ordered" and asked them if I would be receiving a first shipment and I also said that I realized there wasn't an official release date. Here is what they said; I've bolded my favorite parts.

Hi Brandt,

Thank you for your inquiry on the status of your backorder. According to the manufacturer estimates we expect to fulfill your order for the following item(s)

SKU: ICA5DM3 by 3rd week of March

Please note these are estimated dates given to us by the manufacturer. They are generally accurate, but are subject to change at the discretion of manufacturer.

We usually ship the item the day after we receve the item.

I hope it comes that soon (4th week after shipping, perhaps). I am STOKED!

 

[ashe]

Ok just got the following email from B&H in case a few of you had the same issue:

Thank you for contacting the Customer Service Department at B&H Photo Video and Pro Audio.

We only put an authorization for the order. These are always dropped a few days after the order has been placed. Your order is still in place and has not been cancelled. I am sorry, but cannot tell you were in line you stand.

Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with.

Thank you, we appreciate your business.


Dov H
B&H Photo Video and Pro Audio
The Professional's Source.
E-Mail Customer Service Department

I was thinking my order had been cancelled!!!

Does the order status for you say Back ordered? I noticed it when I ordered the GPS unit.

 

[iso79]

Any CF recommendations from owners of similar DSLRS like the Mark II or such?

I highly recommend Sandisk Extreme cards. I have three 16gb cards. They're great.

 

[eeek]

This is from another thread. She is a care rep for Adorama. Posting it here so it may answer some questions:

Adorama on the other hand emailed me 8:30 this morning saying it is on back-order. I ordered it 10:30PM PST last night and they already used up their initial allotment with the pre-orders.

Actually, that isn't the case.

We do not yet know how many units we will receive in the first shipment - and if past releases are anything to go by, neither we, nor any other major retailer, will know how many have been allocated until the trailer is unloaded on the day of delivery!

A back-order email is generated automatically whenever an item is ordered but it isn't on the shelves. So you could receive a b/o email if the units were sitting in the Adorama unloading bay but hadn't yet been entered into our system.

 

[ashe]

Any CF recommendations from owners of similar DSLRS like the Mark II or such?

I ordered one of these to test it with the 5DMiii
http://www.lexar.com/products/lexar-professional-1000x-compactflash-card

 

[peederj]

Oh terrific the iPad 3 (or is it iPad HD) is clogging up all the planes and boats coming out of China right now.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/05/apples-ipad-3-launch-putting-squeeze-on-freight-shipments-from-china/



(I am guessing this will affect 5D3 shipments as well)

 

[eeek]

Oh terrific the iPad 3 (or is it iPad HD) is clogging up all the planes and boats coming out of China right now.

Well, you could buy one of those to keep you busy while you wait for the Mark III! <g>

Yep, that's my plan!