5DIII pre-order thread

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I just pre ordered the 5D3 a few days ago at my local camera store here in Fresno. I was the third one on their list. You might try asking some of the local stores to see how many they have coming in and how many are preordered.

seenew said:
Hi everyone, not sure if this is my first post, but I lurk a lot.

I have a big video shoot coming up at the very end of the month and I'd love to be able to use these new cameras. Does anyone know where I could preorder the cameras and be sure I'll get them in the first round of shipments?

Thanks so much!
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Chris Geiger said:
seenew said:
Hi everyone, not sure if this is my first post, but I lurk a lot.

I have a big video shoot coming up at the very end of the month and I'd love to be able to use these new cameras. Does anyone know where I could preorder the cameras and be sure I'll get them in the first round of shipments?

Thanks so much!
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I just pre ordered the 5D3 a few days ago at my local camera store here in Fresno. I was the third one on their list. You might try asking some of the local stores to see how many they have coming in and how many are preordered.
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I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan, everyone has been sold out since day one, haha. But that would be a great idea otherwise.
 
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David KM said:
March 15th, Just got off the phone with BH. I am #118 in the cue, I ordered about 30 seconds after the pre-order page came up on their site. My order was termed a "backorder" but 5 minutes later the page was updated to "pre-order". Hope that helps with those trying to figure out where they stand in line at BH. I was told there were thousands of orders and after the initial shipment, they should be recieving 5-10 per day... YIKES!!!!
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You're lucky, I tried to contact B&H and they never would share with me any information about my pre-order status, not even the rankings! How did u get them to talk lol
 
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#225
Dunno, I actually called 3-4 days after my order and they were very, very elusive with any info. I have ordered tons of stuff from them and I have gotten to know one of the CSR there by name. I called to change my shipment address and I got him today and we talked, even being familiar with me he was very elusive about the initial shipment quantities... he did tell me exactly where I was on the cue though so that was the bonus. I think they have been told not to give any hard numbers about quantities or ship dates to avoid upsetting customer expectations.
 
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Well, I hear ya on that. I do trust this BH CSR though... he has helped with some rather difficult orders in the past and we are on a first name basis. This is my second call to them and both times I have been told I was early on the list. The first time they were very vague... just a little better this time. I did think that 5-10 a day was total company line BS... especially for BH. I would expect for their size they would be somewhere in the 250-500 initial stock with tons more on the way. Always taken with a grain of salt though.
 
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V8Beast said:
dericcainphoto said:
It says that B&H should have it in stock by tomorrow. I am ready for mine!!!!
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I sure hope so! Damnit, B&H, after all the money I've spent with you over the years, I need an update.
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It's crazy how all of us think alike regarding B&H :P
I have spent sooooo much money there and made countless orders and now feel like I'm being left in the dark somewhat about the status of a pre-order for a camera that I've been waiting on for the past 3 years. We're all in same boat ;)
But dammit is right! Geez... B&H... they gotta give us something! Haha! >:(
 
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samueljay said:
Hey nighstar!
I got the same e-mails! :) Thanks again for the reccomendation on Camera Pro, they certainly set a benchmark in terms of customer service! Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the hands on demo as I'll be in Melbourne, but let me know how it goes! :D
Hehe, yeah definitely glad I didn't order elsewhere, they're great, and I can see them getting a lot of my money in the future :)
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yeah, they'll be getting a lot of my money in the future too. i am really impressed with their customer service. :)

i'll try to come back and report how it goes tonight, but i doubt i'll have much more to report than has already been said. it's all about actually having the camera in your own hands. :D if there is any news about CameraPro's stock and shipments, i'll definitely let you know.
 
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nighstar said:
yeah, they'll be getting a lot of my money in the future too. i am really impressed with their customer service. :)

i'll try to come back and report how it goes tonight, but i doubt i'll have much more to report than has already been said. it's all about actually having the camera in your own hands. :D if there is any news about CameraPro's stock and shipments, i'll definitely let you know.
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Yeah! It really is something else :) Great customer service is hard to come by these days.

Oh yeah, absolutely :) It's always great to hear what people think though! Less than a month until I'll be able to hold my very own one! :D

Oh that'd be great! Thanks Nighstar! ;D
 
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#235
Just had my 5D III body status changed to shipped so look like they are starting to send them out from DigitalRev, that was ordered on first day they had them on their site.

Can't wait to get my hands on it, it's on 3 day DHL so should be here soon.
 
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David KM said:
March 15th, Just got off the phone with BH. I am #118 in the cue, I ordered about 30 seconds after the pre-order page came up on their site.
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Could you provide your order number? I ordered about an hour after it went live so I hope that means I'm somewhat up there...
 
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nickashley said:
Just had my 5D III body status changed to shipped so look like they are starting to send them out from DigitalRev, that was ordered on first day they had them on their site.

Can't wait to get my hands on it, it's on 3 day DHL so should be here soon.
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Ditto! Mine shipped, although I think it said ETA 28th March so maybe they shipped mine via tortoise.

I will soon be in desperate need of a 3.2" loupe. I don't think anyone's making them yet :/
 
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