5DIII pre-order thread

[5dmk.iii]

I would love to be able to track my order from DigitalRev, but I'm having trouble finding this delivery company called "Error" on the web. Anyone else have the same issue?

;D

I wonder which of us is better, you with a intransit status or me, who has absolutely no idea how long he will wait for even a shipping notification...

 

[CanonBo]

Has anyone that ordered just the body from Amazon heard from them? I have seen posts stating that people who have ordered the kits have received emails from Amazon. I placed my order for just the body on March 2nd in the morning but have not had any updates since then either in the form of an email or online.

 

[kidnaper]

Has anyone that ordered just the body from Amazon heard from them? I have seen posts stating that people who have ordered the kits have received emails from Amazon. I placed my order for just the body on March 2nd in the morning but have not had any updates since then either in the form of an email or online.

I ordered body only around 2:30am CST and have not heard a single word from Amazon, yet. At this point I'm hoping for a shipping notice before an update email.

 

[SomeGuyInNewJersey]

Has anyone that ordered just the body from Amazon heard from them? I have seen posts stating that people who have ordered the kits have received emails from Amazon. I placed my order for just the body on March 2nd in the morning but have not had any updates since then either in the form of an email or online.

I ordered body only around 2:30am CST and have not heard a single word from Amazon, yet. At this point I'm hoping for a shipping notice before an update email.

I'm hoping that B&H and Amazon send some sort of notices before the shipping ones... I kinda preordered with both so I'll need to cancel one and obviously I dont want the first thing I hear from either to be two shipping notices!

 

[NutsAndBolts]

Has anyone that ordered just the body from Amazon heard from them? I have seen posts stating that people who have ordered the kits have received emails from Amazon. I placed my order for just the body on March 2nd in the morning but have not had any updates since then either in the form of an email or online.

I ordered body only around 2:30am CST and have not heard a single word from Amazon, yet. At this point I'm hoping for a shipping notice before an update email.

I am in the same boat. Not a word since I ordered morning of March 2.

 

[peederj]

I'm hoping that B&H and Amazon send some sort of notices before the shipping ones... I kinda preordered with both so I'll need to cancel one and obviously I dont want the first thing I hear from either to be two shipping notices!

Whaaat?

I was tempted to try a similar stunt but I imagine you'll be paying shipping back on one of them. I may get two bodies, best to have a backup, but it would be with the 24-70 II kit when that appears, and probably not till Xmas discounts.

Haven't heard anything from B&H yet, still listed as "backordered" even though I ordered within a few minutes of the listing appearing.

 

[Drama79]

I just called B&H to amend the shipping location. I spoke to two guys, both of whom towed the party line. No word on stock or shipping, but we will be emailed as and when. Lame.

 

[NutsAndBolts]

Best Buy says in stock on the 25th of March:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/16/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-goes-on-sale-march-25th/

 

[Kingw]

I just called B&H to amend the shipping location. I spoke to two guys, both of whom towed the party line. No word on stock or shipping, but we will be emailed as and when. Lame.

Thanks for the update. I do hope they will update the status soon and send us some ETA emails.

Pretty sure in the next weeks that will be lots of unboxing threads/pics lol.

 

[Lammy87]

I work at a camera store and we had two 5d mkiii kits arrive today and was told we could sell them, we havent taken any pre-orders for the kits but a few bodies only.

 

[wookiee2cu]

I just called B&H to amend the shipping location. I spoke to two guys, both of whom towed the party line. No word on stock or shipping, but we will be emailed as and when. Lame.

Thanks for the update. I do hope they will update the status soon and send us some ETA emails.

Pretty sure in the next weeks that will be lots of unboxing threads/pics lol.

They really aren't able to do that because they don't know how many they will be getting in each shipment. However I wish they would tell us where we are on the list so we have at least some idea. I got my order in 3-1 after it was announced (I'm in Seattle), about 30 minutes after I got my confirmation email I got their mass email with the pre-order links to their site so at least I'm ahead of all those folks.

 

[NutsAndBolts]

I work at a camera store and we had two 5d mkiii kits arrive today and was told we could sell them, we havent taken any pre-orders for the kits but a few bodies only.

Where, what store?

 

[Drama79]

I just called B&H to amend the shipping location. I spoke to two guys, both of whom towed the party line. No word on stock or shipping, but we will be emailed as and when. Lame.

Thanks for the update. I do hope they will update the status soon and send us some ETA emails.

Pretty sure in the next weeks that will be lots of unboxing threads/pics lol.

They really aren't able to do that because they don't know how many they will be getting in each shipment. However I wish they would tell us where we are on the list so we have at least some idea. I got my order in 3-1 after it was announced (I'm in Seattle), about 30 minutes after I got my confirmation email I got their mass email with the pre-order links to their site so at least I'm ahead of all those folks.

I think most people will be fine. There's been no hype about shortage shipments (we would have heard, had demand been ridiculous). The smart money is on most people getting them in the next two weeks. There will be a few who ordered slightly later (next day? later?) Who may have to wait an extra week. I'd estimate by mid April, anyone who wants one in their sweaty hands will have one.

 

[jalbfb]

I just called B&H to amend the shipping location. I spoke to two guys, both of whom towed the party line. No word on stock or shipping, but we will be emailed as and when. Lame.

Thanks for the update. I do hope they will update the status soon and send us some ETA emails.

Pretty sure in the next weeks that will be lots of unboxing threads/pics lol.

They really aren't able to do that because they don't know how many they will be getting in each shipment. However I wish they would tell us where we are on the list so we have at least some idea. I got my order in 3-1 after it was announced (I'm in Seattle), about 30 minutes after I got my confirmation email I got their mass email with the pre-order links to their site so at least I'm ahead of all those folks.

I think most people will be fine. There's been no hype about shortage shipments (we would have heard, had demand been ridiculous). The smart money is on most people getting them in the next two weeks. There will be a few who ordered slightly later (next day? later?) Who may have to wait an extra week. I'd estimate by mid April, anyone who wants one in their sweaty hands will have one.

I agree, or at least I hope you are correct. When I ordered mine it was 5 days after the announcement. When i spoke to a B&H salesman several days later, when I added a few items to my order, he told me to expect it within 3-5 weeks when he looked at my order number. I had ordered it with standard shipping (free). So two weeks would put it at or near the reported release date of the 22nd, so I figure I'm probably in the 2nd or 3rd wave of shipments. The closer the 22nd gets the harder it is to be patient!

 

[gametavern]

I work at a camera store and we had two 5d mkiii kits arrive today and was told we could sell them, we havent taken any pre-orders for the kits but a few bodies only.

Where, what store?

The troll store of trollville.

 

[traveller]

In case it hasn't been mentioned, the 5D MkIII + 24-105 f/4L IS kit is now showing as 'in stock from Warehouse Express and Jacobs in the UK; the 5D MkIII 'body only' is still only on a pre-order basis.

 

[unkbob]

5D3 now in stock at DigitalRev for £2,679

 

[irena]

Has anyone that ordered just the body from Amazon heard from them? I have seen posts stating that people who have ordered the kits have received emails from Amazon. I placed my order for just the body on March 2nd in the morning but have not had any updates since then either in the form of an email or online.

I ordered body only around 2:30am CST and have not heard a single word from Amazon, yet. At this point I'm hoping for a shipping notice before an update email.

I am in the same boat. Not a word since I ordered morning of March 2.

My body preorder on Amazon from March 4th now lists as "Shipping Soon" rather than "Not Yet Shipped" as my other preorders do. I would double check your open order status.

 

[NutsAndBolts]

Has anyone that ordered just the body from Amazon heard from them? I have seen posts stating that people who have ordered the kits have received emails from Amazon. I placed my order for just the body on March 2nd in the morning but have not had any updates since then either in the form of an email or online.

I ordered body only around 2:30am CST and have not heard a single word from Amazon, yet. At this point I'm hoping for a shipping notice before an update email.

I am in the same boat. Not a word since I ordered morning of March 2.

My body preorder on Amazon from March 4th now lists as "Shipping Soon" rather than "Not Yet Shipped" as my other preorders do. I would double check your open order status.

Mine still says:

"Not Yet Shipped:
Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date. You can cancel at any time. "

May be it depends on what your location is. What state/city is your order to be shipped? Mine is Los Gatos/ CA

 

[Chris Geiger]

I placed an order on March 8th with Amazon for 2 600ex-rt's and a 5D3 with kit lens. I received an email a few days ago updating the status of my order with an expected delivery of....

"Delivery Estimate: Tuesday April 3, 2012"

I also went in to my local dealer and there was a Canon rep there. We were chatting a bit about the coming camera. I said something to the effect the camera is not as big a deal as the flash. The rep said that the 600ex-rt's will ship "sometime in April"