Amazon - 5DIII Body only

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Have you received your body only from Amazon yet?

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    Votes: 6 37.5%
  • No

    Votes: 10 62.5%

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My order was placed 3/2 at 10:30pm EST (def not in on the super early orders) and my order is still showing 'not yet shipped'

How people who ordered after a lot of us have better order statuses at this point is beyond me.

I'm baffled by all this and it's pretty obvious there is no rhyme or reason to what Amazon is doing on this one.
 
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My b!tching and moaning has paid off! Just received an order update. Status has been changed to "shipping soon" with an estimated delivery date of March 29th. FINALLY!!!

Order for body only placed at 7:00AM CST on March 2nd

Can't wait :-)
 
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I'm a lot later in the order cue (around the 10th) so I'm not expecting anything but when checking Amazon today (and I made a username just for this) they are now stating on the order page for the MKIII that it will "usually ship within 1 to 2 months"!
 
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NickCat said:
My order was placed 3/2 at 10:30pm EST (def not in on the super early orders) and my order is still showing 'not yet shipped'

How people who ordered after a lot of us have better order statuses at this point is beyond me.

I'm baffled by all this and it's pretty obvious there is no rhyme or reason to what Amazon is doing on this one.

could it be that folks with amazon prime are getting preferential shipping timelines? no one seems to mention whether or not they order with that perk
 
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I'm an Amazon Prime member and I pre-ordered on March 5th (actually pre-ordered from B&H on the 2nd but cancelled and went to Amazon assuming they'd be more efficient...).

I'm still seeing "Not Yet Shipped" and have been contacting customer support on a daily basis to see if I can get any additional information. So far I've seen everything from "We get new shipments in each day and are sending them out in the order we received orders" to "This is not a high demand item and we have not received any shipments from the supplier yet."

Your guess is as good as mine, but it just seems like Canon is making sure that they all send out the Kit shipments, but have deprioritized the body-only ones. Smart move on their part, definitely making me consider buying the lens too if it means I get the camera 1-2 months early.

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NickCat said:
My order was placed 3/2 at 10:30pm EST (def not in on the super early orders) and my order is still showing 'not yet shipped'

How people who ordered after a lot of us have better order statuses at this point is beyond me.

I'm baffled by all this and it's pretty obvious there is no rhyme or reason to what Amazon is doing on this one.

could it be that folks with amazon prime are getting preferential shipping timelines? no one seems to mention whether or not they order with that perk
 
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grrrr im furious.. i had a cosmetic hair / make-up shoot last weekend, was hoping id have it then.. nop.. still - customer service has NO IDEA when they'll have em in stock..
i tried contacting B&H to maybe order there instead.. they too dont know when theyll get the Body Only packages in stock again
 
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I JUST got an email from Amazon... it's set to be delivered on 3/29.

Looks like they finally got off their collective asses over there.

I am an Amazon Prime member... I did order it with next day shipping for $3.99.

Otherwise... if there was any special treatment... I'm not seeing it.
 
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I just received mine today. So pumped!

But seriously Amazon, worst packing job for a sensitive $3500 piece of equipment ever! It wasn't padded at all and who knows what UPS did to it.

Any ideas about how best to go about testing whether any damage was incurred during transit?
 
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tatsu said:
Any ideas about how best to go about testing whether any damage was incurred during transit?

Without sounding condescending, best way is to go and take some photos. You would be able to tell pretty quickly if there are some problems. Listen for any weird rattles too
 
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Ordered mine at 10:30AM (EST) on 3/2. Still nothing. A rep told me yesterday that it hadn't been released. Couldn't explain to me why it had been shipped from their Fernley, Nevada, distribution center if it hadn't been released. I can't seem to get a straight answer. Hopefully we'll all hear some good news soon!
 
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gtowndave said:
Ordered mine at 10:30AM (EST) on 3/2. Still nothing. A rep told me yesterday that it hadn't been released. Couldn't explain to me why it had been shipped from their Fernley, Nevada, distribution center if it hadn't been released. I can't seem to get a straight answer. Hopefully we'll all hear some good news soon!

Moments after I typed this, I received my shipping notification via email. She'll be here by Thursday.
 
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