The global chip shortage doesn't appear to be letting up any time soon. It's looking more and more like these issues may run well into 2022, if not longer.
Canon has issued an official statement saying that new orders for the Canon EOS R3 may take up to 6 months to deliver.
From Canon Japan
Currently, we have received orders for each of the following products in excess of expectations, and due to the impact of global parts supply, delivery delays are occurring. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers and business partners.
The products are scheduled to be shipped one by one, but it is expected that it will take a lot of time for the new camera body EOS R3 and RF lens RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM.
Affected Products
It will be shipped in sequence, but it may take more than half a year to deliver when you place a new order.
We plan to ship the products one by one, but it may take longer than usual to deliver.
Tip: sign up for your free CPS membership on https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/canon-professional-services because it seems that Canon serves CPS members first.
GoldPlatinum level, I preordered on April 14th, first day I could, and I haven't received the offer to pick up my R3.I spoke to "the other pro dealer" here in Denmark, and the shop assistant said that they only got 1 (one!) R3 on Nov 26th.
@twoheadedboy I'm afraid that your statement is not correct. Here in Denmark we could preorder on the day that the development announcement was made, and I did. As I recall @neuroanatomist and others in the US did exactly the same.
Edit: turns out I'm actually Platinum level :rolleyes:
And I stand corrected about the US preorder date. Honestly, it wasn't high on my attention list ;)