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p.210 #1 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

EOS20 wrote:
My dealer told me mine should arrive tomorrow!

EOS20, which dealer is that? (PRA Imaging?). TIA.

Dec 02, 2008 at 02:24 PM

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p.210 #2 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

Yes, PRA. They said they are expecting another 15 in tomorrow, And it will be a mix of the Body only's and a few Kits.

They had a few BG-E6 Grips in stock today, But still no batteries.

Dec 02, 2008 at 02:36 PM

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p.210 #3 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

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BHphoto just put up 5d2 in stock

They only had the kit in stock

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Dec 02, 2008 at 02:52 PM

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p.210 #4 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

Adorama says that it's likely to be 3 weeks until they get their next shipment, but says I will "definitely" be included in the next shipment. Ugh...

Dec 02, 2008 at 02:59 PM

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Does anyone think the battery prices will go down after a couple of weeks, once third parties jump on the bandwagon and Canon makes more? 100$ seems like a ton of money for a battery. That thing better last a while!

Dec 02, 2008 at 03:08 PM

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Doubtful, at least at the start; these are "smart" batteries. Seems as though they built several features into the camera and batteries to prevent third party imitations from working.

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Dec 02, 2008 at 03:19 PM

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David Massengi wrote:
Does anyone think the battery prices will go down after a couple of weeks, once third parties jump on the bandwagon and Canon makes more? 100$ seems like a ton of money for a battery. That thing better last a while!

Adorama is already listing them for $79.95 ea. (But currently out of stock, of course.)

http://www.adorama.com/ICALPE6.html?searchinfo=CALPE6%20&item_no=1

Dec 02, 2008 at 03:43 PM

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p.210 #8 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

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Has anyone who ordered from Amazon on Sept. 17th received a shipping notice.

I received mine today. I ordered 9/17 2-day shipping. It shipped last Friday and arrived early.

I ordered the body early 9/17, and zero communication from Amazon. I have pinged them, and they refuse to give me any information. The status on the order has not changed one bit.

Amazing.

Dec 02, 2008 at 04:29 PM

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MountainTop wrote:
Doubtful, at least at the start; these are "smart" batteries. Seems as though they built several features into the camera and batteries to prevent third party imitations from working.
There's a serial number encoded on each battery so that the camera remembers which battery has how much power left.

Dec 02, 2008 at 04:40 PM

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MountainTop wrote:
There's a serial number encoded on each battery so that the camera remembers which battery has how much power left.

Sounds like something to use more power

Dec 02, 2008 at 05:34 PM

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p.210 #11 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

you betcha

Dec 02, 2008 at 05:38 PM

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p.210 #12 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

Thanks CMOS! You saved me $20.

CMOS wrote:
David Massengi wrote:
Does anyone think the battery prices will go down after a couple of weeks, once third parties jump on the bandwagon and Canon makes more? 100$ seems like a ton of money for a battery. That thing better last a while!

Adorama is already listing them for $79.95 ea. (But currently out of stock, of course.)

http://www.adorama.com/ICALPE6.html?searchinfo=CALPE6%20&item_no=1

Dec 02, 2008 at 06:00 PM

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p.210 #13 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

athos wrote:
logan0171 wrote:
Jonnywiz wrote:
Has anyone who ordered from Amazon on Sept. 17th received a shipping notice.

I received mine today. I ordered 9/17 2-day shipping. It shipped last Friday and arrived early.

I ordered the body early 9/17, and zero communication from Amazon. I have pinged them, and they refuse to give me any information. The status on the order has not changed one bit.

Amazing.

Same here bro, I call and in and they refuse to talk about it. I say other companies are shipping and that say "we are unable to provide you any more information at this time."

Dec 02, 2008 at 06:42 PM

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mdphotography wrote:
Has anyone received a kit that's missing the warranty card for the lens? I only have the card for the body in my kit

Actually, Canon USA doesn't care about the warranty card. They only want to see the sales receipt. Even if you have the warranty card, they'll still demand the sales receipt, and if you have the sales receipt they won't ask for the warranty card.

They just want to know when you bought it and from whom.

Dec 02, 2008 at 06:51 PM

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p.210 #15 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

David Massengi wrote:
MountainTop wrote:
There's a serial number encoded on each battery so that the camera remembers which battery has how much power left.

Sounds like something to use more power

Better battery monitoring is for video.

Dec 02, 2008 at 06:52 PM

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p.210 #16 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

htbyron wrote:
FYI, I stopped by Penn Camera in DC today, and they told me the warehouse has 20 kits (no body-only yet). All but 4 are pre-purchased. They should be making their way to the stores this week.

Yep. Called my local Penn Camera in Virginia and they had two kits come in, one was pre-sold. The other wasn't so I snagged it.

Wasn't really planning on getting a 24-105 today...

Dec 02, 2008 at 06:53 PM

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p.210 #17 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

RDKirk wrote:
mdphotography wrote:
Has anyone received a kit that's missing the warranty card for the lens? I only have the card for the body in my kit

Dec 02, 2008 at 07:10 PM

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p.210 #18 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

stits wrote:
athos wrote:
logan0171 wrote:
Jonnywiz wrote:
Has anyone who ordered from Amazon on Sept. 17th received a shipping notice.

I received mine today. I ordered 9/17 2-day shipping. It shipped last Friday and arrived early.

I ordered the body early 9/17, and zero communication from Amazon. I have pinged them, and they refuse to give me any information. The status on the order has not changed one bit.

Amazing.

Same here bro, I call and in and they refuse to talk about it. I say other companies are shipping and that say "we are unable to provide you any more information at this time."

I posted above that my 9/17 Amazon order is in the Shipping Soon phase and can no longer be canceled. Strangely it also says no shipping estimate, but I figure that's just amazon weirdness. I'll update here if it ships, but really I wouldn't be surprised if more start shipping in the next few days from amazon.

Dec 02, 2008 at 07:18 PM

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p.210 #19 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

Has anyone going through Calumet get theirs yet? It seems they are the very last large-retailer to get them out.

I am 9/22 pre-order, and havent heard anything except mixed stories anywhere from "we havent got them yet and don't know when they'll come in", to "only enough for the first day of 9/17 orders", to "We already shipped for the early preorders and the next shipments are every 2 weeks", to "your 9/22 is safe and you should be getting it within the first shipment", to "you may have to wait for the 2nd or 3rd shipment".

Dec 02, 2008 at 07:21 PM

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p.210 #20 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread

FWIW Adorama told me 12/18/08 for my 9/23 order.

Dec 02, 2008 at 08:20 PM

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