Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
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Jman13 wrote:
Based on some reports, depending on where you ordered it, an order today or yesterday may see a 6 month wait.
I hope that's not the case and Fuji planned better for this launch. People like to spread FUD on the internet, but we are not in the middle of pandemic anymore with chip shortages and all that other nonsense. Also, I expect assembly line to be much more efficient in China. If Apple can fulfill huge demands for iPhones every year within a month or two, there is no reason for Fuji to take 6 months for a much shorter waitlist, but for some reason if it actually takes Fuji 6 months to meet the current demand, there is a pretty significant chance that a lot of people, including me, will get bored and move on with something else.
Almost all major resellers are stil accepting orders, which wasn't the case with X100V, so I think it will not be as bad. Regardless, we all are guessing at this point and there is no way for me to go back in time and pre-order it on day one, so it is what it is.
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I ordered my last night. I don't expect it to ship for another month or two, but it is just a camera and I have bunch of them already, so I can wait; it is not the end of the world. In hindsight, I should have ordered as soon as pre-order started but I wanted to see some real reviews and although we still don't have those yet, the photowalk podcast sealed the deal for me.I hope that's not the case and Fuji planned better for this launch. People like to spread FUD on the internet, but we are not in the middle of pandemic anymore with chip shortages and all that other nonsense. Also, I expect assembly line to be much more efficient in China. If Apple can fulfill huge demands for iPhones every year within a month or two, there is no reason for Fuji to take 6 months for a much shorter waitlist, but for some reason if it actually takes Fuji 6 months to meet the current demand, there is a pretty significant chance that a lot of people, including me, will get bored and move on with something else.
Almost all major resellers are stil accepting orders, which wasn't the case with X100V, so I think it will not be as bad. Regardless, we all are guessing at this point and there is no way for me to go back in time and pre-order it on day one, so it is what it is.
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:03 PM
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p.14 #2Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
Just got the call, mine's on the way. 
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it 
@BPsmith511 i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it @BPsmith511 i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:13 PM
p.14 #3Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
For a data point: I placed my pre-order 2/25 from B&H. Will edit or reply when and if it ships!
When I ordered B&H was saying 2/28 as a time frame, but unsure how accurate that is based on this demand.
When I ordered B&H was saying 2/28 as a time frame, but unsure how accurate that is based on this demand.
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:21 PM
p.14 #4Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
Yea I pre-ordered from BH photo 3 minutes after launch-
Status is still showing New-Order
Status is still showing New-Order
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:41 PM
p.14 #5Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
ramesesthe2nd wrote:
Based on some reports, depending on where you ordered it, an order today or yesterday may see a 6 month wait.I hope that's not the case and Fuji planned better for this launch. People like to spread FUD on the internet, but we are not in the middle of pandemic anymore with chip shortages and all that other nonsense. Also, I expect assembly line to be much more efficient in China. If Apple can fulfill huge demands for iPhones every year within a month or two, there is no reason for Fuji to take 6 months for a much shorter waitlist, but for some reason if it actually takes Fuji 6 months to meet the current demand, there is a...Show more →
Yeah, I hope you're right. I ordered from my local store the morning of launch, though it was late morning, so I'm certainly not at the head of the list. I've had good success, though, in ordering high demand items from there where there are long lines at places like B&H. I'm hoping I get mine within the first month or so.
Fuji have said their capacity at the China plant is double that of what was there for the X100V, but still quoted a figure of just 15,000 per month. I'm sure they have a few months buildup of inventory before launch, but even if they have 60,000 cameras ready to ship, that's only going to satisfy a smallish amount of the pre-order list. (the half-million preorders number isn't a hard number, as it includes a huge number of 'lottery' entries).
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ramesesthe2nd wrote
I ordered my last night. I don't expect it to ship for another month or two, but it is just a camera and I have bunch of them already, so I can wait; it is not the end of the world. In hindsight, I should have ordered as soon as pre-order started but I wanted to see some real reviews and although we still don't have those yet, the photowalk podcast sealed the deal for me.Yeah, I hope you're right. I ordered from my local store the morning of launch, though it was late morning, so I'm certainly not at the head of the list. I've had good success, though, in ordering high demand items from there where there are long lines at places like B&H. I'm hoping I get mine within the first month or so.
Fuji have said their capacity at the China plant is double that of what was there for the X100V, but still quoted a figure of just 15,000 per month. I'm sure they have a few months buildup of inventory before launch, but even if they have 60,000 cameras ready to ship, that's only going to satisfy a smallish amount of the pre-order list. (the half-million preorders number isn't a hard number, as it includes a huge number of 'lottery' entries).
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:44 PM
p.14 #6Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
ramesesthe2nd wrote:
Jman13 wrote
ramesesthe2nd wrote
I ordered my last night. I don't expect it to ship for another month or two, but it is just a camera and I have bunch of them already, so I can wait; it is not the end of the world. In hindsight, I should have ordered as soon as pre-order started but I wanted to see some real reviews and although we still don't have those yet, the photowalk podcast sealed the deal for me.It’s in Fuji's interest to manage demand for a hit product like Leica does for the Leica q3 to maximize profitability and interest. Eg if the day one demand is 200k units, They should fulfill 50k max to keep interest up. Not consumer friendly but how you run a business
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:48 PM
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p.14 #7Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
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Eg if the day one demand is 200k units, They should fulfill 50k max to keep interest up. Not consumer friendly but how you run a business
Unfortunately the real numbers are way higher than that in terms of demand and way lower in terms of monthly supply replenishment.
I suspect that, again just like the V, one of the best strategies will be to buy directly from Fuji (how I got my V so easily in the middle of it being "sold out"). Fuji will allocate themselves a small portion of every monthly output for direct sale on a first come basis.
Eg if the day one demand is 200k units, They should fulfill 50k max to keep interest up. Not consumer friendly but how you run a business
Unfortunately the real numbers are way higher than that in terms of demand and way lower in terms of monthly supply replenishment.
I suspect that, again just like the V, one of the best strategies will be to buy directly from Fuji (how I got my V so easily in the middle of it being "sold out"). Fuji will allocate themselves a small portion of every monthly output for direct sale on a first come basis.
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:54 PM
p.14 #8Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
RoamingScott wrote:
Just got the call, mine's on the way. PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it
@BPsmith511@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
Pretty sure they were on the phone with you when I called back
Just got the call, mine's on the way.
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it @BPsmith511@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
Pretty sure they were on the phone with you when I called back
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:56 PM
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p.14 #9Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
Did you get your PayPal invoice yet? I figured he was sending it while we were talking but I haven’t seen it yet.
BPsmith511 wrote:
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it
@BPsmith511@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds tooPretty sure they were on the phone with you when I called back
BPsmith511 wrote:
RoamingScott wrote
Just got the call, mine's on the way. PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it @BPsmith511@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:59 PM
p.14 #10Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
RoamingScott wrote:
If you were not on a pre-pre-order list, your odds of seeing this camera within the next three months even is probably slim.
Anybody who hasn’t put an order in yet is completely out of luck.
Based on some reports, depending on where you ordered it, an order today or yesterday may see a 6 month wait.
I got in on Popflash's first batch even several days after the preorders went live. Their website says their second batch will arrive March, and they are still accepting orders for that.
If you were not on a pre-pre-order list, your odds of seeing this camera within the next three months even is probably slim.
Anybody who hasn’t put an order in yet is completely out of luck.
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ramesesthe2nd wrote
I ordered my last night. I don't expect it to ship for another month or two, but it is just a camera and I have bunch of them already, so I can wait; it is not the end of the world. In hindsight, I should have ordered as soon as pre-order started but I wanted to see some real reviews and although we still don't have those yet, the photowalk podcast sealed the deal for me.I got in on Popflash's first batch even several days after the preorders went live. Their website says their second batch will arrive March, and they are still accepting orders for that.
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:59 PM
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p.14 #11Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
I ordered one after trying to get an X100v for over a year. Unluckily I got Backorder
Feb 27, 2024 at 01:59 PM
p.14 #12Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
RoamingScott wrote:
Did you get your PayPal invoice yet? I figured he was sending it while we were talking but I haven’t seen it yet.
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it
@BPsmith511@@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds tooPretty sure they were on the phone with you when I called back
Nope, I keep checking but nothing yet, was going to call back but hearing you're in the same boat calms me a bit
Did you get your PayPal invoice yet? I figured he was sending it while we were talking but I haven’t seen it yet.
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RoamingScott wrote
Just got the call, mine's on the way. PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it @BPsmith511@@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
Nope, I keep checking but nothing yet, was going to call back but hearing you're in the same boat calms me a bit
Feb 27, 2024 at 02:04 PM
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p.14 #13Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
BPsmith511 wrote:
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it
@BPsmith511@@@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds tooPretty sure they were on the phone with you when I called back Nope, I keep checking but nothing yet, was going to call back but hearing you're in the same boat calms me a bit
It's only noon there so I'll give them till 3pm or so their time before I check back in.
RoamingScott wrote
Did you get your PayPal invoice yet? I figured he was sending it while we were talking but I haven’t seen it yet.BPsmith511 wrote
RoamingScott wrote
Just got the call, mine's on the way. PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it @BPsmith511@@@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
It's only noon there so I'll give them till 3pm or so their time before I check back in.
Feb 27, 2024 at 02:07 PM
p.14 #14Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
A lot of these camera companies learned a lot from Apple in their early days of iPhone sales. Hard to get, lines around the block 24 hours prior, always a story on every local news outlet.
Feb 27, 2024 at 02:13 PM
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p.14 #15Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
Just got it.
BPsmith511 wrote:
PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it
@BPsmith511@@@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds tooPretty sure they were on the phone with you when I called back Nope, I keep checking but nothing yet, was going to call back but hearing you're in the same boat calms me a bit
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RoamingScott wrote
Did you get your PayPal invoice yet? I figured he was sending it while we were talking but I haven’t seen it yet.BPsmith511 wrote
RoamingScott wrote
Just got the call, mine's on the way. PM me if you want to pre-order my mint V cause it's gonna go fast when I list it @BPsmith511@@@@ i guess your phone will be ringing in the next 60 seconds too
Feb 27, 2024 at 03:01 PM
p.14 #16Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
RoamingScott wrote:
Just got it.
Same, let the fun begin
Feb 27, 2024 at 03:21 PM
p.14 #17Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
Needed to satisfy my itch, so called B&H. Shipments go out 2/28, expedited, so 99% should be FedEx. They said first batch is 800 units. I ordered black, so not sure if they meant they had 800 black, or 800 total. I got my order in way early, so I should get a shipment notification tomorrow. 
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Feb 27, 2024 at 03:50 PM
p.14 #18Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
RustyRus wrote:
Yea I pre-ordered from BH photo 3 minutes after launch-
Status is still showing New-Order
If your order status is New-Order you should be good. I ordered one minutes after. I ordered one more for a friend a few days after. The first order shows New-Order and should be filled tomorrow. The other order shows Backordered.
Yea I pre-ordered from BH photo 3 minutes after launch-
Status is still showing New-Order
If your order status is New-Order you should be good. I ordered one minutes after. I ordered one more for a friend a few days after. The first order shows New-Order and should be filled tomorrow. The other order shows Backordered.
Feb 27, 2024 at 03:52 PM
p.14 #19Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
I got in the first round of Amazon orders and just got the email that mine is on the way, but delivery is March 11th 😒
Feb 27, 2024 at 04:34 PM
p.14 #20Official: Fujifilm X100VI camera
I also ordered within 2 minutes of launch via B&H and it still shows back ordered.
inkinutz wrote:
Status is still showing New-OrderIf your order status is New-Order you should be good. I ordered one minutes after. I ordered one more for a friend a few days after. The first order shows New-Order and should be filled tomorrow. The other order shows Backordered.
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RustyRus wrote
Yea I pre-ordered from BH photo 3 minutes after launch-Status is still showing New-Order
Feb 27, 2024 at 05:15 PM