igcollection wrote:
I preordered two 5d mk2 from Houston Camera Exchange on 11/05 and I was number 6 on their list. They got two bodies and two kits last week. I guess that puts me down to number 4 currently. I called on friday and they have no idea when they are getting more of them. They said maybe sometime next week.
Anyone else ordered from them? I get my stuff from them all the time when I don\'t order through B&H. They are great.
I ordered from the other Houston camera store, Camera Co-op, on 10/24 and put down a $500 deposit. They called me yesterday, and I picked it up. I was number four on their list for a body, and I got the last body they received. They also had a kit awaiting pickup from a pre order.
Talking with the owner, David Marsden, I learned that they still had deposits on some number of additional bodies and kits. David concluded, after conversation with the Canon rep, that it would be mid January before he would have a body for \"stock\".
BTW, a converted RAW file from this camera--with no adjustment layers, just converted--is 120MB.
Card capacities (RAW): 4GB 98 pics.
And now I see what some of you described as a mushy shutter button. It is mushy. Why was it designed that way? It\'s less of a concern for those of us who use the back button for focus, but it is surprisingly easy to accidentally take a shot.
One other observation. Even though this is my wife\'s camera, I was able to look through it and take some test shots. It is nice to see lenses look like their focal lengths. At last, the 28-135 is a 28-135. The 85mm F1.8 has its proper AOV. And that Sigma 12-24, the world\'s widest full frame rectilinear lens...what a view. I just may have to borrow this camera once in a while!
Dec 11, 2008 at 08:20 AM
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