Available When?? Anyone know when this lens will become available (i.e.: not pre-order)?
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Does this fit the Canon EOS D10 or just the later ones? I can use EF lenses but not EFS lenses...
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Its already available but not in US. In US it is already available but for Nikon. We, Canon users, always get it last
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I can't pre-order... Too little faith in canon cameras when they are released. I will probably get it down the road (feb-march) if their aren't any issues.Would upgrade from mkII.Would be nice if canon could release the 1d and 1ds as one camera, and just allow us to switch between high fps and high MP.But alas, I'll refrain.
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Preordered this and I just received an email from Amazon saying it would be delivered on 10/22. Checking the product page at Amazon, it's no longer pre-order, it's available now.
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The Fuji Film on-line store has changed the availability date of this camera to "April". It previously said it will be available on March 24. Now they have until April 30th to ship it out, unless they change the date again. I am sure a lot of people will be disappointed with this news!http://www.shopfujifilm.com/detail/FUJ+16018645Folks.... I think we are in for a long wait!!!!!!
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Same here. It's pretty clear that the 18-135 STM movie kits are very, very scarce, if not non-existant. Lots of speculation about manufacturing problems, etc. Also just quite possible that Canon jumped the gun on allowing retailers to take orders without an adequate supply, and they didn't anticipate such high demand. One dealer in Hong Kong is claiming to offer them right now, and that's about it.You can't even buy the lens or the movie kit from Canon directly right now.
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Same here. I was planning on buying one today and it's not available. I am hoping they are just temporarily out of stock...
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I spoke with a local photography shop today, and they said the ship date was 5/1, which mean that they would have in stock a few days later. I also called Adorama and spoke with a sales representative who quoted me the 5/1 date. So all of the press has said April availability, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the US. I'm going to call B&H; tomorrow, just to be sure, but otherwise it looks like we will all be sitting back and waiting another month.
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Well, that's it for me. Just got another notice that the shipment date has been pushed back to 4 Sep 06. Thanks for the tip about Adorama. I'm going to check out their seller rating/prices. I'm really irritated with Amazon right now since I ordered this camera from them (not a vendor) at a good sale price. About $750 for the camera body with both lenses. Of course, that doesn't mean much if they don't ship the camera. The aggravation of waiting over two months isn't worth it. And of course, the page still states that Amazon ships in 1-2 weeks.
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I had the same issues finding the camera until I made some calls to an LA based camera store, Sammy's Camera. Their website lists the GF1 with 20mm lens as back ordered however when I called, a salesman actually checked and said they did have a few. So I called their mail order number and sure enough, I was able to buy one. Not sure how many more they have but whoever reads this first and wants one may be lucky. Just a thought, if the guy who answers the phone says they are out of stock, have him double check because when I first called I was told it was out of stock. Good luck!
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If you are anxious to get the HV20, check out B&H; Photo (bhphoto.com). I was surprised to see it, but they claim to have them in stock NOW.
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Hello, This lens was discontinued by Sigma some time ago. We do have a used one in great condition in it's original box currently listed on Amazon.Thanks, Chadd
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This camera with the 20mm pancake lens is out of stock EVERYWHERE as far as I can tell. Panasonic's own web site lists it that way, as do every online store I've checked.... except, as you note, for the ones who are taking advantage of the temporary scarcity to charge hundreds of dollars more. I understand it's supply and demand, but I still think it's slimy, and I refuse to deal with those companies. Panasonic pretty clearly underestimated the demand for this model. I think everyone who reacted to the Olympus E-P1 with "Oh, cool idea, pity the auto-focus sucks so badly and they used such a low-res LCD display" wants a GF1 now. Best of luck on getting your camera before Christmas, but my guess is it's a long shot.
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UPDATE:Woo hoo! Being persistent helps. I checked Amazon everyday to see if this camera was back in stock. Last week, it was in stock for a few minutes @ $399. I hit the check-out button, and it should be arriving this week.===Same here. I pre-ordered it for the $399 price, and the free 4GB SD card promo. I got my cancellation email last week. Now I have to return the SD card, since my current camera doesn't support SDHC.It seems everyone is out of stock. I have a feeling this camera won't be widely available till after the holidays. Bummer.
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Just walked into a mom&pop; shop in NJ and picked up this lens. So much for waiting on this product to be released.
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September 25th it is. Amazon product page is showing it to be in stock now. Hopefully they will start shipping soon. Edit: Looks like anyone who pre-ordered from Amazon is screwed. In stock at Buy.com, J&R, and Electronics Expo, but Amazon is quoting 1-2 months! WTF?
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I just received an email delivery estimate from Amazon for my silver OM-D E-M5 w/12-50 lens pre-order I placed on February 8th (about 7:00PM Pacific) to arrive between May 24th and May 30th; hopefully this signals similar estimates for others placing orders around the same time.
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Well the Kit is out today at J&R;, Adorama, and B&H;, lets hope the body isn't far behind. Im not wasting 100 dollars on another kit lens.