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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
Phil Wheeler wrote: Bill Hilton wrote: Just got a call from a dealer I buy from that he finally has the 1D MII in stock and I ordered one. Should get it Friday. Ten minutes later I got a call from the second dealer in a different state I was wait-listed with and THEY also just got it in (my wife took that one . For all the people who've been trying to get this model, things are starting to look up. Interesting data point. The camera was announced near the end of Jan and starts shipping near the end of June -- roughly 5 months later. Does that mean that cameras announced for PhotoKina around Oct 1 will be on the market in Feb 2005 or so? Well, I dunno where you are, but one of my ordinary readers had one two months ago (or more) and had already shot loads of work and we published it a month ago with his impressions. Ordered through his dealer, in Wessex, Britain. David |
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"Phil Wheeler" wrote in message ... SNIP Interesting data point. The camera was announced near the end of Jan and starts shipping near the end of June -- roughly 5 months later. AFAIK this is probably the second batch being released. A lot of people had already received (end of April?) the first batch after pre-ordering. January 29th, 2004 introduced with a press release, 3 months later the first product shipped. Does that mean that cameras announced for PhotoKina around Oct 1 will be on the market in Feb 2005 or so? Depending on what they introduce, Christmas time is more likely (or January if year-end stocking levels are considered to be an issue). Bart |
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
Probably much sooner. Most Canon cameras are announced and released at
the same time. The 1D MII is their big flagship model and the announcement was made early to head off the competition -- something they learned from Nikon apparently. I suspect the announcements at Photokina will be for a consumer body and it will be ready to roll at that time the way the 10D and Rebel D etc were. If I'm right - you read it here first If I'm wrong -- you expected facts from the usenets? -- http://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html "Phil Wheeler" wrote in message ... Bill Hilton wrote: Just got a call from a dealer I buy from that he finally has the 1D MII in stock and I ordered one. Should get it Friday. Ten minutes later I got a call from the second dealer in a different state I was wait-listed with and THEY also just got it in (my wife took that one . For all the people who've been trying to get this model, things are starting to look up. Interesting data point. The camera was announced near the end of Jan and starts shipping near the end of June -- roughly 5 months later. Does that mean that cameras announced for PhotoKina around Oct 1 will be on the market in Feb 2005 or so? Phil |
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
David Kilpatrick wrote: Phil Wheeler wrote: Bill Hilton wrote: Just got a call from a dealer I buy from that he finally has the 1D MII in stock and I ordered one. Should get it Friday. Ten minutes later I got a call from the second dealer in a different state I was wait-listed with and THEY also just got it in (my wife took that one . For all the people who've been trying to get this model, things are starting to look up. Interesting data point. The camera was announced near the end of Jan and starts shipping near the end of June -- roughly 5 months later. Does that mean that cameras announced for PhotoKina around Oct 1 will be on the market in Feb 2005 or so? Well, I dunno where you are, but one of my ordinary readers had one two months ago (or more) and had already shot loads of work and we published it a month ago with his impressions. Ordered through his dealer, in Wessex, Britain. California. So I guess that sets the interval back from 5 months to 3 months -- at least for some quantity of product. Likely different for every camera, anyway. Phil |
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
I hope you are right, Tony. I have a 300D. I've been planning to
upgrade to a 10D (it has some features I could use), and make the 300D my wife's, but the 10D is about due to be replaced and I'd rather wait for that -- or whatever. We have a trip to Chile in late Dec and it would be nice to take two dSLRs (and I'm all "lensed up" for two Canon bodies already). So I'll watch for announcements and get on a few lists when I see them :-) Phil Tony Spadaro wrote: Probably much sooner. Most Canon cameras are announced and released at the same time. The 1D MII is their big flagship model and the announcement was made early to head off the competition -- something they learned from Nikon apparently. I suspect the announcements at Photokina will be for a consumer body and it will be ready to roll at that time the way the 10D and Rebel D etc were. If I'm right - you read it here first If I'm wrong -- you expected facts from the usenets? |
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
"Bill Hilton" wrote in message
... Just got a call from a dealer I buy from that he finally has the 1D MII in stock and I ordered one. Should get it Friday. Ten minutes later I got a call from the second dealer in a different state I was wait-listed with and THEY also just got it in (my wife took that one . For all the people who've been trying to get this model, things are starting to look up. Bill You really want to be first? Ah, to sort out all the faults for the rest of us. Many thanks! G David |
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
David J Taylor wrote: "Bill Hilton" wrote in message ... Just got a call from a dealer I buy from that he finally has the 1D MII in stock and I ordered one. Should get it Friday. Ten minutes later I got a call from the second dealer in a different state I was wait-listed with and THEY also just got it in (my wife took that one . For all the people who've been trying to get this model, things are starting to look up. Bill You really want to be first? Ah, to sort out all the faults for the rest of us. Apparently (recent msgs) there were some in users hands a couple of months ago. So this may be the second batch. Phil |
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Canon 1D Mark II starting to ship?
"Phil Wheeler" wrote in message
news [] Apparently (recent msgs) there were some in users hands a couple of months ago. So this may be the second batch. Phil A kind of Mark II Mark II!! Cheers, David |
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