Quando? Leica announced this camera release on September 9, 2009. Three months later, we have no confidence in the expected ship date, and no idea for how the accessories might look. The variation in expected arrival dates is 1 week-3 months. What is the purpose of manipulating consumer desire in this cruel manner? Are the Leica marketing team sadists? To hear how great is the M9, which costs 4x more (without lens), and make us low-end Leica users wait indefinitely is a questionable business practice.Quando, Leica, quando?Burning with desire to point and shoot with the new X1... Quando? Leica announced this camera release on September 9, 2009. Three months later, we have no confidence in the expected ship date, and no idea for how the accessories might look. The... » Read More Quando? Leica announced this camera release on September 9, 2009. Three months later, we have no confidence in the expected ship date, and no idea for how the accessories might look. The variation in expected arrival dates is 1 week-3 months. What is the purpose of manipulating consumer desire in this cruel manner? Are the Leica marketing team sadists? To hear how great is the M9, which costs 4x more (without lens), and make us low-end Leica users wait indefinitely is a questionable business practice.Quando, Leica, quando?Burning with desire to point and shoot with the new X1... « Show Less
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I also am stalking the X1, but Leica has made it pretty clear that it should be shipping in January 2010. Happy hunting!
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At last it is January now...By this time, Leica should let us know when in January it will be available. Or it will be good if Amazon.com team give us that information for users...
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What the heck! This model has been out for Canon for almost three months now. When is the Nikon version shipping?!?
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I would like to know when the camera will be released and if I pre-order it, what happens if other web-sites sell it sell for less money. Here's another angle; What if I pre-order it now on here for $499 that is the current price and then the price drops at release time? I would dearly like to try this camera out to see if it is as good as they say it is. I have a Kodak Z980 which has a great 24x zoom but the 30x plus the other neat features will be very tempting if they are for real. The low light capabilities alone are interesting. (My Kodak Z980 is not too bad at low light but I will take any improvement I can get!)Does anyone have any idea when it will be released? I would like to know when the camera will be released and if I pre-order it, what happens if other web-sites sell it sell for less money. Here's another angle; What if I pre-order it now on here for $499 that is the current price and then the price drops at release time? I would dearly like to try this camera out to see if it is as good as they say it is. I have a Kodak Z980 which has a great 24x zoom but the 30x plus the other neat features will be very tempting if they are for real. The low light capabilities alone are interesting. (My Kodak Z980 is not too bad at low light but I... » Read More I would like to know when the camera will be released and if I pre-order it, what happens if other web-sites sell it sell for less money. Here's another angle; What if I pre-order it now on here for $499 that is the current price and then the price drops at release time? I would dearly like to try this camera out to see if it is as good as they say it is. I have a Kodak Z980 which has a great 24x zoom but the 30x plus the other neat features will be very tempting if they are for real. The low light capabilities alone are interesting. (My Kodak Z980 is not too bad at low light but I will take any improvement I can get!)Does anyone have any idea when it will be released? « Show Less
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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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They are always releasing new models. If you keep waiting for a new model, you'll never buy a camera. I got the D-10 and now the D-20, I like both.
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Yeah, I know. It is possible that Celestron requested it because you quoted an internal letter from them to one of their dealers. In any case, it is not right. Just to let everybody know, Jeff posted an internal letter from Celestron people stating that shipping will be delayed and quantities will be limited due to production difficulties. Small quantites are supposed to be available between the middle and the end of June.
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Was just on Sony's website and it shows you can purchase the HX100 again with the ship date of May 16th. Do you think Amazon will be getting it then also or should I just get it through Sony? I have had it on order here since April 13th.
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I don't think they had any idea it would be quite this popular, particularly as a pre-order. Hoping to get mine, too, before Christmas. But, if it's delayed further, it's delayed further - that certainly won't make me not buy it. I understand how anxious people are to get their hands on one of these - I feel the same way - patience is a virtue. (yeah, yeah, I still want it here now, too ;-)
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There're on order and will be shipped out first come, first served. Since they do not know how many will be ordered before the next shipment is received, they cannot be sure about when buyers will receive them. The only way to speed up the pace is to check around for availability. Most large retailers have them back ordered, and Nikon doesn't have any available to purchase direct, either.
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Ok we are almost in march and nothing about shipping dates! I read that the dealay was due to a firmware fix to solve auto-focus issues (Too slow!). I was thinking in buy a Nikon d5000 with the wide-angle DX format 35mm f1.8 and save a $1000.00 dollars. I think with this solution I can have the same image quality in a much bigger, but cheapper, gear. And is in Stock! Not a good representation for Leica. I am changing my mind about this brand.
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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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hello i want to buy this camera but i came back 30 september.if you fast delivery date i can buy the camera .
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As someone who preordered this camera and is still waiting I can say the problem appears to be with Amazon. The product is in high demand and it is hard to keep in stock but other sellers have at least had it in stock at one point or another. Amazon has NEVER had this item in stock. I have e-mails from Amazon confirming this fact. Check out Nowinstock.net and look at when other sellers have last had this in stock and compare to Amazon. Hopefully Amazon will find another supplier for Canon products.
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BUMP. Same question. I've been waiting awhile to get even a tiny camcorder b/c I figure wait as long as you can, then buy what's current. Some stuff I'll want to do, not sure if I can wait any longer than mid April. Anyone from Amazon please comment...
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Looks like I might be doing the same. Just rec'd a notice that pushed the date back again--this time to 28 August. That's two months of waiting. The availability still reflects shipment within 1-2 weeks.
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I've been trying to find out too but there is no word out there from Pentax or other sources. The Pentax website has an option from their online store to email you when the camera becomes available but so far no feedback yet... I'm figuring it'll start shipping in November for the black and white units. The red and blue units are scheduled for a later release date.
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Seems the Kodak site has changed, it now says "Available in May", so the May 15 release date is looking likely. Too late for me, I guess I'll have to look for a different option. :-(