1ds mark II out of stock

[Fredinpa]

I was looking on B&H today and the 1DS Mark II were out of stock. I might be reading in to this but do you think there is a new Mark III in the near future or is Canon holding out for pixima in 2008.

[calicokat]

I think they need to order more :)

[SuzyView]

Since it is a $7000+ camera, they may just need to restock. I can't imagine Canon stopping production of their flagship camera.

[Fredinpa]

unless there selling out stock for a model upgrade.

[mogearnotalent]

unless there selling out stock for a model upgrade.
thats what I was hoping to see also

[Tom W]

Could be an upgrade coming, or it could simply be that they are out of stock.

I'm pretty sure that they don't keep very many 1Ds II bodies in stock - it's not a high volume seller.

[manipula]

B&H is the largest photo store in the world, right? You'd expect them to have stock, but not a lot. Jessops is the largest photo retailer in Europe and generally only ever carries about ten in stock at their head office, and very often falls into a point where they have none, meaning stores/customers have a short wait whilst Canon supply more. Probably never any more than 35 or so in the network of 300+ stores at any one time I think. I wouldn't read too much into it unless the stock's still not there in like two months time.

[Tareq]

and thats why i bought many gears, who knows what products next will be out of stock or discontinued.
Really i want to buy many things before these gear run out of stocks.

[SuzyView]

I don't worry about such things because there will always be something great to buy. With your gear list, Tareq, enjoy everything you have now. I know I'm having the time of my life with the stuff I've gotten over the last 2 years. Items get restocked whenever. Can't speed things up until they are produced and ready to go.

[Tareq]

I don't worry about such things because there will always be something great to buy. With your gear list, Tareq, enjoy everything you have now. I know I'm having the time of my life with the stuff I've gotten over the last 2 years. Items get restocked whenever. Can't speed things up until they are produced and ready to go.

I can see now why i can't buy 200 f1.8L and 1200L Brand new fresh [not used].

[Longwatcher]

Interesting as usually they go back in stock, but I do note they still have some new 1Ds in stock, so maybe they are trying to clear those out first.

Or it is a case of limited availability.
- The Angle Finder C kept going in and out of stock for awhile.
- The D60 also kept going in and out of stock, but new copies continued to be available up until the actual release of the 10D.
- I vaguely remember that the 1DsMkII was for the first year bouncing in and out of stock, but seemed to be stable for most of the past year.

I suspect the primary culprit is Canon NOT announcing the 1DsMkIII at PMA, so some folks realised they could wait no longer and went for the 1DsMkII now. Just need a few of those at that price to clear out the available stock until they can get some more in.