just ordered

[c0ntr0lz]

QTY B&H Number Price Total Price
B&H Item Description
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1 CAEDRK 929.95 929.95
EOS Digital Rebel, 6.3 Megapixel, Interchangeable Lens, SLR, Digital Camera (a.k.a. 300D) with 18-55mm EF-S Lens


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Sub Total $929.95
Shipping $17.70
Tax $0.00
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Total $947.65


should be here by wed or thur

[IanD]

Congrats. You going to download the manual and memorize it by Wed??

[scottbergerphoto]

Congrats. Enjoy the new camera. It's good that B&H gets some of everyones's money.
Scott

[msvadi]

Congratulations!

[robertwgross]

Congrats. You going to download the manual and memorize it by Wed??

If we can send in a lens to Sigma and have a chip replaced, then we ought to be able to send in a brain to Canon and have the manual inserted.

---Bob Gross---

[cmM]

just ordered...
I thought you were gonna say: "a 38 caliber magnum" :P

Congrats. Now have someone hide your wallet, until your L lens fever goes down (otherwise, there's a good chance you'll poke a very big hole in your budget). It's instinctive; all those lenses have telekinetic powers.

[roanjohn]

Okay.....so you took care of the "cheap" stuff.....

Now on to the "L" train and spend some more :twisted:

Joking..........

You will love it. I can feel your anticipation. Good luck.

Ro1

[PacAce]

Congrats. You're gonna love it! :)

[vvizard]

When I bought my 10D, I thought I wouldn't get screwed by glass-collecting. Why? Simple, I couldn't afford it. And what you can't afford, you can't buy. It was not like I can't save enough money here and there to afford it. It was plainly, I _CANT_ afford it. Wow, how wrong is it possible to be :p There's always a way to raise money I've found out, even though it means putting up your soul on ebay.. So I'm on my way to forever ruination it looks :/ The only relief is that so are most other in the EOS-section here, and in a sick way, that comforts me :) Think this forum works quite like anonymous alcoholics to me :)

[c0ntr0lz]

thanks everyone
i'll won't be getting much sleep cause i'll be sitting next to the door waiting for the lovely UPS guy to come knocking.

IanD I just might
scottbergerphoto well they just got a little of the whole sum that i'll be spending there
robertwgross i wish we could
cmM nah my co-worker would be buying one of those but I'll just strave myself for a bit to make the budget
roanjohn i wish it were cheap :D
vvizard that's what i fear

[Doom1701e]

I as well just placed an order at B&H for my second L glass. I tell ya, B&H just needs a huge vaccum for all our money. Congrats on the new camera. I'll be waiting right along with ya Tues or Wednesday for the UPS man to bring me some more L glass!!! (Its the 300mm 4.0L) :D

[c0ntr0lz]

man o man
as much as you've got they'll want blood next
i was looking at that lens but its a bit pricey for me right now

[c0ntr0lz]

i thought i'd found the lowest price and look at this
http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.asp?ref=pricegrabber&sku=CNDIGRBL1855

man i could have saved a few more bucks

[roanjohn]

i thought i'd found the lowest price and look at this
http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.asp?ref=pricegrabber&sku=CNDIGRBL1855

man i could have saved a few more bucks

Ummm...........beach camera/buydig is da bomb!!! And depending where you live, you won't have to pay tax on thier products.

When shopping, I always use pricegrabber.com, its good when it comes to comparing prices!!

Ro1

[c0ntr0lz]

yeah i should have done that
i thought b&h was the lostest but i guess not

just went to pricegrabber and found that buydig could have saved me 100 bux with free shipping

[c0ntr0lz]

ha ha ha come to butthead ha ha
saweeeeeet i may have it today or tomoro


May 18, 2004 2:04 A.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
May 17, 2004 11:32 P.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
8:31 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
5:49 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US ORIGIN SCAN
9:52 A.M. US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

[Olegis]

Congradulations on your purchase ! Any thoughts on additional lenses ? :roll: 8)

[c0ntr0lz]

most ppl say get the Canon 50mm 1.8 it's 70 on B&H

and Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III Autofocus Lens
160 for that one

[Olegis]

Well, most ppl are right - it's one terrific lens. 8)
Have fun and bring us some samples ...

[c0ntr0lz]

ok why would you ship something from NY to Phil then to Maryland???
just ship it to TX!!!!

May 18, 2004 4:33 A.M. LINTHICUM, MD, US ARRIVAL SCAN
2:04 A.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
May 17, 2004 11:32 P.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
8:31 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
5:49 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US ORIGIN SCAN

[mryanr]

You're lucky! At least you know where yours is. I (finally) ordered my Rebel from Dell on Sunday, it shipped from Carrolton, TX, yesterday at 4:00pm, but hasn't been scanned since. The frustrating part is that I live about 30 minutes from Carrolton! Even stranger, the 2 CF cards I ordered at the same time shipped from Austin yesterday and arrived this morning at 10am! I already talked to someone at DHL and they said there wasn't much chance it would be delivered today, even though their site says today is the estimated delivery date and it would likely be tomorrow at the earliest...

Oh well, I guess it will get here soon enough... In the meantime, I've got 2 lovely 512MB CF cards to look at tonight, since I've already memorized the manual...

Good luck!

Ryan

[Tom W]

ok why would you ship something from NY to Phil then to Maryland???
just ship it to TX!!!!

May 18, 2004 4:33 A.M. LINTHICUM, MD, US ARRIVAL SCAN
2:04 A.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
May 17, 2004 11:32 P.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
8:31 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
5:49 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US ORIGIN SCAN

I know, it seems crazy, doesn't it? But shipping efficiently is a science unto itself. Their goal is to keep the trucks and containers as fully loaded as possible, most of the time. That may involve a zig or a zag in order to get goods to a common terminal (probably in Linthicum, MD) so that they can get a large fully-loaded truck or intermodal container to cover that long haul most efficiently. Heck, they may be loading a whole train of goods there for shipment.

Anyway, I know you'll be happy when it arrives! :)

[Tom W]

You're lucky! At least you know where yours is. I (finally) ordered my Rebel from Dell on Sunday, it shipped from Carrolton, TX, yesterday at 4:00pm, but hasn't been scanned since. The frustrating part is that I live about 30 minutes from Carrolton! Even stranger, the 2 CF cards I ordered at the same time shipped from Austin yesterday and arrived this morning at 10am! I already talked to someone at DHL and they said there wasn't much chance it would be delivered today, even though their site says today is the estimated delivery date and it would likely be tomorrow at the earliest...

Oh well, I guess it will get here soon enough... In the meantime, I've got 2 lovely 512MB CF cards to look at tonight, since I've already memorized the manual...

Good luck!

Ryan

Dell is so close to me that by the time FedEx got their departure scan together, the thing was already out for delivery. ;)

[mryanr]

That'd be nice. I told the wife that I'd have driven down to Austin Sunday afternoon after ordering everything and picked it up myself if I could have!

I'm still holding out hope that a 2nd DHL delivery driver will pull up to the house after I get home from work this afternoon...

[c0ntr0lz]

dude that hoovers and i hate to point this out but


May 18, 2004
5:54 P.M. DALLAS/FT. WORTH A/P, TX, US ARRIVAL SCAN
4:55 P.M. LOUISVILLE, KY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
9:03 A.M. LOUISVILLE, KY, US ARRIVAL SCAN
7:23 A.M. LINTHICUM, MD, US DEPARTURE SCAN
4:33 A.M. LINTHICUM, MD, US ARRIVAL SCAN
2:04 A.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
May 17, 2004
11:32 P.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
8:31 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
5:49 P.M. UNIONDALE, NY, US ORIGIN SCAN
9:52 A.M. US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED


saweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
i can smell it it's at DFW and i should get a knock on my door tomoro

[mryanr]

Congratulations! I hope they actually get it to you today. Post an image if you get it, so I can live vicariously through you. Here's the latest scan on mine:

5/19/04 11:07 am Processed at Sort Facility. Wilmington, OH

I talked with DHL this morning and they said it was a "handling error" on their part, but that it would be here tomorrow by 5. I asked them if the handling error was taking a package that should have travelled about 20 miles and having it go from Carrolton -> Plano -> Ohio -> Plano -> Rowlett and they said that was pretty much it...

[c0ntr0lz]

kool
still waiting
but UPS usally comes thru here about 12-2 so i'm hanging tight

we should meet up sometime

[mryanr]

Any luck yet, c0ntr0lz? After talking with someone at DHL again this morning, they said there was no chance it would be delivered today and quite possibly not even tomorrow. Then, when I hung up the phone I decided to refresh the tracking page one more time and lo and behold I saw the following:

5/20/04 8:03 am With delivery courier.
7:23 am Arrived DHL facility. Plano, TX

I talked to DHL again to confirm and it is in fact on a truck in the Dallas area and will be delivered today! I'm not holding my breath, but it looks like it might get here...

[abel]

hehe... ur making me ansy for it to get there... hehehe

good deal. i found it very suprising that the lenses u mentioned are fairly inexpensive. $70 for a 50mm 1.8. i dont have a dslr but been snooping around the boards for awhile researching.

still debating on what to get and when to get it.. i want to get a drebel but instinct tells me after a couple of months knowing me, i will wish i had a 10d and then also if i were to et a 10d then a couple of months go by and then a 10d replacement is released.... hehe. never ending.

leanign towards the rebel and firmware hack. :)