OH..MY...GOD....MY MARK II WILL BE HERE THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!

[Mills]

After a ton of whining, I will get my camera tomorrow from CDW! This is after I find one at Norman Camera for Friday. If you are still waiting, they are flowing into the system now just like Jim D. said they would! What a great Memorial Day Weekend this will be. Thanks to all of you for putting up with my B*t*hi*g for the last month. Special Thanks to Jim and Jon for pointing me in the right directions. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

[CyberDyneSystems]

Yippeee!!!!

Prepare to be stunned! :)

[Canuck]

As Homer Simpson says, "WOOOO-HOOOO!!"

[cmM]

Man, you sound excited !
Well... I felt pretty excited just playing around with one at the camera store.... I feel you !

Congratulations, and I hope you have a lot of fun shooting with it.

[roanjohn]

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!! (covering ears and shaking head).

Have fun dude!!!

Ro1 :lol:

[sGu]

envy, pure envy ... even tho' i know it's a bad thing, still, envy ... glad to hear that, make most out of ur new cam and can't wait to c the photos :)

[defordphoto]

Mills: Congrats!!! That is great news. I went through the same thing and it sucks. I'm happy I could help you find one.

[Mills]

Thanks again. CDS. I am READY to be stunned!

[Jon Borcik]

Congrats Mills! :) ... soooooo If someone wants one quickly... they should call Norman's Camera immediately ehhhh! ! ! !

Mine arrives around 10:32AM EST tomorrow (Thursday). I'll be waiting at my companies receiving dock to grab it out of the hands of the FedX guy's.

I've been cycling my spare battery for the last two days awaiting the mkII's arrrival!

I'm not TOOOO insane!
:)

[Mills]

That reminds me. I had better find the threads on battery prep so I can get off on the right foot. This is one of the reasons I love this Forum. It is a wonderful tool for learning.

[defordphoto]

That reminds me. I had better find the threads on battery prep so I can get off on the right foot. This is one of the reasons I love this Forum. It is a wonderful tool for learning.

Charge/refresh
Charge/refresh
Charge/refresh

It's not life and death of you use a battery in between that time for a shoot, just as long as it goes through the obligatory refresh stage three times. That is from Chuck Westfall at Canon.

Label your batteries and rotate them on a regular basis. Refresh once a month or so (regular schedule) or every 10 charges. I made labels for my batteries so I can mark off how many charges they have had.

[CyberDyneSystems]

..... it is currently 8:41 am... Thursday Morning!!!!!!

8)

[Jon Borcik]

FEDERALEXPRESS.COM TRACKING

May 27, 2004 8:03 am

On FedEx vehicle for delivery

BALTIMORE, MD :shock:

I wonder if I can get the GPS tracking info so I can se it arrive at the gate?

HAHAHAHHAHAA This is INSANE! See what Canon has done to us!

:D

[defordphoto]

And some people compare us to "kids at Christmas".

No, no. We are much worse... ;)

[CyberDyneSystems]

...What lens goes on it for the first "test" run ?


Hmmm.. this decision should drive you loopy for the next few minutes...

DOH! :shock:

[Mills]

70-200 f2.8L IS. Changed the signature even though the camera is still enroute. Then it is battery prep time! The bad thing is I have a PILE of work to do today for my REAL JOB. It will be delivered to the office. Maybe that is why we have to prep the batteries.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Hah.. I had my spare battery 2 months before the Camera! Charged and ready to go the minute it arrived!

[Mills]

CDS. I'm not that smart. BUT I HAVE IT IN MY HANDS! 11:11 A.M. Good Omen as 11 is my lucky number.

[Jon Borcik]

GPS data indicates that the truck is parked for lunch.... anticipated delivery time is 2:18:45pm this afternoon!

HAHAHAHAHA

My spare battery is on its last discharge cycle as of 8:00am this morning!

The first lens that goes on the mkII is the 24-70mmL! I love that lens and will like it even more with the 1.3 crop. 8)

[Jon Borcik]

Tic Tic Tic.......... GPS locked in..... Running down to the dock.....

Truck pulling up..... FedX guy opens the door, UPC reads the box and hands it to me :) :) :) 3:18:44pm

Thanks FedX..... Time to go home now and play!!! ! ! ! ! !

Now the fun begins! 8)

:lol:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Whooohooo...

8)

[msnow]

Just got mine yesterday. Awesome, so much to learn, this is going to be fun.