Is 70-200 2.8 on back order?

hiketheplanet wrote in post #17193620
Adorama, Amazon, & B&H ship the item the next day. If you are in the continental US, your item should arrive in less than 1 week with their standard, free shipping. WHERE did you buy it from? A "canon distributor" is hardly a specific answer...

The delay might be more related to getting the lens to a military address in Afghanistan rather than who is the "Canon distributor."

Ok I may have read what you wrote before incorrectly. Not sure why you are so vague in wanting to say where you bought the lens from. Why such a big deal?

John from PA wrote in post #17193486
And if that distributor was a place like B&H Photo.

B/H wont ship to APO/AE military addresses, so nope I didn’t order through them..

DreDaze wrote in post #17193498
vague answers usually end up resulting in the question being asked again...

and people not reading anything above three posts

hiketheplanet wrote in post #17193620
If you are in the continental US,...

which I am not.

People, the lens is somewhere between New Jersey and Afghanistan. There is ZERO way to track it over the ocean.. And it won’t get tracked until it hits Kandahar Airfield where the US Post office is. Estimated deliver is 28 OCT..all of this information has been stated/answered above in prior posts.

carpenter wrote in post #17193815
Not sure why you are so vague in wanting to say where you bought the lens from. Why such a big deal?

Ok, there is a thing called a PX (Post Exchange) they have them at every base. These PXs have pretty much anything available to you, no tax, free shipping, and if they don’t stock it, they can order it. Where do these items get ordered from? Most items come right from the dealer. So the question of asking where did I order the lens from, the answer is, the PX. More specifically AAFES. (Army Air Force Exchange Service.

So there ya have it. Not sure if that helps anyone asking where the lens was ordered from.

bk2life wrote in post #17194388
and people not reading anything above three posts

I read all the posts, and read the ones in the other thread... When someone asks where you bought something they are just trying to help you out, especially if the item seems to be taking a long time....if you had answered with a response like you gave carpenter the question would've never been asked again...but vague answers like a canon distributer don't help people that are trying to help you

And does answering the question help? Well it establishes a legit seller, and shows that the delay isn't a concern...now did it really hurt you to answer it?

hiketheplanet wrote in post #17193620
Adorama, Amazon, & B&H ship the item the next day. If you are in the continental US, your item should arrive in less than 1 week with their standard, free shipping. WHERE did you buy it from? A "canon distributor" is hardly a specific answer...

Adorama generally ships the SAME DAY for orders received up 'til 8pm ET!!

(If an item is in stock and there are no payment ID issues).

HelenOster wrote in post #17194748
Adorama generally ships the SAME DAY for orders received up 'til 8pm ET!!

(If an item is in stock and there are no payment ID issues).

helen, does adorama ship to APO/AE addresses?

bk2life wrote in post #17194813
helen, does adorama ship to APO/AE addresses?

Yes: http://www.adorama.com​/help/shippingAndDeliv​ery


Shipments can be sent to both P.O. boxes and military APO/FPO addresses. Note: Please allow 6-8 weeks for orders shipped to military APO/FPO addresses for them to be delivered.

AAFES FTW lol hope you get your lens soon, OP.

moJoePDX wrote in post #17195113
AAFES FTW lol hope you get your lens soon, OP.

thanks man, me too.. i think it's finally here in country, just waiting on the helicopters to circulate mail now..

bk2life wrote in post #17198362
just waiting on the helicopters to circulate mail now..

LOL I hope not literally.

12 OCT.. still no mail..

Hope you get it soon, man! It's a very, very good lens. The pain of the wait will be forgotten once you see your first images from it.

Wooohoooo! The lens finally arrived! Now the proud owner of a brandy newdy 70-200/2.8 IS II; which was shipped from Canon USA, INC, One Park NY.
25 SEP purchased, arrived 13 OCT..
Only snapped a couple pics, will play with it more in the am..

bk2life wrote in post #17210093
Wooohoooo! The lens finally arrived! Now the proud owner of a brandy newdy 70-200/2.8 IS II; which was shipped from Canon USA, INC, One Park NY.
25 SEP purchased, arrived 13 OCT..
Only snapped a couple pics, will play with it more in the am..

Congrats! I am certain you will love that lens. I had an affair with mine my wife barely forgave.