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M246 Preorder from B&H timeframe?


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Traditionally, while BH is a great store with excellent service, they have never been one to get camera's fast. 

Thank you.  That was the type of answer I was looking for.  My other option would be to buy from a dealer, in which case I would pay around $800 in taxes.  I figure I can wait a little longer for the camera, and also use that extra money towards a lens.  Thanks again.

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Getting them through local Leica dealers would be faster. Picked mine this week from Camera West in the Bay Area / Walnut Creek. New addition to the M's family.

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  • 4 weeks later...

B&H website still says 'Ship Time: Not available', but that should change VERY soon.

My order here in Oz was placed 4th June, and in frustration I contacted the General Manager of Leica Camera Australia on 29th June, and the next day got confirmation that a second batch is on the way.

 

Hopefully the OP will get his in the same time frame that I've been promised - before the end of next week :>)

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Do you know where you stand in the queue for the second batch?

The small Leica Boutique in Brisbane has only been allocated two cameras, both of which will fill back orders. So there will still be no stock on the shelf. I've been promised that one of those back orders is mine :>)

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I spoke to B and H last week and was told they were getting a shipment in on the 30th of June and that I was part of that preorder number. Being that it's the 1st of July, I called them today to see if they had arrived. I was now told that they did come in, but I am NOT on that preorder list. They are unable to let me know what number I am, and also cannot tell me when the next batch is due to arrive. Needless to say, the waiting continues. I also have a preorder in with Dan Tamarkin in Chicago.

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I've never had much luck with "pre-orders". Invariably, when I'm on a list, I hear nothing while some other retailer gets an abundant supply and has them in-stock for anyone with a willing credit card.

 

Having said that, any lack of luck in that regard does not dissuade me from putting my name on a list. When the 246 was announced, I went on the list at L-S Miami and B&H, both of whom I purchase from regularly. Have heard nothing from B&H and just get bulk emails from LSM saying, "too soon to tell". As a cynic, I'd forecast that I'll get notice that my pre-order is in just about the same time as the camera is readily available everywhere. :)

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I was now told that they did come in, but I am NOT on that preorder list. They are unable to let me know what number I am, and also cannot tell me when the next batch is due to arrive. Needless to say, the waiting continues. I also have a preorder in with Dan Tamarkin in Chicago.

I feel your pain!  Usually I find that being in a very small market and buying from a small shop is a disadvantage in terms of availability and price, but this time it might work the other way.  Small market = small waiting list, so the shop where I placed an order only had one other back order to fill.

 

Strange that B&H cannot indicate your place in the queue; that would not be hard for them to establish...

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