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If this helps anyone - I popped into the Leica store in Amsterdam yesterday and they have a few Q3s in stock. It was just a stroke of luck - I am transiting through Amsterdam to NY and staying for a few days. I bought one and canceled my (May 30th) B&H order. Non EU citizens should be able to get a refund on the 21% VAT - ~800 Euros. 

Anyways, I have been a regular reader/viewer of this forum and hopefully this helps someone. 
 

Cheers,
 

 

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On 11/13/2023 at 9:24 AM, b1i224rcl said:

I just checked with B&H for my order on 30 June , eta is end of 24 March… said the dates are assigned by leica. If anyone else ordering from them may want to check that too….

B&H said I should be getting mine at the end of February 2024. I ordered mine on June 16. For $600+ savings from B&H via Payboo, I think I can wait. Unless Sony decided to release the RX1R MK3 before that. Oh well, it'll be Leica's lost.

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Just for, or maybe not so much 😄. As I had the Thumbrest for my Q2 I really would like to have it on the Q3.

As it’s tough to come by, I just put myself on the German Leica Online store notification list. 
 

Meanwhile I have been contacted four(!) times via mail that the item is on stock and can be ordered.

1st time: I saw the mail two hours later: Out of stock (of course)

2nd time: 2 Minutes after email reception: Out of stock

3rd time: 4 minutes: Out of stock, again

4th time, today: One minute! Gone again!

 

What are you guys doing? Refreshing your mail constantly? 😄

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I was informed that one was available for me this month and it has just been delivered yesterday. Very nicely wrapped. 

Rather then look at stock, why not just put your name down at a Leica or other shop ? I registered on line in the UK Leica website for the waiting list.

Everything was done by email when I had been allocated, I paid with a link, and it was shipped directly from Wetzlar.

I didn't expect the sharpness of the new sensor to be the same as the old one at the pixel level. It really is outstanding.

More to come .......

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I managed to grab a Q3 this morning from Leica USA website. 😀 It is currently in "Awaiting Shipment" status, so hopefully it actually ships.

I have a backorder at B&H, but unlike most of you I didn't place my order until late November and wasn't expecting to receive it any time soon 😞

I used one of those stock monitoring services to get a push notification. Got the notification and had it purchased within probably 30 seconds. By the time I got through my order, the Q3 page already showed out of stock. 😳 Thankfully, I had shipping details and credit card info already saved to Leica account to ease the checkout process.

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13 hours ago, Brady said:

I managed to grab a Q3 this morning from Leica USA website. 😀 It is currently in "Awaiting Shipment" status, so hopefully it actually ships.

I have a backorder at B&H, but unlike most of you I didn't place my order until late November and wasn't expecting to receive it any time soon 😞

I used one of those stock monitoring services to get a push notification. Got the notification and had it purchased within probably 30 seconds. By the time I got through my order, the Q3 page already showed out of stock. 😳 Thankfully, I had shipping details and credit card info already saved to Leica account to ease the checkout process.

Mine was “manual verification required” do you ever get that message?

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On 12/9/2023 at 9:43 AM, Brady said:

I managed to grab a Q3 this morning from Leica USA website. 😀 It is currently in "Awaiting Shipment" status, so hopefully it actually ships.

I have a backorder at B&H, but unlike most of you I didn't place my order until late November and wasn't expecting to receive it any time soon 😞

I used one of those stock monitoring services to get a push notification. Got the notification and had it purchased within probably 30 seconds. By the time I got through my order, the Q3 page already showed out of stock. 😳 Thankfully, I had shipping details and credit card info already saved to Leica account to ease the checkout process.

I pulled over to buy it and just missed it!

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On 12/9/2023 at 11:45 PM, LimNg said:

Mine was “manual verification required” do you ever get that message?

I did not get that, though I did purchase using an American Express which prompted a "SafeKey" validation where AMEX (not Leica) emailed me a code that I had to enter on the Leica checkout page to validate the card was not stolen. I've never seen that before. Seems to be some sort of special AMEX integration with whatever the commerce platform Leica uses to decrease fraud. I have to assume that this is what got me through without getting hung up on any sort of manual verification. My iPhone offered to fill the code right inline without even having to switch apps (thank you iOS 16 or 17 feature...) Happy accident I guess 🙂 I always use AMEX for online purchases. They are much easier to work with over a checking/debit card if someone tries to make unauthorized purchases.

 

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11 minutes ago, Brady said:

I've never seen that before.

I get that second verification requirement via SMS pretty much any time that I use my Amex card on a new vendor. It's very helpful that the iPhone offers to complete the purchase page as soon as the SMS is received.

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