yeah its something close to $250 in tax.

i've been waiting for the D800E, yes. I just wish B and H were a LITTLE more helpful. I don't need to know the specific date, just an estimate. Will I get it this month or will I be waiting until the first of next year?

Interesting question...but, only you have the answer.... if your tax is 7%...$210 dollars... Maybe you can work a deal on one and get them to throw in tax or split it with you. Or, sometimes if one pays cash, not credit card, you can get the discount of 2-3% that would go to the credit card company.

You must be waiting for a D800E, as B & H has the D800 in stock.

so my question is...should i keep waiting for b&h and the unknown wait line? or should i just go local and pay the higher price?

Happy that I waited for my D800 from B&H: Ordered May 10th, due for delivery on Monday August 27th.

darkgoob said:
By the way, has anyone seen if the D800 batteries are in stock anywhere?

I just picked one at best buy last week in Phoenix at Best Buy. They had 4 or 5 left and saw some at Best Buy in California a few days ago East bay across from San Fransisco. I think they were $59.

Thank you Rx4Photo.

Since it was friday morning I am half hoping it gets kicked out the door today, though even if it goes out Tuesday I get it before the weekend. The local HS team is playing at the NFL stadium and I will be there on the sidelines taking photos. I am hoping to be a 2 camera shooter for this event(D90 is my 3yr old body).

**Edit ... I have tracking information now. By end of day Monday it will be here. /dances ;-)

@Geoff_K, I also ordered my D800 from the Nikon store on a morning and had the shipping tracking number in an email that same evening. Also did 2 day delivery. Flawless transaction!

Thank you Yetibuddha. I will stop hitting refresh on my email client every 10 minutes then. LOL

I will be holding my breath until I get a tracking number. I opted for 2nd day air since it changed the $15 shipping to $35. For $20 to get it soooooooooner was worth it to me

By the way, has anyone seen if the D800 batteries are in stock anywhere?

Shutterbug in Portland, Oregon, has D800's and D4's in stock, and they ship to USA. Most states wouldn't have to pay tax :-D
Their # is 503-227-3456.

it took 24 hours or more to receive my confirmation on the sale from Nikon USA. So, you should be getting it at some point in the next day. Then it took a couple of days to get the shipping confirmation as I recall.

Since it had been an hour and still no email from Nikon, I called them. According to the rep I talked with my order is under review (whatever the heck that means) and I should get an email in 2 or 3 hours.

What the heck is there to review ? Check my CC ... yep plenty of room on the card to buy this camera ... ship it ... /sighs

I heard Adorama had some D800's

Nikon store lists buy now on the D800E ... I jumped on it. I am now waiting on the email confirmation, though my account on the site lists it as sold to me.

Now to tell my wife I spent ~$3300 ... ;- )

amazon had a D800E listed today for $3599.00 .. I checked back late this afternoon and it is down to $3499.00

odd thing is I am fairly certain it was Wolf camera earlier and now murphy's camera. strange to see a camera store overcharging on amazon under the main page, not a sub page where anyone can sell.

I got a shipment of extras! D800E's call or email me direct and I can guarantee you one to ship out tonight! I am authorized :) 1 800 235 4050 ask for pearl

Texan, you will appreciate it quite a bit. Have fun over the weekend playing with it.

I ordered my D800 from Adorama on March 24th. I received an email yesterday day informing me that my camera had shipped and I would have it by the end of business today. Its about time and I hope its been worth the wait.

ebarro said

"I heard a rumor that OneCall has stock of D4 and D800."

shawnino said:
2600 quid ++ for a D800? Whoa...

Yes, weird thing that. The D800 seems to cost the same amount of euros as it does in dollar (2999). But then there is the exchange rate: 2999 dollar was 2200 euro in February and is 2414 euro now.
And in pound sterling, the camera is even more expensive than on the mainland of Europe: 3300 euro, or 900 euro (1114 dollar) more than the States and 300 more than on the continent. It all smells rather fishy.
The same thing happens with laptops, by the way. Apple and Asus - and quite possible every other brand as well - will often market their wares in the exact same prices in dollars as in euros and often pound. Except, of course, that this means Europeans pay hundreds and hundreds of euro more than they would in the States for the exact same piece of hardware...

In stock at The Camera Store in Calgary...

2600 quid ++ for a D800? Whoa...

Just got mine from the classic camera in London, UK. They are a Nikon dealer and they ship worldwide. They sell Zeiss lenses too! picked up the 50 1.4 ZF2 the shots look amazing!!

Edit: Just saw on their twitter, they have two left in stock.

OK, now I'm cranky.
Best Buy (US) will not ship to Canada. Best Buy (CAN) and its clone store never have it in stock.
Amazon (US) will not ship to Canada. Amazon (CAN) doesn't carry such a big ticket item.
Got on a dealer's list. Will not name dealer, but got to the top of his list today...so I got an e-mail: "We don't ship to Canada".
Super.

After waiting five months for B&H to fill my order, I decided to place an order with Amazon this weekend. Enough is enough, and all that. And lo and behold: three days later, Amazon announced they would probably ship my camera next week. I was tickled pink, of course.

And then, yesterday, I received an email from B&H, notifying me my D800 had shipped and was already halfway across the country. It will arrive today. This means, for all of you who are still desperately waiting for B&H to fill their order, that they are now on 2/29. The pace seems to be picking up!