Fujifilm X100VI Shipping
Now, this could be just another article about how big the pre-orders for the Fujfilm X100VI are.
But it’s not!
What we will try to do instead is to deliver some answers.
Answers based on:
- what a source, who was right in the past, told us (next shipment)
- what a store got told by Fujifilm regarding how shipments are managed in the next 2 months and beyond
- what BHphoto is now telling to FR-readers who ordered the X100VI
- what stores are officially displaying as expected “in stock” day
This is the closest I could get so far in terms of X100VI shipping plans. But I will investigate further and if I get more pieces to add to the puzzle, I will let you know.
The Rumor
I have received information by a source, who was right in the past, that the next batch of Fujifilm X100VI cameras should come to Europe at the end of next week.
I presume (not based on rumors) that the shipment is on its way from the factory to various destinations worldwide. Consequently, Fujifilm won’t exclusively dispatch all units to Europe; instead, a portion of the X100VI units will also be distributed to North America and other countries around the world.
Shipments Every Two Weeks?
The German Fuji-Store (screenshot above), says they expect regular batches to be shipped out every 2 weeks.
I have contacted the German Fuji Store and they told me this:
- Fujifilm told them there will be shipments coming in every 2 weeks in the first 4 to 8 weeks after release (hence starting February 28 until latest end of April)
- after that the shipments will not be as regular, but come in shorter distances (less than 2 weeks). However, there will be less X100VI units at a time
- they expect all pre-orders (a massive amount) to be shipped between 3 to 5 months
Adorama Optimism
Adorama expects to have the Fujifilm X100VI in stock by the 1st of June (so 3 months from now, which fits with the time indication given by the German Fuji store)
That would actually be great news, because it would mean that at the current pace, all pre-orders are expected to ship by the end of May, which also makes hope that those of you who ordered the X100VI on day 1 will get it shipped much earlier than that.
BHphoto Info
And BHphoto?
Well, yesterday I’ve received an email from a FR-reader, who contacted BHphoto customer support, and they told him that “very soon” they’ll get another batch. However, even if he ordered at 1:07, he won’t make it into that batch, but his sample will be shipped in April.
However, this information might be already outdated, because today BHphoto is giving a different information:
In fact, I got the info (with screenshot) from a fellow FR-reader, who ordered the X100VI “about 15 minutes” after announcement, that BHphoto wrote him:
Based on the latest information that we have received, we expect to ship your order before the end of March.
Another fellow member of our huge X100 group, who ordered it at 1:04 has been told that he will get his “before the end of March“, as he shared here.
UPDATE: a FR-reader who ordered at 10:31PM has been told he won’t make it into the batches shipping in March.
The Big Questions
As I told you already here, the current real state of the pre-orders is really difficult to measure, because many have placed multiple pre-orders at many stores, but will only keep the one X100VI that ships out faster to them. So, with every batch shipped out, I expect also the waiting list to shrink significantly faster than the number of samples shipped would suggest due to the influx of cancelations.
Another thing to look at: it does not matter how many pre-orders were placed at a certain store. Bigger stores with more pre-orders will also get more samples from Fujifilm, smaller stores will get less samples.
Example: my local store in Trento (video tidbit of Trento here) had seven X100VI available on release day (February 28). I went to the store on Feb.28 in the afternoon and they had already sold them all out in the morning. They told me it could take “days, weeks or months” to get more units. So big or small, it will require patience everywhere.
What we really need to find out is when the next batches come in (which we tried to find out today) and how large they will be (which is what I am working on).
You have Shown Wisdom
Anyway, most of FujiRumors readers wisely ordered within the first day of announcement, so I am cautiously optimistic that their wait for the X100VI won’t be that long.
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