The official word from Canon USA is that the Canon EOS R body will begin shipping on October 9, 2018. This is also the scheduled ship date of the Canon EOS R/RF 24-105mm f/4L IS kit as well.
We've also heard reports that retailers will begin shipping Canon EOS R body only packages to customers today, though we haven't been able to confirm that with the retailers in question.
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Initial stock will be very good, so all preorders should be met. If you didn't preorder, now would be a good time to do so.
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*Update* B&H changed availability date for RF 50mm 1.2 to October 25th, which is in line with Canon's website.
In looking at this thread, we know at least two people have ordered one ;)
I'll probably stop into Best Buy tomorrow to see if they will have any stock on Tuesday. If so, I'll cancel my Amazon order.
A B&H employee told me on the phone that the RF 28-70MM F2 is actually shipping on December 4th even though it says October 9th on their website.
My local retailer here in Quebec City has them in stock (both with and without kit lens), to be released on the 9th.