I spoke to B&H and they told me that they still have no real idea when the R-09 will arrive. Since I am moving about all summer long, I reinstated myself on the "notify me when available" rather than pre-order list. That way I will not have it sent home while I am in Chicago for a month.

I note that the first guess at available date was late May, now is sometime in June.

It seems that B&H followed a couple of other suppliers who put up their "pre-order" options weeks and weeks ago. It could just be that they were worried about losing sales rather than actually being any closer to knowing when they can fulfill orders.

I am looking forward to getting it, though, whenever it comes!