hey, there! I contacted a Chinese manufacturer offering the same lens/cases as in the group buy, so that I could go ahead and order from them now that it's taking so long to get them from the original supplier. Well, a few emails later they referred me to the original supplier, because she is in fact an employee of that company stationed over here in the states. Long story short, they said 'I guess you really want these' and re-shipped our lens/case order to the US for me before waiting for a larger order to build up. It should be In the U.S. in Texas next week, and I'll get them to 2nd-day it to me for distribution. Everyone who missed out on the lenses already has diodes from the GB, sorry! I guess that ol proverb applies 'last shall be first, first shall be last.'
Beleive me, I'm as anxious as you to get this over with!