Camera Shipping Update: 11/15

[Grant Petty]

Hi,

Here is another update on the camera shipments.

Some good news. If you have read my other posts about the causes of the camera delays then you know we have been dealing with a problem with our sensor supplier related to contamination of the glass that's bonded on the front of the sensor. It's not been clean and so we had to stop production of cameras.

There have been two issues here we have been dealing with, the first that the sensor supplier has not been able to see the contamination because their tests were not good enough, and secondly that they need to find a way of bonding the glass on the sensor without contamination.

The good news is that we got a small shipment of sensors that the sensor supplier had tested with their new test setup and they were all ok when we built cameras with them. This is good because they will now be able to see sensors that are contaminated and not ship us anything that's unable to be used to build a camera.

Also, the sensor supplier has done a small run of sensors at the new company that's bonding the glass and they got almost a 100% pass rate, which is also great. This means they finally have a solution to bonding on the glass that looks like it will work.

The plan at the moment is to do a small production run this week and we hope to get those sensors next week where we can build cameras using them and see how it all goes.

But things are looking quite good. This run of cameras next week will test the sensor supplier's ability to build sensors without contamination and to also be able to test them correctly so we only get good sensors. If that's all ok then we look like we will be able to move back into production.

I will update everyone next week when we know. I also hope to have more info on how fast they can ramp up with this new supplier and the new test.

I hope this update helps.


Regards,

Grant
Blackmagic Design

Thanks Grant,

good to hear!

Let's hope its all good news from now on

I know its company policy to not discuss numbers, but as you're the ceo...... any chance you could give us any info?

AWESOME!! Thanks Grant.

Considering all the glass from here on out is good. Can we expect to get orders filled before
the end of the year??

AWESOME!! Thanks Grant.

Considering all the glass from here on out is good. Can we expect to get orders filled before
the end of the year??

Yup. That's what we need to know now please!

Very good news. Thank you for the update, Grant. Question: How many cameras can BMD build when in full production?

Thanks for the update. Hope your efforts prove successful, dogged determination in the face of adversity is often the only way to get the job done. The grateful patient are behind you.

Can we expect to get orders filled before
the end of the year??

A better question is if they can get the pre-ordered cameras built and passed before the end of the year. That's just six weeks away, and let's face it, the last few weeks of December are write-offs in terms of distribution (try to send a rush package to your granny the week before Christmas). If you live on the other side of the world and are many links down the distribution chain, I think it would be a miracle on 34th street if you got your camera by New Years'.

Three questions this time:

1. What is a "small production run"?

2. What is the anticipated weekly production volume when you get "back into production"?

3. What is the reason you could not publish this update in the early part of this week as you said you would?

That´s good and bad at the same time....
It means I´ll keep my order and go with the BMCC but it´s also very very unlikely to receive my camera this year.

Thanks Grant.

To all others, whilst the news sounds positive there is little point in throwing these "shipment numbers" and "when will we get our cameras?" questions at Grant.

I too would love to know when I'll get my camera but we should know by now; he posts an update then makes a hasty exit to avoid answering our questions (which have been repeated time and time again)

Let's face it, that isn't going to happen.

Remaining hopeful.