mhood wrote:Ruben Fernandez wrote:OMG Grant Petty please post something to put a pacifier on these complaining babies!
That is hilarious! You insult folks who are asking for an update by calling them complaining babies in the same sentence in which you ask Grant for an update.
Ever hear of a "double entendre"? No need to take me too seriously on this matter.
The fact is that all these delays and problems (the sensor contamination issue, etc) are a consequence of being an early adopter. When RED announced their first camera people accused them it was vaporware remember? The 5D Mark II when it first appeared had a LOT of features missing that today we take for granted (manual exposure for example). I am not trying to apologize for blackmagic BUT you can't be realistic in expecting a revolutionary product like this (the raw capability at the price point, because for everything else I think there are superior cameras) to not run into certain issues.
In this case, shipping delays. So what? You are really telling me you expect to be using state of the art camera tech at consumer prices and NOT run into issues? Think again. What we are seeing are the normal growing pains of a breakthrough camera tech. That is what i really meant with my joke. So grow up, assume it, and shoot with what you have available right now, instead of complaining why the cameras are not ready yet (they won't be available in quantity in a LONG time, given the evidence at hand, so relax).
Also given a choice, I would rather not have a camera at all, or shoot with an HDSLR, than have one with a manufacturing problem (the sensor contamination issue).