Bill Rich wrote:I remember 3 or more years ago when Canon posted Vincent Laforet's film "Reverie" shot with their brand new 5D mark 2 camera with the HD video record function... People went NUTS! There was a huge run on the camera.. and the camera giant Canon could not keep up with demand.. the cameras they sent to retailers were sold before they can even update their websites to say 'in stock' I had to wait for months to finally get my 5Dmk2 even when the camera was in full production. Now leap forward to the current date.. A company announces a camera as revolutionary as the 5Dmk2 was years ago.. and there is a similar run on this low priced Cinema camera.. Here's the difference.. Blackmagic Design is not a camera manufacturer.. they are starting from the ground up manufacturing this ground breaking new camera.. so the infrastructure first has to be built. the parts assembled from third parties.. (the cost for making the camera non-proprietary).. then the cameras can be built and shipped out to the throngs of filmmakers that have plopped down their hard earned cash.. (including me).. I waited for my 5D mark 2.. and now I'm waiting for my BMCC! the folks that have paid for their Digital Bolex cameras are waiting for their camera.. as well as the folks that are now waiting for their C100.. VG900.. etc.. the difference is our beloved BMCC is a real working camera.. soon to be shipped and in our hot little hands.. as we scan the web for accessories, batteries.. SSD's.. and watching the next BMCC video..
Just remember..
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
~Saint Augustine
i don't know about "impossible". i bought 5dmk2 7 days after canon sent cameras to resellers. just came in to the store and bought it. maybe in some places it was different. idk.