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John.
Thank you for your furthur responses.
It seems that the big URSA becomes the near-future Nissan Cedric or Leyland P76 of cameradom in the stewardship of a shrinking band of enthusiasts or folk who have dived in on a cheap used camera.
I think in the US they have the Ford Edsel and I guess the AJA Cion. Both were perfectly valid but unloved products.
I am curious as to why BM did not offer the existing 4.6K sensor with its global shutter limitations as a common standard across the camera range.
The possible reasons are fairly evident.
In a turret offering, it would cannabalise the sales of the Mini 4.6K camera family for no real gain for the manufacturer and still not entirely satisfy the end-user.
A limited manufacturing run of turret castings likely would cost more per unit than a much larger run of the Mini camera bodies.
Many big URSA owners, in spite of their expressed enthusiasm for a 4.6K sensor will have moved on, especially after the development delays. The inevitable result would be an unsold inventory of 4.6K turrets.
One should count one's blessings. One could have adopted the AJA Cion. That must have been a heartbreak for the people who built it.
Thank you for your furthur responses.
It seems that the big URSA becomes the near-future Nissan Cedric or Leyland P76 of cameradom in the stewardship of a shrinking band of enthusiasts or folk who have dived in on a cheap used camera.
I think in the US they have the Ford Edsel and I guess the AJA Cion. Both were perfectly valid but unloved products.
I am curious as to why BM did not offer the existing 4.6K sensor with its global shutter limitations as a common standard across the camera range.
The possible reasons are fairly evident.
In a turret offering, it would cannabalise the sales of the Mini 4.6K camera family for no real gain for the manufacturer and still not entirely satisfy the end-user.
A limited manufacturing run of turret castings likely would cost more per unit than a much larger run of the Mini camera bodies.
Many big URSA owners, in spite of their expressed enthusiasm for a 4.6K sensor will have moved on, especially after the development delays. The inevitable result would be an unsold inventory of 4.6K turrets.
One should count one's blessings. One could have adopted the AJA Cion. That must have been a heartbreak for the people who built it.