The sale at BH is over. The price is now $1595 USD.
Although there is a shipping delay, Adorama now has the 6K G2 for $1495:
https://www.adorama.com/bmccp6kefg2.htmlThe good news is that unlike BH, on a backordered item, Adorama doesn't charge you until it ships. If you cancel, you don"t have to wait days while the bank collects interest on your money before you get a refund.
New car dealers get a credit off the invoice value from the manufacturer on unsold previous year's models. It's a possibility that this is happening for their major retailers, and a replacement camera is waiting in the wings.
If a new model is coming, I hope that it offers a CFExpress card or a better USB interface to allow us to record at the higher bitrate BRAW 3.1. An improvement in rolling shutter artifacts at 6K would be welcome too.
Or could it be that Blackmagic is responding to competition by now offering even greater value in their cash cow models?