Why are BMD cameras so cheap?

And at the point when I mention the price, it almost as though they are no longer impressed. Thank you so much BMD for creating such a great camera at an affordable price.

Tell them instead that the price for "your camera" is "X amount" (where that equals everything you spent on media / batteries / rigging / monitors / etc as well!!), not only it is more honest (arguably), it is more impressive too!

I think that's a brilliant suggestion. Just yesterday I was reading a post on the RED user forum in which someone listed the cost of all current RED cameras exactly that way: cost of an operational camera, not the 'brain' or body.


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A few Red dongles have attempted to use this disparity to paint the Ursa as a more expensive camera to own and operate than a Red. That's a pretty futile endeavor, given that Red Mags cost quite a bit more than CFast2 media.

It's $350 for a 128GB Sandisk CFast2 card, and $850 for a 120GB Red Mag Mini at B&H. By the time the 4.6K cameras start shipping, they will probably cost even less.

Rakesh, with the announcement of the 120GB RED Mini magazine, this week I've seen the CFast 2 cards used by BMD described as "moderately priced."


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It's about time, eh?

CFast2 has been less expensive than most of the proprietary media for quite a while now, even though they're still pricey compared to SDXC and SSD media.