John Brawley wrote:Let summarise.
The cameras ARE shipping.
There was a brief delay / slowdown for typical holiday periods and a parts shortage, as per Kristian Lam around Xmas / Chinese New Year.
I’m guessing this is their most successful camera ever in terms of pre-orders. I think they’re still struggling to make much of a dent in pre orders because of this success.
It’s a total rookie mistake to order a camera and then plan a shoot based on something that’s not in your hands.
No professional would do that. You can’t plan a shoot based on what you don’t have, nor should you expect any manufacturer or dealer to send you something when they say they will.
Listing all the accessories you bought for a camera you don’t know when you’re getting says a lot. You probably should be buying those items after you get the camera in your actual hand. Media especially.
Just like every other in-demand product BMD have made, the UK / Europe customers seem to be the worst affected when there’s tight supply.
JB
Hi John,
at least for my part I was hoping to shoot with the camera, I did not really rely on it, have enough camera's to fill a void. Still would have been nice to have it I guess.
And that I did order accessories for it I would agree in hindsight seems like a rookie mistake especially since this is by far not the first BM camera I have had on order for several month, maybe that is the part that really bothers me: that afters many experiences to the contrary, I still hoped that it would be different this time.
Believe me it won't make a difference to the two productions I have, especially since they are small ones otherwise I would not have planned on a pocket anyway.
None of the above is a real financial problem, but it is a problem of trust.
I have a similar feeling towards Apple which even though it has disappointed me so many times. (FCP X, Mac Pro etc.) I was clinging on for a long time, but in the end we had to start phasing them out of the company because for 3d rendering they are just no longer a real viable option.
You are right the hole thing was a bit a rookie mistake. And maybe I am upset that after 30 years in the business I still do these rookie mistakes.
Cheers,
Kai