Frank Glencairn wrote:Running a business and investing money, driven by emotion (that's what early adopting actually is), is always a bad thing...Stop crying, B-cameras just got cheaper. Shooting with 2 or more cameras saves you more money on your next set, than you "lost" with the price drop.
Yep, pretty much.
But, this is what happens when you have a great product that professionals can appreciate at a price that consumers can afford: a forum filled with silly, amateur complaints. Remember when Red dropped the price of Epic and the brief little storm that unleashed? That's a
40 thousand dollar camera; or was. You have people mortgaging their homes and selling their cars to get an Epic. You people trying to roll with the big boys at $3000 a drop; get a beautiful piece of tech and complain and complain and complain... The naysayers are just selfish little children who don't want to share with the other selfish little children. Boo-hoo. Welcome to the real world.
Originally, I was going to need to be okay with two Pockets as B-cameras. Now, I can buy a BMCC EF for just a tiny bit more. Or, if I look at it as "buying a second BMCC anyway" then I suddenly have another grand to spend on a head and sticks, or a monitor, or a card, or battery, a light, or whatever, and only for the amount I was originally going to spend on JUST the camera.
I only bought my BMCC a month ago, and I'm freaking THRILLED to hear about the price reduction, the new firmware, the Pockets are on their way, the BMCC MFT is shipping and the 4K is right around the corner. As of right now, B&H hasn't even updated their website, yet! Splice Community looks pretty cool, too, and I definitely have a story or three to tell.
BMD didn't fail. They delivered. They delivered late, but they delivered. Now, they can share their great products with more people, while also allowing small little tiny houses like my company to get the best tech that we can afford and there is NO CAMERA with the quality and specs the BMCC has at THAT price point, and now that is certainly true! Keep going, Blackmagic!