John Bartman wrote:One can't help thinking that the BMCC is being discontinude, maybe because of the sensor.
If this is so, all of you wondering which camera to get, get one now while you can, the sensor is sublime!
The 4k and pocket are, as yet, unproven, in fact even Grant said in an interview that neither of the new CAMs are as cinematic and sharp as the CINEMA cam.
Isn't the pocket camera using a windowed version of the BMCC's sensor, only the BMPC uses an all new one.
I'd be surprised if the BMCC was discontinued before a more direct replacement in the range appeared. Neither the BMPCC or BMPC really offer that at the moment. A BMCC Mk2 possibly.
THe price drop looks like a combination of development costs having been covered and manufacturing processes being refined.
Some sort of rebate or goodwill gesture to those who purchased just before the price drop would be nice ,but this isn't as simple a task as for Apple or RED, who's support and sales pipelines are much more controlled (and often direct from them) which simplifies the logistics massively for such a program.
I should also point out that there was still an almighty howl of rage about the RED price drops, even with those who had purchased within a certain time limit having a fair whack to spend on extra accessories. Really even sans that this seems tame.