John Oliva wrote:Blackmagic has decided that they are offering NOTHING to it's loyal customers who purchased the BMCC at the $2995 price point.
Ähem... nope, cause when you bought it, you thought it was a price/performance steal anyway, right?
Aaaaand "loyal" customer huh? how much BMCs have you bought over the last year to consider you "loyal" (and no, other BM gear doesn't count here, we all have a ton of that - in this scenario everyone would be a "loyal" customer".
On top of that - since BM is not selling directly, technically you have not bought anything from BM - your dealer is the guy who you should talk to. The same hubris, as if people think BM has got their pre order money. You deal just with your dealer.
John Oliva wrote: It has left a real sour taste with me to know that I basically paid $3000 for a camera that's only worth $2000.
Besides the fact it sales now for $2000 doesn't mean it worth less. Same camera does the same tricks, you thought it would be worth to pay $3000, right? Your $3000 camera doesn't stop working now, or does only record in MPEG1.
John Oliva wrote:e Canon, AJA, and Sony who actually care about customer loyalty and would never pull a stunt like this without doing something for the existing cutomer.
Are you kidding me? Do a reality check dude. As if Canon or Sony never lowered their prices. If you buy a Canon camera 3 weeks before a price drop, good luck with getting "your money" back.
So...
I don't get it. You bought an amazing $3000 camera that gets you as close as possible to an Alexa for a fraction of the price and you complain, that folks can buy that camera now for $1000 less?
Really?