brianone20 wrote:My conclusion is that these cameras are a cool cost solution where BM had great intent, however the quality control and quality overall missed the mark entirely. I believe that within 2 years from now, every item in our $90k order will be dead. BM should have a 5 year warranty on this stuff so as to keep us up and running without going elsewhere.
It's all rather concerning Brian. Whilst my UBG2 has been good so far I did have a VF arrive DOA, the 2nd one has held up so far. I think the build quality is amazing for the price but QC, as you say is often a concern. Or rather I think, field testing to destruction at the factory, as Arri and other manufacturers do, rather than leave that to us. Studio use seems to be the toughest test and therefore, the highest point of fail with these products.
There's only so much you can do with QC on individual products leaving a factory, to ensure they work correctly, whereas subjecting samples to extreme conditions and laboratory ageing, will discover engineering and design fail points, much more surely - it would drive up the prices though through development costs.
I think what is needed is 3rd party approved extended warranties, that many of us would be prepared to pay for.