RedShark News just wrote a great article on why a manufacturer may miss their shipping dates: 'Why Products are Delivered Late' (http://www.redsharknews.com/business/item/955-why-products-are-delivered-late).

It's clearly inspired by BMD, but they don't mention them by name. I think if you read it you'll be able to cut the company some slack. Do you want to wait a year for your camera to ship? Hell no! But a month's slippage isn't a disaster for such a small manufacturer, and what they are delivering right?

This is the key quote:

"If you're under pressure (which can mean time or financial, or both) it's tempting to make a large batch the moment the manufacturing prototype is signed off. This would have two advantages: if you build in bigger batches, your costs are lower, and it means that you can satisfy more of your eager customers sooner rather than later.

But what if there's a problem that you missed, or something that is introduced by the mass-manufacturing process that wasn't present in the prototype? What happens then is that you have a warehouse-full of products that you might never be able to sell. At the very least you'll have to do retrospective work on them to fix them and that will wipe out your profit in this large first batch, to say nothing of the bad PR from having a huge number of disappointed customers.

So it's better to build early products in small batches. But that leads to the familiar scenario where you meet a delivery date on paper (ie "we'll be shipping in Q3) but, in reality, only a few products find their way out and you'll still be left with large numbers who have to wait longer than they expected.

On Wetpixel a member posted a partial letter received from BlackMagic. It's an interesting reading. Various info inside.

http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50168&page=2#entry335199

FYI on several Blackmagic Design camera updates:

Blackmagic Cinema Camera Price Reduction: We have worked very hard over the last year to be able to build the Blackmagic Cinema Camera at a lower cost, and we wanted those savings to translate directly to customers to boost the creative possibilities among a wider range of cinematographers and photographers. From today the Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF and MFT models will be reduced in price to US$1,995. All orders placed that have not yet been filled can be reduced to the new lower price. The advantage of the 2.5K sensor is that it has enough resolution to eliminate the bayer resolution loss of an HD sensor, but when shooting RAW, it produces files that are not too big to store and work with easily. The full press release is below my signature.Camera Update: The new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is now shipping, and there is a software update for it posted on our website on the support page. U!

 sers can now focus by pushing the focus button when using an active MFT lens. This makes it very easy to accurately focus. The focus peaking feature is still there, and you enable it by double pressing the focus button. The focus zoom feature is enabled by double pressing the OK button. The Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is not yet shipping, as we need some more time. Our first batch of sensors was delivered only this week, so we have not been able to complete the software for the camera. We expect to start shipping in about three to four weeks once the final software work and testing are completed.We also have several updates on associated production / post technology:HyperDeck Software 3.8: This update adds 6G-SDI support on the output for HyperDeck Studio Pro and adds on screen menus to both HyperDeck Studio models, where users can set formats and other features. New ethernet remote control support has also been added. This allows users to connect HyperDeck to a network!

 , set the IP address of the HyperDeck in the menu and then Tel!

 net into the HyperDeck to get control. If you type play, the HyperDeck will play and if you type stop, then HyperDeck will stop. You can get clip lists and all kinds of control functions. Additional details can be found in the instruction manual. This update is free of charge and on our website now.DaVinci Resolve 9.1.5: We have a small software update for DaVinci Resolve 9 that adds improved compatibility with Avid Media Composer 7.0 round trip, supports reel names in Final Cut Pro X XML, adds support for Avid EuControl Software Package Version 3.0, improves handling of multi track Quicktime audio files and adds improved Cinema DNG file format support. This update is available for download from our website.Desktop Video 9.7.7: This new software update now adds support for the 4K DCI modes and adds improved compatibility for HDMI on the UltraStudio 4K and the DeckLink 4K Extreme models. We have also improved support for Avid Media Composer for the UltraStudio Mini Recorder  and DeckLink Mini Recorder models. This software update is available now for download from our website

@ivanlee Live at Leme, work in Andaraí. :)

On topic: I think that probably this comparison was not made due to very restricted availability of the BMPCC even to beta testers, but there is some comparison shot beteween BMPCC and a m4/3 camera with the same lens, regarding field of view and depth of field?

Who's mbd?

@caveport Lucky one... :-) Hope it's true. How many days will the shipping take to get BMPCC to your home?

Just got an email from MBD indicating that shipping has commenced! I hope it's true!

Well, that's why i never pre-order anything anymore. Last time I preordered anything was the 'Mac Classic' when I was in college - I damn near killed myself waiting for it. If we had the interwebs back then I would have been Jimmy USA - LOL

So it's August, Any unboxing videos out there? Pics of the boxes stacked at a store? Downloads of original ProRes and RAW files? Camera reviews? Anybody with a shipping notice with tracking info?

Doesn't seem like anything came out in July.

What's even more painful is that they choose to send the one and only camera by boat rather than air... no wonder its taking so long - and its not even packaged very well. ; )

That's it, I'm going to order that other $1000 camera with RAW recording. Seems like all the balls are in Blackmagic Designs' court (for now).

All joking aside, if I get my BMPCC by the end of August, I will have no complaints.

Good news! Proof that containers of Pocket cameras are already shipping!

http://cinemacamera.net/2013/08/pocket-cinema-cameras-coming/

;)

Hello @MarcioK yeah, sure!! where are you in Rio? I hope I can get it... I didn't preorder yet...

Wow... I'm brazilian and I live in Brazil, so I know how things are around here... EVERYTHING that is imported (except from Mercosul), you pay A LOT of taxes, absolutely it's not 10, 20%... wow, that would be amazing!!! but it's not the truth... we're talking about 100% in import taxes... MORE the reseller's profit, so it's something around 150%!!

I really feel bad about people that have a wrong idea about things that happen around here... the taxes we pay here are just absurd, obscene, like nowhere else in this planet...

@jimmykorea nonsense is talk about this here... I live in BR since I was born in 1969, and I'm in video production market since 1996.. guess what?! now back to the topic, pls... but wait, do we have a topic?? where's is my pocket?!!? at least mine is pre-ordered since the very first day (in NY of course).. :^D