Delivery Update...

[TimPipher]

If you are talking NAB 2007, you are looking at March 2008.

Jim

I ordered early (about 9:00 AM) the first day of NAB 2007. With 1,475 orders before NAB, wouldn't that put me in the first 1,600 -- January 30, 2008?

[Jannard]

I am not very happy with this slip. mine is 610 that means that ours has slipped a month, yet people ahead of me are getting 600 cameras. Can you include 10 more units in that schedule? I am sure you will say "no" because if you did it for me you would have to do it for others....it's just that a month is a pretty big deal.

Let me say that as a once developer of a raw camera myself I would be MORE then happy to be a hard core beta tester and get mine faster. no joke. I don't care if it works 1/2 the time and I can't get anything out of it for "real" productions.

thanks for any help on this Jim.

Obin... I like you and all of your posts. It pains me to delay anyone. I am trying to accelerate all aspects of this program, not delay. But I have a responsibility to tell it like it is. If we can find a way to speed up production, I will. The 1st part of this is the hardest.

Jim

[JFirestone]

I appreciate your commitment to your customers. I've also known that being an early adopter meant that we would be the ones testing the workflow and dealing with early issues. I'm a beta tester, and have been for years, and I don't mind getting a product while it's still in the works. I know that's probably not the case with most of your customers. I was really getting ramped up to work with the camera in November. Too bad you don't have a beta program. I'd take mine as they are now if it meant I could begin testing in November.

[Jannard]

I don't know what kind of new math you are using, but I got bumped from Oct 10 to Oct 30 to Nov 30.

I don't like this anymore than you do. We know who you are. We read all the posts. This process is painful. The images are incredible that RED makes. We just need to make sure that there are no complaints about how well everything works before we ship more cameras.

Jim

[Raul Gonzo]

What,s a few more weeks people? In the end we,ll all have our cameras and be eternally gratefully to Jim and the RED team for doing everything they do. AND- if it wasn't for them who knows how long we would have had to wait for a camera like this.

[Greg M]

take a deep breath guys...I ordered mine on the first day of NAB 2006. I am just as sad as everyone, but honestly do you think Jim and Co. are doing this on purpose? They are acting in our best interests...cut them some slack. I was really looking forward to my camera next week, but I'll get over it (after I finish yelling at my kids).

Once we get our cameras we will forget all about the delays.

[Chris Gearhart]

Cool. It's good to know the schedule. Thanks, Jim, for your openness. Now I can go home for thanksgiving!

[Sam Druckerman]

If you're going to ride a rocket, there's bound to be some Ups & Downs.

No one likes delays, But clearly Team Red is working to make the Impossible... Possible, Everyday. So....

Thanks guy's for all your Hard work.

Let's all remember our character is defined not by our successes, but rather how we handle our challenges.

Go Team Red.

[JFirestone]

No offense, but everyone from 50-300 has been affected this way. Our group hs been pushed back four times now - and that's since the original delivery slip post-NAB.

None taken. I should have checked the accuracy of that statement.

[number6]

Those who complain bitterly about their order number being shipped later should take personal responsibility for their plight. If you wanted your camera earlier, you should have ordered earlier. Next time, ORDER RESPONSIBLY!