The big question...

[Jannard]

The accessories are not the issue. The camera is. We have so many great announcements (50-150 f2.8 zoom, prime lens set and T-stop markings of 18-50mm) that the only question is "what about the camera"?

I wish I had good news. The reality is that we are close to knowing where we are, but not quite. I still expect to announce the new schedule on June 15th, but I have to say that the last 5% of the project is the most difficult. We have had obsticles that we did not expect. Keep your fingers crossed.

Jim

 

[Scott Webster]

Thanks for the update Jim. I look forward to June 15. I get at least 3 calls a day asking when Red 23 will be arriving!

 

[IAN SUN]

 

[Don King]

...prime lens set and T-stop markings...

US$ 19,750.00 or not enough to buy it?

 

[Finner]

Bro I had pictured you in my head as a 20-30 something black guy. Its cool to see a grey foxy mama such as yourself so passionate about the red. I have a grandpa that I bet would like to meet you and change your diaper.

 

[Tonaci Tran]

We believe in you and your team Jim.

 

[Finner]

The addition of T-stops is really good news.

 

[IAN SUN]

Finner, I can't wait, hook me up!
My clock is ticking.

 

[dalemccready]

or is that your pacemaker?

 

[IAN SUN]

oh darn...

 

[Finner]

or is that your pacemaker?

What at that age they call it a "biological pacemaker"?

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

Jim, being that the primes are now T marked, are we looking at the 15mm being T 3.1 and the rest of the set T 2.1 ?

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

makes typing a challenge...but fingers crossed...

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

Hey Jim...

I am really excited over here.. June 15th here we come.. It's wierd but this feels like "The Big Date!".. You have identified all the road blocks now, so you know what you are up against. I'm quite certain that this new schedule will be far more reliable than the old one.

As for the camera, I am VERY happy about the wait.. in some ways. I am very glad things got delayed because you and your team have used that time to make MASSIVE improvements on the camera. This is a very good thing.

Jay

PS.. I wish you made a RED mattebox!

 

[Ben Ponce]

The fact that you keep us updated just shows how much you care about your target customer base. Thanks a bunch. I just don't know if you guys will get it out before 08 though....

 

[Kevin Halverson]

The final steps in any technology project, the ones that make it a real and saleable product, are always disproportionately difficult. It is no surprise to me that this is the case here. Frankly, hitting an estimated shipping date for a new product, let alone a new product of this magnitude form a new company, would have been so uncharacteristic as to be virtually unpredicted.

Great news on the t-stop markings, this will make myself and a number of others very happy.

Keep pounding away and thanks for keeping everyone informed!

 

[Gregory Karydis]

Fingers crossed.
Holding my breath till the 15th!

 

[Eirik Tyrihjel]

I am all patience here, I don´t want a lemon, I want the best camera ever built, and if that means I have to wait till 2008 so be it...

Good luck!

 

[Mardi_Gras]

Bro I had pictured you in my head as a 20-30 something black guy. Its cool to see a grey foxy mama such as yourself so passionate about the red. I have a grandpa that I bet would like to meet you and change your diaper.

LMFAO!

 

[Milan Nikolic]

It is, actualy, good news! Take your time Jim and RED team!