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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

The Update Thread

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Michael J Brennan said:
Unless you have a contract that guarantees supply of goods on a particular date, then delivery "chat" from a sales rep or manufacturer should not be relied upon.

Don't expect a linear timeline for product improvements nor timely notice of how specs and price of new kit could affect your business.
This goes for all manufacturers, especially Red, who have a vigorous development program in what is a very competitive marketplace.

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We certainly should allow for hiccups in production as we all have experienced that rarely is anything done exactly on time and on budget. I think, especially for people who are new to the RED ecosystem like myself, that when pre-ordering directly from RED a simple disclaimer on the order form saying cameras could take up X months to be delivered" would be enough to help people think through there purchase decision. I'm very excited to get my hands on the S-W, and pumped to see all these new allocations, but like others have said before - I would've held off in making any public announcement about my purchase until Sept or Oct. Not whining, just hoping to add some good ideas.
 
"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy."
- Saadi


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"Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting."
- Joyce Meyer
 
Mario Gonsalves said:
I noticed some people have been waiting a long time for their Scarlet-W.
On the page to purchase it says 'If you order today it's expected to ship in fall.'

Is this still accurate since I've seen that some people have been waiting since last year?
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I noticed the page for Weapon was updated to say: "...expected to Ship in September 2016." It used to say August until recently.
The Raven page says, "...expected to Ship In Early 2017" It used to say Fall, 2016, back in May.

And the page for Scarlet-W still says Fall, 2016. So...

I'm still hopeful, especially now that people are posting allocations.
 
kevinjoelson said:
Just a heads up...My original Raven time stamp was 10/26/15. I swapped my order to a S-W on 12/21/2015 and I was allocated yesterday afternoon.
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I don't know to get excited and think they are getting through December, meaning I'll be on deck soon (I have a January 1st timestamp), or if I need to cool my jets because they are still in October with all the Raven switchers, and we'll have all of November and December still to get through.

I keep telling myself, "soon enough, soon enough."
 
Nicholaus James said:
I don't know to get excited and think they are getting through December, meaning I'll be on deck soon (I have a January 1st timestamp), or if I need to cool my jets because they are still in October with all the Raven switchers, and we'll have all of November and December still to get through.

I keep telling myself, "soon enough, soon enough."
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It would have been honoring his Raven timestamp, meaning that they haven't quite gotten to November. Does seem like things are picking up, though! And from what Jarred said, improvements in fulfillment should be increasing, so only time will tell. Hopefully you're close!
 
Tom Dowler said:
"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy."
- Saadi


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"Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting."
- Joyce Meyer
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Tom, please have patience with those of us less gifted. '-)
 
Josh Becker said:
It would have been honoring his Raven timestamp, meaning that they haven't quite gotten to November. Does seem like things are picking up, though! And from what Jarred said, improvements in fulfillment should be increasing, so only time will tell. Hopefully you're close!
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Dang. That's what I was afraid of. Yup! You're right though. It's moving along. Hopefully I'm within a month, two at the most. Hopefully. :-)

BTW, I WILL be one of the guys that will disclose when I'm allocated on here. Again, I"m a January 1st timestamp so you all will know we will be into 2016 orders when I'm allocated.
 
Nicholaus James said:
I don't know to get excited and think they are getting through December, meaning I'll be on deck soon (I have a January 1st timestamp), or if I need to cool my jets because they are still in October with all the Raven switchers, and we'll have all of November and December still to get through.

I keep telling myself, "soon enough, soon enough."
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I bet by the end of the year, they are all caught up, if not sooner. Jarred mentioned August would be good, September great, and October even better for S-W peeps.

All I can say is I was allocated yesterday and very thankful I waited patiently.

It's like riding the top roller coaster at an amusement park. Long lines. Annoying wait. Constant internal debating if you should get off and do something else.

But once you are buckled in and get that first thrill, it damn sure was all worth it.
 
Nicholaus James said:
BTW, I WILL be one of the guys that will disclose when I'm allocated on here. Again, I"m a January 1st timestamp so you all will know we will be into 2016 orders when I'm allocated.
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So will I. I'll probably be too excited about to not mention it here. :)
 
Tom Dowler said:
"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy."
- Saadi


Also


"Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting."
- Joyce Meyer
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Amen.
 
Would love to hear if 2016 S-W time stamps will likely land in September, but will wait for Sept update.
 
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SW allocated last week as I mentioned earlier (10/28/15 time stamp / Raven switcher). Camera arrives today. Got to say that my rep Kevin was great during the whole process. Always answered my calls and dealt with me debating switching between the SW and Raven a handful of times. Personally between Kevin & these forums it was a long but awesome experience.

I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a purchase. Can't wait to get to know this girl. I've shot 100s of 16 year old jersey girls partying like it's their wedding, baby products, weddings, hip hop videos, promos, & whatever.

But I believe it was all worth it for this girl. I'm thinking of naming her 'firebush'. Did I go too far? :)

One note: initially my plan was to finance the camera as the total interest pitched to me was about $1200. However the additional cost was about $3500 on the best plan when it came down to it and I have really good credit. Wound up getting no interest CCs instead since my workload allows me to pay it back by November anyway.

Now what to spend that $3500 on. Hmmmm.
 
So Jarred said in the beginning of month "we'll get through switchers in next few week". That is about now. Are the switchers finally done?

BTW, I couldn't locate the post Jarred wrote. It might have been deleted.
 
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I switched from Raven to SW with a stamp of 1/20 and I know for a fact I won't get mine until November at best.
 
If it says orders placed today will be shipped in fall of 2016, either just about all January orders will be in by end of September, or there is absolutely no way orders in August are coming in by December.
 
Josh Becker said:
Your Raven timestamp was 1/20? Or was it a Raven timestamp pre-Dec 10 and you initiated your switch on 1/20? I'm also curious to know why you're so confident...
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Raven stamp was 1/20 and switched over shortly after but RED told me that my 1/20 stamp would stick. LOL I'm not confident about November just dreaming!!
 
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