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April 9th 11:53 AM PST. Don't know number in line. They just confirmed by sending me an email asking for the balance for shipment.

Just received my BMPCC4K today . yay  - (What a joy using a camera with an intuitive UI)
Finally I bought a Sandisk Extreme Portable Ssd instead of the Samsung T5. (or making my own) Better price for the same config and better performance. Amazon had an offer:
https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 
To my surprise it performs quite a bit better than the announced  550MB/s read speed - In the BM speed test I got R:800+MB/s and W:700+MB/s !! (formatted in ExFat) even after a few minutes run.
Recording with the ssd it delivers too. No dropped frames in any settings (raw 4k dci @ 60 fps is no problem)
So solar very recommendable.
I tested a few 64GB v90 sd cards as well (Lexmark and Sandisk). 4K DCI 25fps in prores (all flavours) works fine no dropped frames (in LT get 23 min recording time - in HQ 11...). Even 1080p100 works (24 min in LT) So if slowmo in 4k isn't necessary no need to spend cash on the fastest  sd/cf cards (at least in PAL-land)
( in 1080p25 you get 45m in HQ and 97m in LT - pretty descent)
I have been reading quite some complaints regarding the battery door. It doesn't seem flawed to me. Though the door locking mechanism can probably trick/annoy some. One have to put the locking nod back in place after closing the door. Doing that it should be just fine (not the best design but no deal breaker) 
Since the camera got released there has been quite a few critical voices complaining just about anything it had to offer (or missing). 
Having had it in my hands for a few hours I find a lot of the comments quite a bit exaggerated. Sure an articulated screen could be great in some occasions and sure the battery life depletes quite fast. But those are things one can easily work around. I know I can. I am more than confident that I will enjoy the results filming with this camera ?

 
 
 

A nice low light example..

Camera: Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K 
Lenses: Contax Zeiss MMJ 18/4, 28/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.4, 135/2.8 
CinemaDNG RAW 3:1, ISO 1250~3200 
Arri Skypanel S30-C x 3 
Metabones Speedbooster XL 0.64x 
DJI Ronin-S
 

From Cinema5D
 

Pretty impressive, since the other cameras do denoise the footage.

Screens from the videoreview posted above.

I fixed the loose mount issue by bending the spring tabs with a screwdriver and lenses now fit nice and snug with no play.

It seems you still need some IR filtration with the new Pocket. Top picture is from the P4K with a dense ND filter. Bottom is from a smartphone.
 

So I received the Pocket 4k today. yet to do proper tests but I've had a quick play and the files look decent. What surprised me the most however is that I'm able to record 4k 50p Lossless raw to my Samsung T5 500gb drive. didn't expect that. The only downside so far is the battery door. It opens by itself waaayy to often. 

The cinema5D Camera Lab is Back – Dynamic Range Tests • 22 Oct 2018
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Blackmagic pocket cinema camera 4k test (lowlight) with Panasonic 12-35 f.2.8 first gen (4K DCI Raw Lossless iso 1250 f2.8) shot with only one photography guide light + soft box
 

Blackmagic pocket cinema camera 4k test (lowlight) with Panasonic 12-35 f.2.8 first gen (4K DCI Raw Lossless iso 1250 f2.8) shot with only one photography guide light + soft box
 

Blackmagic pocket cinema camera 4k test (lowlight) with Panasonic 12-35 f.2.8 first gen (4K DCI Raw Lossless iso 1250 f2.8) shot with only one photography guide light + soft box
 

The cinema5D Camera Lab is Back – Dynamic Range Tests • 22 Oct 2018
https://***URL not allowed***/the-cinema5d-camera-lab-is-back-dynamic-range-tests/

RED Gemini vs Blackmagic Pocket 4K
 

Well I know what happened to a lot of you guys cameras LoL. Sorry. I wanted the one on the Very bottom. ?
 

In the Conclusion he sure doesn't sound too enthusiastic about it! Interesting.

Great review: super audio test and comparison with Ursa and Old Pocket.
 

Just got my order allocation at CVP

RED Gemini vs Blackmagic Pocket 4K
 

Great review: super audio test and comparison with Ursa and Old Pocket.
 

RED Gemini vs Blackmagic Pocket 4K
 

RED Gemini vs Blackmagic Pocket 4K