Misinformation-Superhighwayman<p>Blackmagic Design just released a fantastic new camera, plus a bunch of other new products, and an update to DaVinci Resolve 20 (free update because it's a lifetime licence, not a subscription rip-off).</p><p>Customers started placing orders, and units would have started shipping immediately after the announcement at NAB 2025 just two days ago.</p><p>Now, Trump's terrible tariffs are biting. Blackmagic Design has been forced to increase prices for all hardware sold in the USA by 32%. :blobcatfacepalm2: </p><p>Edit to update:</p><p>Blackmagic Design has wasted no time, and announced that they've implemented a workaround:<br>"We have moved production of the PYXIS cameras to reduce the impact of the tariffs." — Kris Lam, Product Manager, Cameras Department, Blackmagic Design</p><p>A tiny number of countries have not been hit by Trump's new sanctions: Belarus, Burkina Faso, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, North Korea, Palau, Russia, Seychelles, Somalia, and Vatican City.</p><p>My educated guess is that the country where Blackmagic Design expanded its pre-existing manufacturing base is Mexico. </p><p>Are Trump's sanctions strongarming companies into moving jobs to the USA to Make America Great Again?<br>No. They're merely causing a scheduling wrinkle of less than one week while companies pivot to manufacturing in Mexico.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BlackmagicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackmagicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpTarrifs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTarrifs</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tarrifs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarrifs</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DaVinciResolve20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaVinciResolve20</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DaVinciResolve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaVinciResolve</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NAB2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAB2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Filmmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Filmmaking</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/VideoEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoEditing</span></a></p>