At long last Redrock Micro has announced a ship date for the MicroMattebox. They have stated that production units will start shipping on April 15th to the first 50 “ticket” reservation holders (I believe that means those who paid the deposit last fall), and remaining reservation holders would get “priority access and preferential pricing to the microMatteBox before it becomes generally available.”

Here’s my take on that; the demand for a relatively low-cost mattebox with this sort of featureset is undoubtedly very high, and has been for years thanks to the explosion of 35mm adapter use. Couple that with the fact that RED One reservations are currently being fulfilled and shipped at a high rate, and the spike of MicroMB orders that is likely to follow NAB 2008…what this adds up to is that Redrock Micro is going to be very busy getting these units out. Here’s hoping they hit their announced ship dates without any further delays. Final specs on the unit can be found here, it’s looking like a very well thought-out and useful mattebox design that offers a host of features previously unheard-of at this price-point.

UPDATE: Full reservation-holder pricing details and info from the press release can be found below:

Special Pricing for Current microMatteBox Reservation Holders

microMatteBox Bundle $595 (reservation holders price)
* MicroMatteBox
* 1 16:9 matte
* 2 360 degree rotating stages
* 2 dual purpose 4×4â€?/4×5.65â€? filter trays
* 15mm swing away arm

microMatteBox Deluxe Bundle $695 (reservation holders price)
* MicroMatteBox
* 1 16:9 matte
* 2 360 degree rotating stages
* 2 dual purpose 4×4â€?/4×5.65â€? filter trays
* 15mm swing away arm
* French flag and bottom flag
* Side wings

UPDATED: microMatteBox Red One Bundle $795 (reservation holders price)
* MicroMatteBox
* 1 16:9 matte
* 2 360 degree rotating stages
* 2 dual purpose 4×4�/4×5.65� filter trays
* French flag and bottom flag
* Side wings
* 19mm swing away arm

microMatteBox Accessories
Pricing for accessories will be announced at NAB. Accessories include:
* Flag kit, including
o French flag
o bottom flag
o 2 side wings
* Additional filter stage
* Additional filter tray
* 19mm swing away arm option
* microMatteBox hard case with custom fitted foam
* microFilters starter package
* ND 0.3 filter 4×4â€?
* Circular polarixing filter 4×4â€?
* ND grad filter 4×5.65â€?

****Please note that while we publish the most accurate information available at the time, pricing and product specifications are subject to change without notice