An important part of that process is working with industry influencers like Dave to give them early access to new instruments, and that of course does require some degree of confidentiality.
And for those interested in how that works, it's often not under NDA, it's just a handshake deal that you won't release any info.
There is never any "influencer pack" with talking points and a release schedule etc, that's for the likes of the Apple's of the world and all the consumer influencers. Our industry is way more informal.
And when the manufacturer starts to "tease" publicly then that's a signal that it's ok for those in the know the start teasing as well, hence me here having some fun.
As has been discussed before, I'm sure that some major customers have already seen the actual unit, and maybe even have one for pre-release testing.
I actually don't know if this new scope contains the long awaited "Megazoom V", I could very well be in the wrong thread. I do know (by assumption) it's not the old Megazoom IV.
I do hope it is, just for nostalgia sake, as I've used every "Megazoom" scope from #1.