So...what's the verdict people? Does it help with CUDA graphics card owners? How does it work with Yosemite? Is anyone getting glitchiness, artifacts or a sickening amount of crashing? If anyone has been following the threads over on adobe's site. We've all had a rough go with CUDA (NVIDIA), PP CC and Yosemite OSx. I know I sound a bit crazy, but anyone with these issues will know what I'm talking about. Hopefully they fix some of these issues. Anyway, let me know peoples!

28 days later??

One trick I always used before I could buy a rig was the tension of the strap between my neck and the camera. Basically I'd hold the camera out far enough so the neck strap would be taught. You're going to have to adjust the length of the strap for comfort, but just this little bit of tension will make you're footage more stable. Also if you can't spring for a rig, but want a point of contact you could go for a viewfinder for your LCD. The more points of contact from the camera to your body the more stable footage your footage will be.

I also went through the whole process of trying to make myself a rig. It's a fun/interesting option, but at the end of the day it wasn't as reliable/that much cheaper than a professional rig. Not taking anything away from other filmmakers that have done it. I've def. had my fair share of DIY projects, but a rig is something you should save up for and buy. Plus a zacuto, redrock or any other rig you buy packs up nice and compactly in your bag. I'd recommend a zacuto striker rig. Lifetime warranty, built like a tank and perfect for a DSLR, and now relatively inexpensive.

No problem. I scoured the forums day and night for what seemed like years (really only months) before I bought my iMac. And like every filmmaker knows you aren't always going to have the perfect situation. But to give you even more of a piece of mind. The newer iMacs actually beat the previous mac pro towers (new one being the futuristic cylindrical thing) in benchmark tests. The only one where the older mac pro tower wins out is when it comes to rendering. The more cores in your computer the faster a video can render, export, etc. Anyway, I'll stop talking now. Go with the first iMac 100%. You will be blown away.

I second that

No camera is perfect, but you def don't need a Red or an Arri yet. Or maybe even ever, but that is dependent on your shooting needs. The Sony a7s is a lowlight beast unlike any other camera ever made. Its full frame and has can adapt almost any lens ever made to its body which makes it super versatile. The HD image is fantastic and it also records slo-mo. That being said if you can spend 2K on just a body then you should go for a canon DSLR or a panasonic gh4. If I was going canon I would go with one of the classics 7D or 5d mark II/III or even a 60D (and you get most of those under 1200 except the 5d III). And those cameras coupled with Magic Lantern make it an amazingly capable and affordable camera that anyone would be happy to have. The GH4 has great battery life, super slo mo 96fps (conforms inside camera) and of course internal 4k recording.
So again it all depends on your shooting needs. If you are going to shoot in low light situations without much lighting go for a sony a7s if you can't spend that much and you need a great cam go with the GH4 or 5d. And if you're really on a budget just go with a 7d or 60d which can both be had for 6-700 dollars (60d is prob 500). And don't forget to research magic lantern.