My guess is about $3.5k-$4k list, discounted to around $3k from places like Adorama.
I bought a Merlin a few weeks ago for my Sony HVR-V1U, and it works very well. However, even with this cam which is one of the lightest 3 chip HDV cams available, we've found the merlin functionally impractical for anything except the shortest shoot period (e.g. 4-5 minutes or less). The vest should provide a wonderful solution for this. It also explains why Tiffen were operating the Flyer rebate running in November/December.
