Are there No custom camera builders?

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Posted by Dominic on June 14, 2005 at 23:04:55

Cameras seem to be one of the only types of devices where the user always has to deal with product manager's compromises. Everywhere else one can order, a modified or bespoke or outright custom version of something, sometimes only at a price tier well away from most any shmoe, but it's still there. you can individualised ceiling fans, dresses, shirts, bicycles, cars, toys but you can't even buy a camera that can be modified, as though the black box with buttons on it is sacred or something and only multi national corps can produce them.

I know there are other people besides myself who can't ever seem to find exactly the right tool. the marketing people would say otherwise but we all know that the camera industry has swallowed itself up in a feature mire, completely bent on selling.

i used to think hasselblad and leica removed from this but whether that's true or not doesn't matter as their products are far too focussed (read: stodgy) and with little differentiation between models.

do i have to pick up the ball? is there a custom camera underground?

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Topic - Are there No custom camera builders? - Dominic 23:04:55 06/14/05 (4)

Re: Yep, There Is A Custom Underground: - Vinylly 21:13:26 06/20/05 (2)

HA HA!! - Dominic 09:54:55 07/12/05 (0)

sinar is part way there - Dominic 23:26:34 06/20/05 (0)

-Is there any interest here?- - Dominic 20:34:06 06/20/05 (0)

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