Many photographers don't earn what the "average" HNer does (if there is an average). My comment didn't really address the HN crowd. The warranty aspect is a gr

Many photographers don't earn what the "average" HNer does (if there is an average). My comment didn't really address the HN crowd. The warranty aspect is a great point though, if a commercial photographer did this and lost their client's work because e.g. the pins broke off, I fear their clients' response. The answer here comes down to what the individual is able to justify to themselves, be it via a cost-benefit analysis or merely "I'm a solo/hobbyist photographer, I could build this tomorrow evening during downtime and save some money, let's do it." :-)