# Medium Format Pinhole Lego Camera By Ian Cooke | Published 2005-11-28 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medium-format-pinhole-lego-camera References: [foundphotography](http://www.foundphotography.com/PhotoThoughts/archives/2005/10/medium_format_p.html) Lego has a new program online that lets you create anything you want using their [Lego Digital Designer Software](http://www.lego.com/eng/create/digitaldesigner/Default.asp?bhcp=1). However, if that's not hardcore enough for you, you can make your own working lego creations, like the pinhole lego medium format camera. Note: there's also a lego version of an old [Polaroid 95a Camera](http://www.foundphotography.com/PhotoThoughts/archives/2005/09/polaroid_95a_12.html) **Implications** - North American consumers have an individualistic mentality. As such, they value products which are customizable to their singular specifications. By creating products that offer a wide range of customization, corporations cater to this consumer want, establishing an empathetic bond between the two which can result in long lasting customer relationships. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Customizable Products:** Corporations can disrupt the market by offering products that can be customized to individual specifications, creating a strong bond with customers. - **Lego Creations:** The popularity of creating functional Lego designs, such as the pinhole Lego medium format camera, highlights the potential for disruptive innovation in the Lego community. - **Individualistic Mentality:** The desire for unique and personalized products reflects the individualistic mentality of North American consumers, opening up opportunities for businesses to cater to this need. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Industry:** Incorporating customizable features into toys can bring a new level of engagement and personalization, disrupting traditional toy manufacturing. - **Photography Equipment Industry:** By exploring the creation of functional camera designs using building blocks like Lego, companies can introduce disruptive innovation in the photography equipment industry. - **Software Development Industry:** Developing user-friendly software, like Lego Digital Designer, that enables easy customization of digital designs can transform the software development industry and encourage creativity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vintage Building Block Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-ideas-polaroid-onestep-sx70-camera-set.md) - [Lego-Centric Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brick-my-world.md) - [Block Puzzle Microscope Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/functional-microscope.md) - [3D-Scanning Block Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ascand-for-lego-3d-scanner.md) - [Building Block PC Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clickbrick-lego-mouse.md) - [Vintage Projector Puzzle Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic-lantern.md) - [Modular Point-and-Shoot Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-camera.md) - [Building Block Art Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-project-create-together.md) - [Old Film-Honoring Puzzle Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tribute-camera.md)