The photography industry is notoriously demanding. Tolerances are tight. Aesthetic matters. And functional reliability isn’t optional when gear is being hauled across deserts or into freezing altitudes. But We’re noticing a sharp uptick in something exciting, more and more consumer product teams in photographic accessories are moving from early-stage CAD to field-ready prototypes using additive manufacturing. What’s even more interesting, some of these “prototypes” are good enough for production.