Contour - CLOSED!

[Kaza66]

This won't really affect me too much, but it's fairly big and surprising news!

http://airsoftoperator.com/contour-no-more/

What do you think could've cause this surprising closure !

 

[murph]

Really wasn't expecting that. Thought business would have been booming for them. Also would have suspected that sales would have been catching up to GoPro's? Again, really wierd, really unexpected!

 

[adam bussey]

That all rather sudden

 

[Kaza66]

That's what I thought! There must be some sort of inside reason why they shut but I can't for the life of me thing what. Not when you look at their sales figures!

 

[Qlimax]

Business closure could be for a number of reasons, the main thing that comes to my mind is that possibly the owner has sold the contour franchise to a major company which has absorb contour into its own business leaving contour as a company...... Gone or rebranded

 

[Kaza66]

Yea could be. Seems a bit selfish though if the company can still continue to thrive and make profit- advancing up the business ladder.

 

[Qlimax]

That what some companies do give it time and I would imagine Contour cameras will appear under a new name

 

[TheFull9]

Did a bit of searching around and yep, no doubt about it. Very surprising.

Was just weighing up the Contour vs GoPro debate myself over the last few days and I was leaning towards contour, so hopefully someone else will be picking up all the designs/specs/facilities etc and carrying on production.

 

[Kaza66]

Sony are a growing company in the sports camera industry right, maybe they will pick it up.

I so think Go pro's are ridiculously priced for what you get. But some people race about them so I don't know.

 

[adam bussey]

just been on contours website and it says nothing about them shutting down.

 

[Shinobi]

It's suprising, yes. I'dve thought they were catching up to GoPro rapidly. Not much of an issue for myself though, getting a GoPro soon

 

[Moose87]

from reviews and tests. i see that the contour Roam 2 is better then the same level Go Pro which is double the price.

if your looking for a camera i would 100% get the Contour HD Roam 2. i would have got my own one but im taking a year off.

they are only like 100 quid. if you look at eds vids. he uses a contour HD Roam 1 and his are good quality so the 2 would be even better.

i hope they stay around i def want one when i get back.

 

[adam bussey]

from reviews and tests. i see that the contour Roam 2 is better then the same level Go Pro which is double the price.

if your looking for a camera i would 100% get the Contour HD Roam 2. i would have got my own one but im taking a year off.

they are only like 100 quid. if you look at eds vids. he uses a contour HD Roam 1 and his are good quality so the 2 would be even better.

i hope they stay around i def want one when i get back.

MY videos are using the roam 2

 

[Moose87]

yer i think yours a pretty damn good. i mean what more could you want from it

 

[Kaza66]

Best get snapping em up quick – while stock lasts.

Check this out: http://airsoftoperator.com/new-garmin-virb/

Not sure this will replace the Roam though- seems similarly priced to the GoPro!

just been on contours website and it says nothing about them shutting down.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=contour&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ei=wmsYUv6XDcjG7AbB5IHACQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoBA&biw=1280&bih=826&cad=cbv&sei=x2sYUuy-HKOy7Abi44HIAg

 

[M_P]

Is there any point in getting one now though? Should the lenses get shot out where would you get a replacement? I think Ed had issues getting one, even when the company was running.

 

[Shinobi]

Yeah, that was a reason I wasn't going to get it as lenses were a pain in the ar*e to find :/ BUT the main reason is that it's not just for me, it's for me and my brother. Were going halves, and he plans on doing bike jumps and stuff and going into lakes, so the fact it comes ready with underwater housing is why, as if we were to get contour we'd be dishing out another £40 and then other cases and stuff= £60-80 in extras

 

[Kaza66]

Is there any point in getting one now though? Should the lenses get shot out where would you get a replacement? I think Ed had issues getting one, even when the company was running.

It's true - I think Ed's lense took a hit recently and cracked, something like that. Not noticed it in his videos though.

 

[two_zero]

bad news. less competition

 

[Zak Da Mack]

bad news. less competition

And less competition = The more expensive other action cam companies can afford to be without a loss