I have been pleased with my homebrews, although you're not going to find them for sale at Bass Pro or Wal-mart (as they are custom handmade using real Sony cameras).
My personal dilemma is only wanting to go with true blackflash on any new cams, refusing to buy another cam made in China, and not being able to justify the expense of a Reconyx. I think the blackflash technology is becoming more available in the homebrew arena, and probably need to be following up on that.
I keep hoping that some reputable commercial trail cam makers (such as Reconyx) will improve their image quality and reduce their prices (much like regular Nikon & Sony cameras). So far, that's been somewhat a pipe-dream, as Reconyx has continued it's 3.1 mp imager for years (with no price change), yet I can go buy a feature-rich 18 mp Nikon camera for a fraction the cost of a 3.0 mp camera a few years ago.