New 12x20 options

[Joe Forks]

Ritter, Chamonix, and Canham? Any others?

Canham is super nice, but a little more money.

Ritter has the weight thing down.

Chamonix is looking very good to me.

Any comments about the above or something I'm missing?

Best
Joe

[davidjohnlotto]

I have a 12x20 wisner for sale ...perfect condition.

[cdholden]

An old Folmer & Schwing would be much less costly than the ones you mention, but does not have all the features either. It's still a respectable, rock solid design to consider... on the rare occasion you find one available.
It's much more stable than the Korona model.

[Oren Grad]

You missed Lotus and Ebony - both very pricey. FWIW, Quality Camera has a second-hand Lotus 12x20 outfit listed on its website, though it's still far from cheap.

[Don7x17]

And don't forget that there are a few Deardorff 12x20's that show up...at a price that may make Canhams look attractive (collectors)

[Joe Forks]

I think a F&S might work great for my needs. How much bellows does the F&S have? I don't need a bunch.

[Bruce Barlow]

Mr. Ritter's 12x20 weighs 14 pounds, roughly. Bellows draw can be whatever you want.

[Joe Forks]

Bruce,
Availability will no doubt play a factor when I'm ready to place an order, as will $$. A New 12x20 Ritter is definitely an option however.

[sanking]

Bruce,
Availability will no doubt play a factor when I'm ready to place an order, as will $$. A New 12x20 Ritter is definitely an option however.

With the Ritter 12X20 you have a camera that will work for both landscape and portrait orientation with a very small amount of change over. If that is important to you that would be a big selling point for the RR 12X20 as working in portrait orientation with any of the other 12X20 cameras can be difficult.

Sandy King

[John Bowen]

With the Ritter 12X20 you have a camera that will work for both landscape and portrait orientation with a very small amount of change over. If that is important to you that would be a big selling point for the RR 12X20 as working in portrait orientation with any of the other 12X20 cameras can be difficult.

Sandy King

My thoughts exactly. I own a Ritter 7x17 and would not trade it for ANY other 7x17. The camera is a joy to work with. Do yourself a favor and order the DVD manual from www.circleofthesunproductions.com It contains a wealth of information about Ritter's cameras.