Wanderlust 4x5 P&S

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Originally Posted by JChrome

We're getting close :-).

I just hope I can get one in my hands before the fall of this year so I can have one on a trip!

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The more you hope, the better the final product will be.

Yes, PO is Purchase Order. The final part is being ordered. Great news.

As for the Intrepid, well, I already have enough field cameras that are hard to carry. I don't see anything new in that project besides price point.

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Originally Posted by Larry Kellogg

As for the Intrepid, well, I already have enough field cameras that are hard to carry. I don't see anything new in that project besides price point.

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ditto

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Originally Posted by Larry Kellogg

Yes, PO is Purchase Order. The final part is being ordered. Great news.

As for the Intrepid, well, I already have enough field cameras that are hard to carry. I don't see anything new in that project besides price point.

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As others have pointed out in the past there is nothing new about the travelwide except for the price point (see DAYI, Cambo Sinar etc....).

I am not sure how a PO now is different then a PO when the part did not work despite rigorous testing (and full production), so i am not sure what it is we are getting close to...

You haven't been following along, I assume. They made changes to the material, ordered a large quantity of it, had samples run, and went out and tested them. In this context, the PO means a purchase order for a full run of helicals, the last part needed so they can assemble the camera and begin shipping.

I haven't seen any lightweight plastic 4x5s that have a focusing helical. That Dayi must weigh a lot more and is $700. Weight matters. I carry everything I shoot as I don't own a car.

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Originally Posted by Larry Kellogg

I haven't seen any lightweight plastic 4x5s that have a focusing helical. That Dayi must weigh a lot more and is $700.

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Yes, it is plastic, and less expensive. The DAYI site has no reference for weight, so how many more grams does it weigh? It has a graflock back buble levels, GG hood, etc. Bottom line is there is nothing new here, just a price difference (which is a great thing, if it ever gets made), but no news.

BTW - Best not to assume.

Sigh, I gave you the news.

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Originally Posted by Larry Kellogg

Sigh, I gave you the news.

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That its made of plastic? Sorry, thats not news.

No, that they're ordering the last part. The other thing is made of plywood, what a great idea, sorry, no, it's not. I've worked in a furniture shop, so I've carried around birch plywood. I'm gonna make one out of brick. It won't sway in the wind.

A brick field camera, hmmmmm.....