Intrepid 8x10 experiences?

[Tin Can]

The Intrepid website has no information about the 8X10 upgrade. No pictures, no model change.

I am not ordering one until they supply details to all potential buyers.

I wood also like to see a 'test' of one from the usual suspects, ASAP!

[pepeguitarra]

Trust me, you will not go wrong with the new 8x10.

[paulbarden]

Trust me, you will not go wrong with the new 8x10.

Bear in mind that some of us have had very different experiences with the 8X10 Intrepid, experiences that were not ideal. I'm sure there will be some here who think this is just whining, but when I buy a camera, I do expect certain things, like: the focusing rail mechanism actually works (Entire base had to be replaced), magnets glued into the frame don't pull out when you change the back orientation, the lens board doesn't warp into a banana shape, and pieces don't fall off the camera.

[Gordon Lucas]

I was one of those guys who bought an Intrepid 4x5 and an 8x10 at the same time. Frankly, I dislike the 8x10 as much as I like the 4x5, which is a keeper. The 8x10 is flimsy and has soured me on my already negative 8x10 experience. I'll be going back to my 5x7 as my largest camera, and getting rid of all of my 8x10 equipment. It just hasn't worked for me for a variety of reasons but mostly because it's a specialist format that needs a commitment I simply don't have. My Cambo 8x10 is a solid machine so no problems there, but I really can't recommend the Intrepid in 8x10 . . . . it just hasn't the solidity or the design suitablity within the field camera category I was looking for - their 4x5 camera is much better and more a propos within the category, in spite of their family resemblance.

[pepeguitarra]

I think I had the same opinion of the 8x10 Mk I. However, the Mk II seems to be in the right track, that is why ordered mine. Intrepid has taken the comments and reviews of almost everyone to make this second version a real jewel.

[Ozzz]

Hello Max,

Hope you're also reading this message - I was shooting landscape on the other day and realised that the cord-tension 8x10 back does have a little bit of play after inserting the film holder, i.e. after inserting the film holder registering the holder correctly to the slot, I could still push the holder forward still. That means if I let loose my hand, the lens-film plane distance is increasing. The net result is that the landscape at infinity I focused on the ground glass was blurred, and the foreground became the unintended sharp subject. I had a wasted E6 slide and I hope not to experience that again (granted, the focal length I used was 150mm so that's rather sensitive to film-plane distance changes)

Is mine an isolated case or is this a known issue that pushes the design of the intrepid 8x10 to be operated by spring tension? Would love to know what the other users think about this.

Now more than ever I am very inclined to know of the ways that I could switch my back to the spring tension back, be it a factory replacement or subsidised purchase (I could live with the other parts of the MK I).

Does anyone else on the forum experience the same issue as I do? I shoot using a factory new Toyo film holder so I suppose it's not the holder that was at issue.

[paulbarden]

I think I had the same opinion of the 8x10 Mk I. However, the Mk II seems to be in the right track, that is why ordered mine. Intrepid has taken the comments and reviews of almost everyone to make this second version a real jewel.

Let us know what you think once you receive yours.

[pepeguitarra]

By minute 10, you will see the pics of the new 8x10. Check the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mac5SRxEN7Y

[Tin Can]

That looks great!

I will still wait for a user review.

By minute 10, you will see the pics of the new 8x10. Check the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mac5SRxEN7Y

[paulbarden]

By minute 10, you will see the pics of the new 8x10. Check the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mac5SRxEN7Y

But that is not YOUR camera, and it is not a review. I want to know what YOU think once you've had a chance to use it.