Shot 4 sheets of film this afternoon in my backyard. Used 90mm and 150mm lenses, and I used the camera without regard to any possible manufacturing issues - in other words, I didn't cover the camera with a darkcloth, I took out the darkslide on a couple of shots and let the film sit out in the open for a little bit to check for light-leaks, and I shot a macro image at almost 1:1 with an exposure of 1 min. 45 sec.
I observed zero issues with my negatives using plain ol' Fidelity plastic holders, well known to be in "good" condition. I double-checked all of the camera parts and screws and noted nothing missing or any problems whatsoever.
I had a couple slight issues with the Intrepid, as compared to other cameras I've used, but these are nitpicky things:
1.
The 3D-printed focus rail and front standard are made of a somewhat "slippery" material. While setting up one of the shots, I noticed that after cocking the shutter the front standard had twisted a couple of degrees. I am wary of cranking down the screw any more than necessary, lest it break. Perhaps a very thin sheet of flocking paper or something of that nature could be glued to the bottom of the front standard to give it a bit more "grip" to prevent this.
2.
I setup one shot with a tree in the frame, and used that tree to check for parallelism of the standards. I first set both standards to 90 degrees, according to the levels. Then I checked focus, and found the top of the tree was slightly out of focus while the lower part was in focus. A very slight incline to the front standard solved that. Therefore, it seems that the levels are not accurate between the two standards. Now this is not exactly uncommon...but it's especially annoying with there not being any "neutral" stops or indents on the camera.
3.
I said this yesterday but to reiterate the focus feels horrible. Super coarse and sometimes binds up. I will probably try a couple dabs of machine oil and see how it works. On the other hand, I don't want it too loosey-goosey, where the focus slips when the camera is aimed straight down (this is actually an issue I've had on the Chamonix).
4.
Finally, I would say the ground glass on the camera is pretty meh. It didn't snap into focus nicely like most of the other cameras I've used. I imagine that's just how it is when using a camera at this price-point, and certainly it is something I could rectify with a 3rd-party ground glass. It was also definitely not the brightest glass out there. This is pretty nitpicky for a ~$350 camera.
Overall I am more than happy with the camera thus far after actually using it. I hope this is indicative of their current camera offerings, be they this 3D-printed model or the normal plywood version.
Here's the macro photo I shot, taken with my 150mm f/9 G-Claron at close to 1:1, on T-Max 100 dev'd in Rodinal, N+1:
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