I sent KEH a message on Friday with a photograph of the rail with a tape measure showing the length.
I don't want to discourage vendors from selling view camera stuff, so I won't get my nose out of joint and demand he pay for reverse shipping and send me a CC-401.
Now that I have calmed down about getting the wrong thing (I still would rather have gotten a CC-401) I am not hot under the collar about it.
I am sure it was an honest mistake.
My camera was also very well packed and in closed position (as I was unpacking it, my youngest son exclaimed, "That camera must be really valuable!").
So I guess they learned a lesson from previous bad packing jobs (see horror story up-thread).
If we were to gripe at all the view camera vendors for every faux pas, we could eventually drive them out of the business.
And God knows we all make mistakes. I have demonstrated several right here in this very thread.
FWIW, I got a response back from KEH and they offered to send me a return shipping label and were very apologetic.
I told them not to worry about it.
Dan is correct as Calumet and many companies make changes but do not announce them and don't instantly reprint catalogues--Too expensive.
The 1965 catalogue says CC-400 16" bellows on 22" rail. ($89.95) CC-401 22" bellows on 26" rail.($114.95)
Hope this helps
KEH is great on returns. I just did my first. They emailed me Pre Paid USPS shipping label. I fixed my printer and printed. Dropped off at PO and instantly it was tracked.
2 days after the quick shipping I had money back.
I will use KEH again just as I have for years.
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