Chamonix.. (I have 2 Arca 8x10s)
With the possible exception of Arca Swiss, Sinar or Cambo, to name but three that popped into my head-
Is it just for aesthetic reasons you wouldn't consider it, because it seems to be a design feature on wooden folders only, and the design seems to have arisen from the use of pressed and folded metal parts.
It seems to me that the tolerances of the bearing surfaces and the stiffness of the components would be far more important than the number of pinned joints.
I think there is more than one way to accomplish something- although doing something differently, especially in the rather conservative world of large format photography, will always be a risk. It amazes me, for example, that all the Phillips copies never once addressed the issue of having to assemble the camera in the field.
I've seen your camera, it looks very well built-
Yeah, Vinny, your camera does look well built. You need to make us all one!
I think he had a Shen-Hao here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xarIyRnrAl8
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