[LargeFormat] Phillips Compact II 8x10

[Clive Warren]

At 22:41 21/04/2003 -0600, Tim Atherton wrote:
>Hi All,
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>I'm also thinking of writing a review once I've run it through the mill a
>bit more. But for now:
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>Back to the Phillips Compact II 8x10 (read the review above, which does give
>a good outline) - it's a light weight 8x10 field camera. Made by Dick
>Phillips & Sons in Midland Michigan. Basically, there is a waiting list 8
>months to a year (mine actually took six months). But unlike some other LF
>camera manufacturers with waiting lists, Dick doesn't take any money up
>front and you are free to drop out of the waiting list if you wish.
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>As I say - I'll think about a review as well as putting up some pix but for
>now, fire away with your questions
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Tim,

Thanks a lot for the overview - sounds like a great camera. Looking through 
View Camera magazine Jan/Feb 2003 it seems that effective Jan 1st 2003, 
Dick Phillips has temporarily suspended booking new orders for view cameras 
to catch up with a large backlog of work. New orders will resume in early 2004!

So it seems that you are very fortunate to have ordered your camera before 
demand overtook available resources. There is a slot waiting for you on the 
f32.net web site if you would like to publish a review article on the camera.

Cheers,
            Clive