Deardorff anyday for a field camera. I've been using them since 1978 outdoors or in the studio regardless whether it was a roomset, still life or a portrait. I've owned a Gandolphi (& waited 6 years to get it) - don't go near them. Ebony, didn't live up to my expectations & got sold off in the first month. Linhof Technikarden fantastic and equally at home in the studio or up a mountain. Except, it's made of metal & not as at home to the elements as a Deardorff. Sinar P2 -definately a studio camera & not something you want to lug about, get wet, or drip on the sand. I've just sold off my 10x8 kit but still have my 5x7 Special. As for the Derdorff lookalikes from Japan, I've never owned one. I've fiddled with them in the store and not really liked them. Lack of robustness. If a Deardorff was good enough for Adams, Weston, Penn, Avedon & the like - who am I to criticise?