well upon looking at an old version of the Gilde website, courtesy of the "wayback machine", it looks like Badger Graphic was at one time listed as a distributor.
So I just got off the phone with them, they stated that apparently he closed up shop 4-5yrs ago. Stated that his cameras were "very expensive"(duh
...), but very high quality... And they've NEVER seen one on the 2nd hand market...
Well the quest continues!
Does anyone know someone who might own one? Preferably in the vicinity of southern California? I'd really like to look at this camera in detail...
-Dan