The Rivendell brakes are the *bend to adjust* style. You need to bend the springs to get the pads to hit the rim at the same point. I'd even try bending the *arms* to put a little toe into the pads. Spookie brakes seem simular.

This *bend to adjust* style isn't low class or bad at all. The best cyclocross bikes in world run this style of brakes. Sometimes bike parts just get too complex.

I have no idea about the new Camfams-- it's a take off from an old design, and I too would a report about them.