I am not sure if this actually answered my question or not.
I am building a 4x5, but I am in design phase now. I am questionning the differences
in bellows design *because* I want to determine whether the front and rear need to be
the same size...
Again, what are the benefits of a straight bellows or tapered bellows. Or is it purely
a mattter of aesthetics or weight?
-- Bradley
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From: "Daniel Rhoades" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:36:28 -0700
>That depends on the type of camera you are building. If you are building a camera
>that has the front and rear frames the same size then a straight bellows will do the
>trick. This would be best for a 4X5 camera. If you are building a 5X7 or 8X10 or
>even larger than it is likely that your front frame will be smaller than your rear
>frame (but even that's not true! You could build straight frames even then but the
>whole camera would be larger and heavier). If your front frame is smaller then you
>will have to build a tapered bellows. My suggestion would be to build and finish the
>frames first and then you can build bellows to perfectly fit the frames.
>
>Good luck and happy building!
>Dan Rhoades
>www.rhoadescameras.bizland.com
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bradley Small
>Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:24 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [Cameramakers] Bellows
>
>
>Hi y'all --
>
>Made my first practice bellows last night. It cam out pretty good for a first shot.
>My question is this, which is better tapered or straight? and why would someone want
>one over the other?
>
>-- Bradley
>
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