I haven't built one of these... but thinking about it, wouldn't a smaller
front frame be more likely to cause vignetting during movement i.e.
tilt/shift of front standard...?
As for where to buy graflok backs, maybe you can try www.craigcamera.com ,
www.skgrimes.com and www.cameraquest.com ... you might find something there.
At 13:04 1/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
>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]>
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>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:36:28 -0700
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>>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.
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>>Good luck and happy building!
>>Dan Rhoades
>>www.rhoadescameras.bizland.com
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Bradley Small
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:24 AM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: [Cameramakers] Bellows
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>>Hi y'all --
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>>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?
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>>-- Bradley
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