George, I'm kinda glad I didn't know about that site. I really like the look that the suede has against the walnut I'm using for the camera I'm building right now. The flat black and texture of the material really suits the wood. Of course, now that you told me, I'll include it on my site and I'm sure I'll have to get some to see what it looks like! Thanks, Dan Rhoades
----- Original Message ----- From: george jiri loun Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] bellows
Why not to use the "original" material? I have received professional bellows
material from a Shutterbug advertiser Flexible Products Corp. in Florida.
Their address is www.flexproducts.com . A very fairly priced, prof. quality,
they will even help you with advice (they did to me, 12 years ago, I still
have a lot of it, so cheap it was...-:) George
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Sparks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:40 AM
Subject: RE: [Cameramakers] bellows
> There is at least one other person on this list in the area. I live in
> Monument.
>
> I would guess Micro-Suede and rubberized cordura nylon are fairly
different
> though they may work equally well for a bellows. I have a darkcloth made
> from Ultra-Suede (a bit excessive, but it works really, really well,
totally
> light proof, lightweight and the texture keeps it from sliding around when
> you are using it). Ultra suede really looks pretty close to suede leather
> (similar texture and thickness). I would think rubberized cordura nylon
> would be similar to stuff used for raincoats. Fairly smooth and slippery.
> I've thought about Ultra-suede for a bellows but figured it was too thick.
> When I got it, there was a thinner knock-off that wasn't lighttight. A
> lighttight thinner version sounds like it would work better than
Ultra-suede
> for a darkcloth as well as a bellows. Do you know what width the fabric
> comes in?
>
> John Sparks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of J. Wayde Allen
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 4:02 PM
> To: List: cameramakers
> Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] bellows
>
>
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Daniel Rhoades wrote:
>
> > I've had a few people asking about the bellows material I used with my
> > camera so I did a little research and found that the only place I
> > could find it in my town (Colorado Springs, CO) was a Hancock Fabrics.
>
> I hadn't made the Colorado Springs connection! I'm in Boulder! You might
> be interested in the Rocky Mountain Photographers Forum list. There are a
> group of people, mostly located along the front range, that discuss local
> photo activities on this list. Check it out at:
>
> http://rmp.opusis.com/lists.html
> http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/rmp
>
> > Here's the info I got: The material is called Micro-Suede and it is
> > availible in several colors including black. It is 100% polyester,
> > very thin and light proof (I tested it in a light proof room with a
> > high power flashlight pressed against the cloth and I had to check and
> > make sure the flashlight was on.
>
> Sounds very similar to what I found at Denver Fabric, although I'm fairly
> certain that this stuff I found was called rubberized cordura nylon.
>
> - Wayde
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