Bellows are not impossible to make. Nice pretty ones are, but decent serviceable ones aren't too bad. I managed a decent 4x5 bellows out of cheap vinyl on the first try.
http://www.cyberbeach.net/~dbardell/bellows.html http://www.srv.net/~vail/camera.htm http://rhoadescameras.bizland.com/Camera%20Creation/Bellows/bellows.htm here's a few sites with information. The last one is the method I used. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wallace Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:58 AM Subject: [Cameramakers] Bellows? > I just bought an old Eastman 8x10 and the bellows is not great. The > cheapest replacement I could find is $225, which is a lot of dough to > me. Is it really hard to make a new bellows? I have been fixing the > pinholes with a combination of black pigment and fabric glue (applied on > the inside). Any other suggestions? Also, one of the pleats is folded > the wrong way, probably from being stored that way much too long. How > can I get it to pop out the other way? > > Don Wallace > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
