While browsing around this evening, I found some rubberized fabric that might be suitable for bellows. It is described as "Black rubberized fabric provides an easy method for protecting light-sensitive equipment. The rubberized coating prevents light from penetrating through the weave of the fabric. Not intended for use in laser curtain applications. For longer lengths, add $13.00 per yard."
It is only sold in pieces 60" by 3 yards long, which would be enough to make quite a few bellows! Each piece is $40, but that works out to only $13.30 a yard, which is pretty inexpensive. Suitable material for bellows seems to be an endless worry for camera makers. My 8x10 does not close properly because I could not find a good material... I have a design in my head for another 8x10, so I will probably be needing another bellows soon. I'm going to quit my day job soon, so i'll have every afternoon off to play! (still keep the night job) If you're interested, check it out at http://www.thorlabs.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?DID=6&ObjectGroup_ID=190&Product_ID =351&User_ID=357684&st=8944&st2=70227364&st3=90887328 (copy and paste if the link gets broken) John http://www.enteric.org/ _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
