Bellows repair

IMFotograph · 2004-08-01T18:09:44+00:00

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IMFotograph

Hello Does anyone have any advice on how I can repair my bellows? It’s a faux leather bellows that has become brittle at the folds and lets light through. A link would also be helpful Kind regards, Frank

RomanJRohleder

Hello Does anyone have any tips on how I can repair my bellows? It’s a faux leather bellows that’s become brittle at the creases and lets light through. A link would also be helpful Kind regards, Frank

Emergency repair: Put Gaffa tape or black tape in the corners on the inside. Semi-permanent: Black silicone, applied with a pin, toothpick or similar. The best solution: Make it yourself. Roman

MirkoBoeddecker

What sort of camera is it? The Chinese make replacement bellows for 4x5 and 8x10 cameras. We’ll be importing them soon. Could we order a bellows as well? It costs around €100. Mirko

RomanJRohleder

What sort of camera is it? The Chinese make replacement bellows for 4x5 and 8x10 cameras. We’ll be importing them soon. Could we order a bellows as well? It costs around 100 EUR. Mirko

Mirko, perhaps the ADOX Golf ‘from next door’? Roman

MirkoBoeddecker

Well, in that case, there's obviously no point :P

IMFotograph

Yeah, it’s the ADOX Golf. I’ve patched up the bellows with polyurethane. The stuff sticks like a dream and can be painted over. If I’d known all that beforehand, I’d have bought a ready-made camera on eBay and that would have been that. Best regards, Frank P.S. The Golf now looks like Frankenstein himself