I need to have new bellows made for an 8x10 Century Universal. A friend is leaving for England this week, and offered to drop the old bellows and frame with Custom Bellows. However, I have just found out that KEH can make bellows for my camera for about half the price with no risk of damage or loss during international return shipping. Custom Bellows has been at this for a long time, and has a great reputation. KEH is relatively close to me and has a great rep for used equipment, but I don't know how they will do with making bellows, particularly ones as tricky as the Century Universal. Bellows for the camera are 76cm at full extension and need to collapse to 3cm in order for the camera (clamshell design) to close, and both companies say this won't be a problem. Of course it's always great to save money, but my primary concern is getting good bellows that will stand up to many years of use. I have to make a decision pretty quickly. So if anyone has had experience with either company and is willing to offer some input, I would be appreciative.
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