Marflex props!

[Steve Wright]

I just received my Linhof Master Technika back from Martin Arndt at Marflex. I poked a twig thru the bellows accidentally while hiking to a waterfall in NE Georgia. The new bellows is beautiful and he did a great job. He is a treasure to all Linhof users and we're lucky to have him!
Steve

[Ivan J. Eberle]

Steve, may I ask what a new Marflex-sourced bellows costs these days?

[Steve Wright]

$299 plus $75 install charge.... Whew! Expensive trip in the woods!
Steve

[Ross Chambers]

As well as attacking my leg leeches appeared on the bellows of my Shen Hao 5x7. Fortunately there is nothing attractive in the fabric to tempt them to pierce it, but I didn't consider the possibility of twigs making a hole, what bad luck for you.

Regards - Ross

[Brian Ellis]

$299 plus $75 install charge.... Whew! Expensive trip in the woods!
Steve

That's not much more than Marflex charged when they replaced the bellows on my Tech V at least ten years ago. I think it was $300 total back then.

[Bill_1856]

That's not much more than Marflex charged when they replaced the bellows on my Tech V at least ten years ago. I think it was $300 total back then.

Likewise -- I think Marty Forscher charged me about $300 in the mid-70s.
It certainly seems strange to me that a major camera company would have as their "factory approved repair" in the basement/garage workshop of a retiree somewhere down in the Southern sticks.

[Ron Marshall]

Likewise -- I think Marty Forscher charged me about $300 in the mid-70s.
It certainly seems strange to me that a major camera company would have as their "factory approved repair" in the basement/garage workshop of a retiree somewhere down in the Southern sticks.

Thankfully they haven't outsourced it to India or China.

[Don Dudenbostel]

Likewise -- I think Marty Forscher charged me about $300 in the mid-70s.
It certainly seems strange to me that a major camera company would have as their "factory approved repair" in the basement/garage workshop of a retiree somewhere down in the Southern sticks.

Why does his age / retirement status or where he is have anything to do with the quality of his work. I spoke with martin about a month ago and he said he got tired of shoveling snow and moved to the coast of NC. He's in a beautiful area minutes from the Outer Banks which is hardly the sticks. Excellent quality services can be found outside of NY City.

[urs0polar]

Martin is awesome. The price is definitely substantial, but not terribly high when you see the results. It seems like he's one of the last of a dying breed.