Toyo doesn't have a distributor there? If you can't get one from Toyo, I'd check out Camera Bellows in the UK. They made OEM bellows for a number of manufacturers. (They probably still do.) Their products are first rate.
Toyo doesn't have a distributor there? If you can't get one from Toyo, I'd check out Camera Bellows in the UK. They made OEM bellows for a number of manufacturers. (They probably still do.) Their products are first rate.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Thanks Peter. I have just tried the company that used to bring in Toyo products to Australia (Vanbar) and they have advised me that they haven't had a response from Toyo in over 12 months. They even suggested trying Ebay!!!!
Re, Camera bellows. Thanks for the tip. I'll give them a try. (PS - Are you talking about http://www.custombellows.co.uk ?)
Cheers
Oops. Yes, they've changed their name.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Thanks again Peter. I've contacted Custom Bellows and they have what I want in stock. They were $100 more then ebay, but hopefully I have a known quantity.
Looking forward to see what they are like and getting my toyo finally up and running!
Let us know how it works out!
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
In the bad old days the old masters used to wrap their dark cloths around the bellows before stuffing in the film. They even wrapped up their film holders carefully before putting them in the cameras and kept them in light tight cases... Never let the sun shine on a film holder......
Glad that you have it worked out. I was going to suggest contacting B&H in New York who sells Toyo cameras and replacement bellows (I bought a Toyo 8x10 replacement bellows from them at the end of last year) and they ship world-wide. You might also try Yodobashi or Bic in Japan.
Thomas
Howdy,
Attached are the negs that I have scanned as part of the test. The one that has no fogging was on the other side of the film holder to the one that is fogged. I have also included a screen dump with the historgram from photoshop. There is definitely fogging as you can see:
Now all I need to do is wait for the new bellows to arrive from the UK!
Cheers
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