Rittreck View Bellows Installation | Opinions

[c.kline]

Having already used the search function and not found what I'm looking for I'm curious if anyone here has experience replacing the bellows on Rittreck View camera? I recently picked one up for a steal, but the bellows do have one pinhole in them with more sure to follow.

I've sourced a bellows in Tokyo, but am curious if there's anyone who's done a replacement before with advice specific to this model? Given the quote I received to have one fabricated and installed I'd much prefer to do the work of installing the one I purchased on my own without shelling out ten times what I paid for the camera. I also, of course, don't want to get in way over my head so I'd like to avoid any issues possible.

Thanks in advance.

[evan clarke]

Pretty easy, On the old bellows, there are some metal strips which go behind the last pleats and screw into the standard.
The bellows affix with Pliobond glue and the strips are screwed through the new bellow to,the standard and you're good to go. The Rittrecks are great cameras.