Kent10D
1-Sep-2008, 19:53
I am in the habit of getting out my view cameras and extending the bellows to let them "air out" occasionally if I haven't used them in a while. It can be extremely humid where I live during the summer months, and there's good reason to fear fungus damage. (I have a dry cab, but use that mainly for lenses and smaller-format bodies).
Also, the bellows folds tend to stick a bit when extended after even a couple of weeks of being fully folded and compressed.
So, I got to wondering how other people store their view cameras. Is it OK to simply fold the things fully and keep them in the case, or is it better to, say, leave them sitting on a shelf with the bellows partly extended?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Also, the bellows folds tend to stick a bit when extended after even a couple of weeks of being fully folded and compressed.
So, I got to wondering how other people store their view cameras. Is it OK to simply fold the things fully and keep them in the case, or is it better to, say, leave them sitting on a shelf with the bellows partly extended?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.