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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    I have to say I really like the color, the camera looks great with the red bellows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter J. De Smidt View Post
    You could use a block of something to temporarily put between the bed and the bottom of the bellows if the Velcro idea doesn't work for some reason.
    Certainly in the field, in a pinch, that's what I'd do. I'll see how well the velcro works and go from there. Thanks, Peter.

    Quote Originally Posted by adelorenzo View Post
    I have to say I really like the color, the camera looks great with the red bellows.
    Thank you, Anthony! It's a deeper, wine-ish colour; I was expecting bright fire-hydrant red, but I'm happy that that wasn't the case.

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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    Two small pieces of Velro loop stock on the top of my bellows frame under the sliding bar lock keep my bellows seated properly and light tight.Click image for larger version. 

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    Nice, Neal; I know others have this small problem, but both my old bellows and new bellows are seated very tightly against the rear standard.
    Your photo reminds me, though, that I wanted to make a carrying strap, too.

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    Well, I was all set to figure out a clean, effective and unobtrusive way of attaching the velcro to the front standard and bellows, when I thought I'd try flipping the bellows upside-down instead.
    After a day of storage, in which the bellows stayed in the compressed position, they looked a little better than they did yesterday; the sag was minimal, but it was there. I could see that I'd have problems.
    So, I removed them, and re-attached them upside-down.
    Looks better, and no sag at shorter extensions.

    Here it is at about 320mm:


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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    Looks good.
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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    Love the red bellows!

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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    Thanks, Peter and David.
    After a little more peeking, I've found that it would be a little more effective, and a little more subtle, to have a strip of velcro come out from the top of the rear standard.
    That way, there's no chance of it blowing in front of the lens, and I don't have to pay any attention to it once installed.
    But I'll only get on that if the sag re-appears; so far, so good.

    Next up: checking focus with a new GG.

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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    Quote Originally Posted by David Karp View Post
    Love the red bellows!
    +1

    Thomas

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    Re: Toyo 810M Resource/Fan Page

    Ari,

    I wonder if this amount of bellows sag is really a problem, is it visible when you mount a 300mm lens on the ground glass ? OTOH that can be hard, I have been "bitten" a couple of times by a compendium stretched out to far, and it is surprising how hard it is to see that compendium stretched too far on the ground glass.

    I have seen bellows with a ring attached in the middle, and than a elastic cord is used to lift the bellows.

    Keep us Toyo users posted, it is very interesting !

    good luck,

    Cor

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