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    Polaroid 195

    I'm stumped. Can anyone explain how to extend the bellows on a Polaroid 195 camera? I can remove the cover, flip up the rf/vf, then what? I can pull on the front standard but it doesn't wnt to move, and I don't want to damage anything. Of course the directions are long gone, and the Polaroid website is no help on this issue. You'd think that the 1-2-3 steps labelled on the camera would begin with setting it up, not focussing....

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    Polaroid 195

    Lift up on button number 1 slightly and this will allow you to pull on the piece that the lens is on, you should be able to pull the bellows all the way out then...

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    Exactly! That's even better than the bed-release button hidden beneath the leather on a Speed Graphic... Thanks!

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    Polaroid 195

    And to close it again, you'll push the two full length struts in toward the bellows to release them, and push the front standard back until button 1 latches back over the strut extension.
    If a contact print at arm's length is too small to see, you need a bigger camera. :D

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