one of my large format cameras is an Intrepid 4x5 black edition - I like it for when I am getting very far from the truck
I always got good images with it - and even though I mostly shoot a vintage 5x7 -I always take the Intrepid along when I am out and about (nothing stays in the truck long term)
a couple weeks ago I took a coupe shots with the Intrepid and the negatives where overexposed to black. I went out to do some test shots to see what was wrong and when switching lenses I notice the bellows seemed loose, when I touched them they fell away from the front standard
this has been a very hot summer here, as near as I can tell, the double stick tape that attaches the bellows had sort of melted - I replaced the tape and everything is good again.
so - if your Intrepid camera is in the heat much - you might make a habit of checking the contact of the bellows to the standard while mounting the lens
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