I want to remake the "bag" portion of my bag bellows. What I have now is thick rubber crap that is not very flexible especially on a cold day. I was thinking I could use two layers of a tight weave black nylon. Any thoughts?
I want to remake the "bag" portion of my bag bellows. What I have now is thick rubber crap that is not very flexible especially on a cold day. I was thinking I could use two layers of a tight weave black nylon. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
I'd buy a new one myself or have it made.
Can't buy a new one, they are all the same crap, even if I could find one new. None of the bellows manufacturing companies seem to list bag bellows......
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
What kind of camera is it anyway?
Kirk,
If I recall correctly you use a Zone VI, if so, you might try Richard Ritter as he probably has a bag bellows for the camera. Worth a shot.
Try gaffer tape (professional grade stands up to winter) or bike tube patch.
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I used this stuff from Porter's for mine. http://porters.com/Merchant2/merchan...&Category_Code It's a nylon with a very very thin rubber backing. It's almost too thin as is for bag bellows, but with a lining material works quite well.
Last edited by Colin Graham; 19-Jun-2007 at 06:50.
Time to get that Arca...
Kirk,
I started in large format with a Bender 4x5 kit that I assembled. An optional accessory that I also built was a bag bellows. The material for this was a thin black woven cloth with a black coating on the inside that made it lightproof. It was light and flexible, but stiff enough to hold it's shape, and worked well for the bag bellows. You might try to contact Jay Bender to either obtain some of the material from him, or at least find out what he uses. He did have a policy of not selling parts/materials unless you had previously bought a kit from him. By the way, I found his bag bellows kit easy to construct. I don't think I would ever try a pleated bellows, but after the Bender experience, I wouldn't hesitate to make a bag bellows.
http://www.benderphoto.com/
Yes all, I use an old Zone VI for a field camera. I definetly do not want a new Zone VI bellows, unless the bag part has been redesigned with better material. The Porters material looks like it might be the ticket.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
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