I think I have a bellows light leak in my Sinar F2 8x10. I don't know for sure yet, but there has already been some 'repair' work near the rear mount, so iffy at best.
I've been shopping EBay looking for a replacement and I've dealt with ecbuyonline before (never for bellows) and been pretty happy with them. I have a few questions about this, I hope someone can help:
I understand that for all Sinar's famed interchangeability, the 8x10 bellows for metering and non-metering backs are NOT interchangeable. Can anyone confirm this? What's the difference? I have a metering back on my camera and ecbuyonline's bellows are sold as made for "Sinar P2" and show a photo of their bellows on an 8x10 P2 with a metering back. Surely this would be the same back as my F2?
Also, I emailed them and they told me the max extension for the 'normal' bellows is 700mm. Does this sound about right? I don't imagine I'll ever use anything much longer the a 450 (or maybe an APO Ronar 600?) but I do often do close-ups with a lot of bellows extension. Would it be advisable to look into the extra long bellows, or should 700mm be versatile enough for most uses?
Last question - has anyone ever seen ecbuyonline's bellows, or owned a set? Are they of decent construction and reasonably durable? How do you think they compare to OEM (Sinar) bellows for this camera?
I know this is a lot of questions, but I'd hate to go through what promises to be a lengthy ordering process, only to learn on delivery that these aftermarket bellows won't be suitable. Thanks for your advice!
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