Hello everyone.

I recently purchased a 4x5 Tachihara. The bellows had a bunch of pinholes in them, so I used some 3M tape to try to patch them up. Looks like a couple of small pinholes continue to shine through though. I’m thinking I need to replace the bellows altogether now. Has anyone ever replaced the bellows for this camera? I see that I can buy replacement bellows from China, but I worry they may be too thick for the camera to close if I install them. My camera already struggles to close after I used the 3M tape, and that stuff is extremely thin already.

Any suggestions are appreciated.