I recently purchased a group of items on eBay that contained an ARCA-SWISS 38cm 4x5/6x9 tapered bellows. This was the main reason I purchased this this lot. I already have an ARCA-SWISS F-Line field camera with the wonderful 4x5/6x9 leather bag bellows, but wanted something to use with longer lenses.
The bellows appear to be in fine shape and fits my camera properly, but I have a question about the construction of this particular bellows. It actually seems to be two different bellows glued together to form one. The back part is made from a rather stiff, heavy material. This section is approximately 4½" long when the bellows is fully extended. The remainder of the bellows is made from a smoother, less rigid material. The two halfs are glued together. It seems like a rather odd way to make a bellows, but they appear to be light tight and the frames are definitely genuine ARCA-SWISS. Here's a photo of the bellows:
Does anyone out there own an ARCA-SWISS 38cm 4x5/6x9 tapered bellows? If so, is it of similar construction to the one described above, or is it made from one type of material? I got a good deal on this bellows, but I'm curious if I got the real deal, or something someone cobbled togther from two separate bellows.
Thanks,
Kerry
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