I bought a used Tachihara 4x5 bundled with a Rodenstock Sironar-N 180mm at the local camera shop last weekend. I paid $850 and left fairly happy. I've been practicing with it over the past few days and finally did a bellows check today...and found a bunch of small pinholes in the bellows' corners. I'm going to write to the salesman (he's considered a knowledgeable, reputable guy) to propose a solution to this. Now, the problem is that I don't know what to propose. The store has a Sold As-Is but with 10 day warranty policy for items on consignment like this camera was. In looking at a few prices of the Tachihara's and some unsold Sironar-N ads here I think I may have overpaid even without considering the bellows. I have not contacted a bellows shop about a replacement yet, but the $150-$200 range has been mentioned in the other thread about the saggy Tachihara bellows. I could ask for a refund or ask for the whole enchilada and see if he'll discount for a new bellows, unless this wasn't really a bad deal. In that case, then I would just get some paint or tape and go to town on the holes myself. What do you think? I'm leaving in two days on a two-week road trip to Yellowstone and other spots in the Southwest and am feeling the disappointment of my impulse purchase.
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