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John Garand wrote in message . ..
ON Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:06:25 -0700, "Richard Knoppow" WROTE: snip If your camera is complete it would be worth having a new bellows made. The cost is around $150. I've posted a list of bellows makers in the past but the best are probably Western Bellows and English Bellows. English bellows is the only one who will work in leather. While leather looks nice synthetic material is far longer lasting. Is the 5x7 Universal replacement significantly cheaper than the 8x10 Commercial? My "low" estimate was double that, plus shipping, plus labor to install on the frames. That's pretty high, who did you contact? My 8x10 Agfa Universal bellows were made by Flexible Products in Florida, they were about $150. I sent them the old bellows with frames so they could re-use the frames. The bellows are quite servicable but I was not impressed by the workmanship so don't recommend Flexible. I also replaced the bellows on my Calumet C-1 but I was able to get original equipment bellows from Calumet. These also were about $150. I can see $300 for something fancy. For instance, the square corner bellows used on Deardorf cameras are expensive to make. A 5x7 bellows would not cost much less than an 8x10 bellows because the main part of the cost is the labor. Now, both of my bellows were replaced a few years ago so its likely that prices have gone up but I don't think they have doubled. I've posted a list of bellows makers to this list a couple of times in the past, its probably still in Google. I'll post it again if necessary. I think at least one of the companies I listed no longer makes camera bellows. Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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