[pure-silver] Re: Light Leaks with Large Format

Richard

I think you are right, there might be a material or quality issue, but there
is also a design issue with the Technikardan bellows.





Regards



Ralph W. Lambrecht

http://www.darkroomagic.com







On 2005-11-30 22:58, "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:46 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Light Leaks with Large Format
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> 
>> Re: [pure-silver] Re: Light Leaks with Large FormatYours
>> failed in the
>> corners.  Mine failed with the rubberized gook on the
>> outside of the
>> material flaking off.
>> 
>> I once asked, and the gang here in the US think that 5
>> years is about the
>> life expectancy...  At least that is what I remember....
>> 
>> $600 every 5 years.... must be a professional point of
>> view.. us amateurs
>> ( the ONLY customers left for LF) do not count!
>> 
>> BTW, someone just posted elsewhere ( I forget where) that
>> he had a bellows
>> made by Camera Bellows and it was done very well.  He
>> thought the material
>> used was like the original....
>> 
>> Why would any self respecting person get new material as
>> bad as the original
>> when there are other choices?  The Canham material, while
>> not time tested as
>> much as a Linhof, is certainly pliable and has the
>> potential to not have the
>> feature mode that I experienced.... So that is the way I
>> am going... new
>> Canham material put on by Camera Bellows of Birmingham....
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 
> 
>    Camera Bellows, of England, is the only bellows maker
> that will make bellows of leather. However, it is probably
> not the exact identical leather used by whoever makes
> Linhoff bellows. There are also other factors such as the
> adhesive used on the Linhoff bellows that may contribute to
> the short life. I have noted a number of complaints about
> the focusing hoods on some Linhoff cameras also rotting
> early. There is likely a connection here.
>    There are synthetic materials that mimic the appearance
> of leather pretty well and are at least as pliable. As far
> as practical use and long life they would be a much better
> choice than leather. Another factor is the material with
> which the inner liner is coated. The old material was rubber
> but rubber is notoriously vulnerable to polutants which
> these days are everywhere. Synthetics are again a much
> better choice. I think a bellows made of modern, long lived,
> material can be as good looking and certainly as pliable as
> the traditional ones but one must be sure the maker
> appreciates the desire for good appearance.
> 
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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