Richard, In engineering we call it a diaphragm or a membrane seal . Jerry Richard Knoppow wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carlos Manuel Freaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:11 PM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Bellows on 2.8D? > > > Richard, according I could see in the 2.8C (really I > > had seen that fabric and I always was curious about > > it, thanks Todd for the explanation)that is an almost > > redundant light trap that F&H put as a sample of their > > products quality. I can't see a relationship with the > > "true" cameras bellows. > > It seems that Prochnow does not comment about this > > part, I'll try to read it.- > > > > All the best > > Carlos > > --- Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > escribió: > > > I'm too lazy right now to look at the Rollei factory > manual to see if the camera has both a felt liner _and_ the > "bellows". > I think it depends on how you define bellows: this is not > the main part that excludes light from the inside of the > camera, as in view or folding cameras, but it is a flexible, > light-proof, coupling between two parts that move in > relation to each other. To me, that fits the definition of a > bellows. I don't know what else to call it. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list