Very helpful instruction on recreation of early and mid-century film camera bellows. You've made it appear more simple than I imagined, but I'm certain it's more involved than I see it being. My thanks.
Wagner: vc realmente é um artista, um técnico e um mestre incomparaveis. Impressionante: vc adianta todas as falhas possíveis e já ajuda o interessado como não errar em várias partes da complexa tecnologia e ciência existentes em todas as demonstrações dos seus vídeos.Congratulations. .
easily the best diy bellows I've seen, wish I'd seen this before figuratively bashing my head against the wall for over a week trying to make a 3 layer bellows for a 6x9 camera lol. This was about 6 years ago, but I'll keep it in mind when I inevitably become the owner of another camera with shut bellows. On a different note: I got a Super Ikonta 531/2 today. It's generally in great condition, bellows included thankfully, and I'm looking for information on how to _maintain_ them. What I found was rather iffy in my opinion, mostly because it didn't take into consideration the material the bellows are made of/adhesive and so on. First of all, the outer surface of these bellows is leather, right? it's got a tiny bit of mold (very very little). How would you advise I clean them and maintain them going forward? thanks a lot in advance!
Yes it is leather, at least, Zeiss Ikon advertised that theirs was real leather. This mold is called bloom and it is due to oils and waxes that solidify on the surface. You can wipe off what is loose with a soft brush. The remaining, when it occurs in leather goods in general, can be removed with a solution of equal parts of water and vinegar. But the bellows is so delicate, it is not like a shoe or belt, so I would go extremely careful with that. Avoid by all mean letting the solution to penetrate in the inner layers. Use a cotton swab barely humidified in the solution and try working without actually wetting the bellows. There are commercial products to perform the same job, that could be also a option. Later you can apply a leather conditioner. Good luck!!
Amazing video! thank you so much. Also maybe you have some tips on patching belows? I have Ica 9x12 camera the belows is quite ok but there is a few small macro holes inside them.
If you mean those bellows with paper stiffeners, ribs, I will publish another video soon. I finally found contemporary materials that work well with that type of construction. I believe the the ones Ica, Voigtlander, Zeiss Ikon... used, in genuine leather, are very difficult to procure nowadays, if not impossible.
I do simple craft works on cameras, but I have not touched bellow cameras because they look very complicated. However I should try to do this job. Thanks.
This was amazing sir. I have a question about applying the Japan finish on old Kodak Vest Pocket Cameras. I am doing a restoration project on a model similar to the one George Mallory carried with him on his summit attempt on Mt Everst. The bottom finish of the camera is damaged. Any ideas?
Ótimo vídeo! Obrigado por compartilhar esse conhecimento. Eu preciso de 2 fole para realizar a troca em duas voigtlander Bessa 1 que tenho aqui comigo. Vc faz pra encomenda esses fole para Voigtlander Bessa 1?
Excelente vídeo! Por favor me oriente como fazer um fole para uma zeiss ikonta que não possui o fole antigo para servir de amostra. Desde já agradeço muitíssimo!
I don't know. Consider that it has to adhere, form an opaque layers and be reasonably flexible. If you think it may fulfill those requirements you can try it out on a piece of paper, evaluate e decide.
Thanks for your input. I visited the page and I can see the whole form, so I don't know how to proceed about your point. I will update my template and wordpress, maybe that will help.
Very helpful instruction on recreation of early and mid-century film camera bellows. You've made it appear more simple than I imagined, but I'm certain it's more involved than I see it being. My thanks.
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
What an excellent video. I'm a totally newbe in this type of photography, but this helps!! Thanks a lot!
This is fantastic. I will try this.
Excelente vídeo! Ajudou muito um estudante no começo de suas aventuras no analógico
Genial, não imaginava que esses foles eram fabricados assim. Obrigado pelo vídeo
Thank you for your excellent videos. The video on the camera back was very useful and I think this one will be, too. I look forward to the next one :)
Grato por compartilhar Lungov!! vou tentar fazer em minha câmera!!!
Wagner: vc realmente é um artista, um técnico e um mestre incomparaveis. Impressionante: vc adianta todas as falhas possíveis e já ajuda o interessado como não errar em várias partes da complexa tecnologia e ciência existentes em todas as demonstrações dos seus vídeos.Congratulations. .
easily the best diy bellows I've seen, wish I'd seen this before figuratively bashing my head against the wall for over a week trying to make a 3 layer bellows for a 6x9 camera lol. This was about 6 years ago, but I'll keep it in mind when I inevitably become the owner of another camera with shut bellows.
On a different note: I got a Super Ikonta 531/2 today. It's generally in great condition, bellows included thankfully, and I'm looking for information on how to _maintain_ them. What I found was rather iffy in my opinion, mostly because it didn't take into consideration the material the bellows are made of/adhesive and so on. First of all, the outer surface of these bellows is leather, right? it's got a tiny bit of mold (very very little). How would you advise I clean them and maintain them going forward? thanks a lot in advance!
Yes it is leather, at least, Zeiss Ikon advertised that theirs was real leather. This mold is called bloom and it is due to oils and waxes that solidify on the surface. You can wipe off what is loose with a soft brush. The remaining, when it occurs in leather goods in general, can be removed with a solution of equal parts of water and vinegar. But the bellows is so delicate, it is not like a shoe or belt, so I would go extremely careful with that. Avoid by all mean letting the solution to penetrate in the inner layers. Use a cotton swab barely humidified in the solution and try working without actually wetting the bellows. There are commercial products to perform the same job, that could be also a option. Later you can apply a leather conditioner. Good luck!!
thank you so much!
Awesome thanks for sharing. I will definitely try it
Thank you for sharing!
i'll try this and see if it will also work on my kodak 3A pocket folding camera
Amazing video! thank you so much. Also maybe you have some tips on patching belows? I have Ica 9x12 camera the belows is quite ok but there is a few small macro holes inside them.
If you mean those bellows with paper stiffeners, ribs, I will publish another video soon. I finally found contemporary materials that work well with that type of construction. I believe the the ones Ica, Voigtlander, Zeiss Ikon... used, in genuine leather, are very difficult to procure nowadays, if not impossible.
I do simple craft works on cameras, but I have not touched bellow cameras because they look very complicated. However I should try to do this job. Thanks.
Hi did you release the video for the large bellows? I would love to see how this is achieved.
Hi, I have the footage, but still need to edit it into a final video. It is in my to do list to finish it still this year.
Can’t wait!
This was amazing sir. I have a question about applying the Japan finish on old Kodak Vest Pocket Cameras. I am doing a restoration project on a model similar to the one George Mallory carried with him on his summit attempt on Mt Everst. The bottom finish of the camera is damaged. Any ideas?
Sorry, I don't know what you mean by "Japan finish".
Ótimo vídeo! Obrigado por compartilhar esse conhecimento. Eu preciso de 2 fole para realizar a troca em duas voigtlander Bessa 1 que tenho aqui comigo. Vc faz pra encomenda esses fole para Voigtlander Bessa 1?
hello sir, I have CP Goerz DAGOR F=120mm/6,8 . I need advice about it
I am about to begin making medium format bellows, but have a 12x15 inch to work up to.
Excelente vídeo! Por favor me oriente como fazer um fole para uma zeiss ikonta que não possui o fole antigo para servir de amostra. Desde já agradeço muitíssimo!
Oi Jorge, todas as orientações sobre como medir a câmera estão no site. O link está na descrição do vídeo.
Obrigado!!
So i dont have spray ink but will fabric paint work?
I don't know. Consider that it has to adhere, form an opaque layers and be reasonably flexible. If you think it may fulfill those requirements you can try it out on a piece of paper, evaluate e decide.
Your page for ordering bellows templates cuts off the bottom third of the form. Ordering a bellows template is not possible.
Thanks for your input. I visited the page and I can see the whole form, so I don't know how to proceed about your point. I will update my template and wordpress, maybe that will help.
@@wagnerlungov1825 I use Firefox. I suspect something is going on that's specific to Chrome.
Cool
OIi, voce faz foles por encomenda??
Não, não faço. Só fiz para algumas câmeras minhas. É um trabalho muito aborrecido 🙂
I have one for sale