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Vladislav Kern
Vlad

USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 :  8:32:02 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hi All,

I'm trying to restore an ARFO-4 folding camera ( http://bit.ly/MBWLWw ) and it needs a bellows replacement. The camera bellows it seems are double extension and on the back side are 6x9cm.. but not quite, it's a bit wider than that, it's more like 7x9.5cm.

Does anyone know of a similar (probably it'll be German) folder that may have similar dimensions of the bellows, I would appreciate any camera models so I can do an eBay search for that camera to cannibalize for the bellows. Or maybe someone has bellows like that on some parted out camera that can possibly sell to me?

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,
Vlad.
Luiz Paracampo
Luiz Paracampo
Brazil
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 :  9:31:17 PM  Show Profile  Visit Luiz Paracampo's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hello Vlad
you can go to
Google image “bellows making”
and see thousanda of similar cameras .... Or try to make your own bellows at:
http://www.stockholmviews.com/diyphotogear/scannercamera3.html
http://my.net-link.net/~jsmigiel/bellows.html
http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=folders
http://www.cyberbeach.net/~dbardell/bellows.html
or a giant one
http://cdtp-photography.blogspot.com.br/2011/12/building-large-format-camera-bellows.html#!/2011/12/building-large-format-camera-bellows.html
Regards
LP
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2012 :  9:50:40 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Luiz, thank you, this is very helpful and exactly what I needed! I found an ICA Trona that has bellows that I can match up, if I don't buy I will try to attempt to make my own, doesn't seem too complicated.

Thanks again!
Vlad
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Luiz Paracampo
Luiz Paracampo
Brazil
2002 Posts
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Posted - Jul 17 2012 :  8:40:49 PM  Show Profile  Visit Luiz Paracampo's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Good luck!
always the first trial is an horror
buy sufficient material to do at least three bellows
the third one shall be perfect.
be pacient and try do do things correctly
regards
LP
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
4252 Posts
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 :  4:32:07 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Luiz, I think I found a replacement bellows from a fellow collector, but I will attempt to build my own at some point the future, this is very helpful indeed!

Thanks!
Vlad.
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