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Homebrew Cambo Wide Camera and Bellows Project
by Monte Collard

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 Bellows Source Pages (9/2001)

 

Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 
From: Monte Collard <[email protected]>
To: Robert Monaghan <[email protected]>
Subject: New Hacker Cam and my new bellows. 

Hello Bob ,

I am putting up some pics of my wide angle plate camera with Cambo Back and my homemade bag bellows. I have gotten pretty good at the sewing machine and have been making different sizes . I would like to send you one of my bag bellows and see what you think just so I can hear your thoughts. They are made from strong a weatherproof nylon for the outside covering and a light tight and equally as strong thin suede like material. They can be made to any size and pretty much any color for the outside fabric. I put installed a 13 inch circular bag bellows in a 10x15 no-name German plate camera that I received from David Stein. I put the cambo back , did some modifications to the front standard, and put a Rodenstock Ysarex 127 f4.7 from a polaroid 110 on it.

What I should call it is another question. lol. well let me know what you think. Thanks

Monte


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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 
From: Monte Collard <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Bellows 

 

Hi Robert,

 

 I have been working diligently on my bag bellows and have made quite a few. I am currently working with David Stein on building frames for them. Possibly made of plastic or wood, these will be custom made for different camera's. I have sent him two circular bellows made of strong durable Nylon and on the inside is black light tight microsuede.

 I would like to send one to you free of charge to get your opinion on them and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Here is a new page I have that will give you an idea of what they look like.
http://www.geocities.com/mpc1968us/MontesHackingandHomebrewProjects.html
 And here is a pic of them also.

Please let me know if you would like to check one of these out. As usual you advice means a great deal.

Thanks

Monte

[Editor's Note:  Folks looking for a nifty bellows for a custom ultrawide camera now have a source, thanks to Monte
and friends! - Thanks to Monte for sharing these nifty ideas and photos of his project!]