Wednesday, April 28, 2010

DIY Camera Bellows Kit success story #2


I received these pictures from Colin P, of Alaska, one of my  clients for the DIY Custom Camera Bellows Kit 

Colin wrote, "it looks and works great!".  He assembled these bellows with the kit which was created based on the dimensions he provided.

The camera is a beautiful 4x5 Gundlach, Colin fully restored himself. 

Monday, April 26, 2010

DIY Camera Bellows Kit success story


5x7 Camera with bellows made with the DIYCameraKit Custom Camera Bellows Kit

I just received these pictures from Paul McEvoy, of Somerville, MA, one of my first clients for the DIY Custom Camera Bellows Kit. Paul wrote, "I'm super psyched, they look beautiful". Paul assembled these bellows with the kit which was created based on the dimensions he provided.

The camera is a beautiful 5x7 Eastman View Camera No 33, Paul restored himself.


The camera also uses a 5x7 Ground Glass made with the DIY Ground Glass Kit.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

NEW! Bellows design service now available!

You have everything you need to build a bellows but lack the knowledge or time to design it? This may be for you :

 http://www.diycamerakit.com/product_info.php?products_id=14

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Bellows material now available for $2.50 a sq. foot!

We figured out how to manufacture this material at a lower cost and we're passing the savins to you! The material is available here :

http://www.diycamerakit.com/product_info.php?products_id=10

Friday, April 9, 2010

Pattern only - DIY Custom Camera Bellows Kit

Now we're offering the bellows kit without the cover & liner material at a lower price, in case you have your own source of bellows material. You can order your kit by following this link.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

New (very thin) bellows material available soon!

I have a new bellows material I am currently testing, this one is much thinner (0.006 inch) and the texture is more leather looking then textile looking. The 1st problem is that is not as is 100% light proof in 1 ply so I'm looking at treatments. When used for both the liner & cover, it is 100% light proof. The second problem is that is very expensive.

I think I will be offering this material for up to 4x5 bellows, as it will allow building bellows that fold very flat.

I will keep you posted.

 

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The DIY Camera Bellows Kit is now available for sale!

The DIY Camera Bellows Kit is now available for sale. It can be ordered by clicking here.The documentation and the process will continue to be refined, so please contact me with any concerns.