How to Make Camera Bellows | Step by Step Tutorial | Large Format Photography

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In this video I am explaining you how to make Large Format Camera Bellows. I guide you thru different steps from designing, gluing, folding...If you have any questions about the process or materials feel free to comment:)
I also wrote a blog post describing each step with images:
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21 авг 2020

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@chadpomerleau8731 3 года назад

Motivating! When my layers of duct and gaffer tape start to fail on me, I will have to give this a go. Thanks!

@lostlightart6064 2 года назад

Glad this helped 😊

@devtank 2 года назад

Impressive. At one stage I had a hefty variety of various format cameras, and even more in need to repairs, and while I could do the mechanical & optical repairs myself, the bellows intimidated me too much to try. Well done, now Im going to try it!

@lostlightart6064 2 года назад

🙌

@Nikos_prinio 2 года назад

Great technique ! well done and thanks for sharing !

@lostlightart6064 2 года назад

You are welcome

@briansegarra9312 4 года назад

Great video I shows a great method of doing it , I have done it before for my speed graphics I did the same process as you only difference I used different cloth/leather it's not hard to do just time consuming

@lostlightart6064 4 года назад

Hey Brian, Thanks for the comment. Yes there is so many different materials to chose from. I used the best I could find. If I could choose I would go for something even thiner for sure!

@MD-en3zm 2 года назад

Very helpful, I’ve never seen anyone do this! What is the best material to use for bellows?

@robhosailor 3 года назад

You Are very skilled and creative guy!

@lostlightart6064 3 года назад

Thanks man. I do my best 🙃

@vertusmatjaz 4 года назад

uaaa. Bravo! Sem že mislil, da sem edini slovenec, ki ma yt vlog o analogni fotografiji... Kak cool!

@lostlightart6064 4 года назад

Zdravo. Ne, ne nisem haha. Hvala!

@vertusmatjaz 3 года назад

@@lostlightart6064 eh. Itak da nisem bil edini. Big shout out to Borut Peterlin

@gabrysgabriukas 3 года назад

Hello, thank you for sharing knowladge! what materials do you use? cardboard? leather? where you get them from? Also is there somewhere a formula or counting how to draw bellows design if you dont have actual old bellows.

@lostlightart6064 3 года назад

Hey, I bought my fabric in a local specialised fabric store. About the design I just copied the original but you google a bit you will find many design patterns, bellow calculators...

@matthewstern6085 3 года назад

hello i was wondering if i could use your pattern? im resoring the same camera and this would save a alot of time.

@lostlightart6064 3 года назад

Hey Matthew send me an email on lostlightart@gmail.com

2 года назад

Hey I follow your channel, and is really great, keep sharing, it’s really awesome. I have the same camera and would love to restore the bellows, but I don’t know how to take it out the camera and put the news back on. If you could tell me how to do it I would appreciate it very much!

@lostlightart6064 2 года назад

Hey, Its hard as bellows are riveted to the front standard but in the back you can remove it by unfoldig the metal frame that is clamping the bellows itself. You will have to use some force in order to do that so be careful. In the front I carefully cut away the bellows following the lens board

2 года назад

@@lostlightart6064 Thank you very much I really appreciate it. Please don’t stop sharing content, you have an awesome channel.

@lostlightart6064 2 года назад

@ Thank you I wont!

@LambeLab 8 месяцев назад

Do you know the name of the cloth material you used?

@sumairamahmood838 5 месяцев назад

What material did u use?

@matthewstern6085 3 года назад

Hello I sent you an email last week and didn’t receive anything back just wondering if I could still have the templates?

@JoeCorll 4 года назад

Great video! I'm about to try this method on a little 120 folder I have. I love the cutting mat you have as well. Any idea where you got it from?

@lostlightart6064 4 года назад

Hey.Thanks! I bought it on ebay a few years ago for around 10-15eur

@laszloberki3085 7 месяцев назад

Nagyon tetszik! Jó ötlet! Azt nem tudom, miért videózod a hajad?

@martinlewicki7541 Год назад

The camera is almost the same as my Kodak Brownie Autographic 2A. Unfortunately, I cannot see what is done exactly from 5:03 to 5:14 where the liner is glued leaving me puzzled about how you got to the remainder of the process.

@csabapapp8481 2 года назад

Good video. You did just cut out the most important part. How do you fold the bellows for the first time? I don't think it is as easy as the second time when it's already folded.

@repalmore 3 года назад

I wonder if using 3d printed parts to replace the heavy cardboard would be practical. Any one out there a whole lot better at 3d cad want to give it a shot? The print could be as thin as a mm and be OK I think.

@lostlightart6064 3 года назад

Yes I will definitely do that with my next bellows!

@michaellevy9638 2 года назад

You can also laser cut the material or use a stencil cutter. You would probably get more structural integrity.

@MD-en3zm 2 года назад

You could also use a cricut to make the pattern and then go from there.

@LambeLab 8 месяцев назад

Yes. I was considering printing in pla indeed and put some 1 layer lips connecting them so is easy to glue. Another idea would be to 3d print over the cloth fabric if the bed is big enough.

@johnfreitag4048 17 дней назад

Thanks for making the video, it would have been more helpful if you could shoot from an angle so your head does not block the view. Also a verbal narrative rather than music would have been more informative.