Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica]Bellows - was ring flash
From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 23:58:37 -0800

Donal - I was at an antique store in Eureka today, looking for Leica's of
course! I saw an old product catalog from Acura that showed some Visoflex
style equipment, plus a bellows with tilt and swivel. I think it was fairly
old and only showed Thread Mount bodies. Now I may need to go back and
study it more closely.

No Leica's to be found, but I couldn't resist the two beautiful volumes of
the Journals of Lewis and Clark by Biddle for $15. Exploring for Leica's
leads to all kinds of discoveries. . .

Gary Todoroff

> > 
> > >From Donal Philby:
> > 
> > >Interestingly, the best bellows would include the ability to shift...
> > 
> > Are any such bellows obtainable? (I'd like to know!) It might be easier
to
> > get a used monorail and fit an SLR to the back or work with roll backs,
> > unless 35mm is required (slide show, cost factor...).
> 
> Nick,
> 
> I don't think Leica has a bellows with shifts (There, its on topic)
> 
> But I know Minolta made a bellows with swings and shifts, so it can and
> has been done.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> -- 
> Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson.
> -unknown