Nokton48
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Today I carefully removed the bellows (which is rather ratty) from one of my Automatic Makiflexes. I have inquired with "Custom Bellows" and I am shipping this to them (they are in the UK).
Last month I talked on the phone with Ken Ruth at "Photography on Bald Mountain" and he is familiar with the Makiflex, he has worked on a couple of them. In fact he has one in his shop right now, that has traveled all the way from Italy! Anyway we had a pleasant conversation and he will be getting this Makiflex, along with the new bellows from "Custom Bellows". The fast speeds are sticky in this body. I'm sure Ken can help me out. I have a brand new (in the box) Makiflex set of shutter curtains, and an escapement mechanism that bolts to the side of the body (I bought them from a repair shop in New York City). I will send these extra parts to Ken, just in case.
He advised me -not- to consider the automatic 150mm Apo Lanthar in Makiflex mount. He had one in his shop that he could not improve. I told him if I ever find one (only seen one in 25 years and it was $2000!) I wouldn't consider buying it without trying it first. He agreed with me on that.
Attached are photos of the Automatic Makiflex Bellows removed from the camera. The bellows is screwed to the camera body via a metal frame, and appears to glued from the inside, to the front standard of the Makiflex body, via a cardboard or "fibre" spacer. I will let Ken sort all of that out.
Last month I talked on the phone with Ken Ruth at "Photography on Bald Mountain" and he is familiar with the Makiflex, he has worked on a couple of them. In fact he has one in his shop right now, that has traveled all the way from Italy! Anyway we had a pleasant conversation and he will be getting this Makiflex, along with the new bellows from "Custom Bellows". The fast speeds are sticky in this body. I'm sure Ken can help me out. I have a brand new (in the box) Makiflex set of shutter curtains, and an escapement mechanism that bolts to the side of the body (I bought them from a repair shop in New York City). I will send these extra parts to Ken, just in case.
He advised me -not- to consider the automatic 150mm Apo Lanthar in Makiflex mount. He had one in his shop that he could not improve. I told him if I ever find one (only seen one in 25 years and it was $2000!) I wouldn't consider buying it without trying it first. He agreed with me on that.
Attached are photos of the Automatic Makiflex Bellows removed from the camera. The bellows is screwed to the camera body via a metal frame, and appears to glued from the inside, to the front standard of the Makiflex body, via a cardboard or "fibre" spacer. I will let Ken sort all of that out.
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