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I found a few links on making a camera bellows. I need to make one (or two) at some point. So many cameras so little time. So I started adding more and more links and ended up on Jon Grepstad’s page and he has them all already.

So much for originality. Do yourself a favor, check out Jon Grepstad’s camera builders resource page

Anyway, here are the links I was putting together along with the ones I shamelessly filled in from Jon’s site.

• Doug Bardell’s bellows page
• Construction of a Square Camera Bellows
• Edward Hoover’s CAMERA BELLOWS CONSTRUCTION
• an instructables article on bellows for large format camera
• www.f295.org bellows project by dbaecht
• DIY Camera Bellows by stockholmviews
• Arca Irish camera construction with bellows on largeformat.info BTW, this is a beautiful camera.
• Soufflet pour Chambre Photographique
  Translated version
• Franz-Manfred Schüngel’s large format bellows
  Translated version
• Thomas Tomasy’s Restoring Classic Cameras book

Here are other bellows resources n ebay.

If you’ve ever wanted to build a 4×5 pinhole camera from scratch, here’s a set of online videos showing how to make one. I have not worked my way through the process yet, but this is another project that I want to do. It looks like a nice way to have fun with some simple woodworking and photography.

This looks pretty easy. You’ll need a film holder or two or three:
Film Holders on Ebay

For the holder, you’ll need some appropriate sheet film.
Sheet Film on Ebay

There are pinholes and pinhole cameras available:

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 1
Part 1. Sorry, I couldn’t embed this one.

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 2

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 3

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 4

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 5

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 6

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 7

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 8

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 9

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 10

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 11

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 12

How to Build a 4×5 Pinhole Camera – Part 13

The great thing about this site is the inspiration provided by the cameras that Rayment Kirby made. They’re beautiful. Stunning craftsmanship.

Also, the workshop section has some simple plans and great articles about large format camera construction.

I would love to see fully developed plans for these cameras. I’d buy them and I bet others would too. The first one I’d have to get would be the 4×5″ TLR Holy cow. Now that’s a cool camera.