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GUNDLACH KORONA


anthonymarsh

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Gundlach made cameras from the Bo Peep (really) of 1898 up to a stereo camera in 1920 or so (Kadlubeks) also see Gundlach - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia.

 

The name is associated with a bunch of more or less related companies, and a die-stamped "70" on the wood frame could be for anything from an inventory number to a serial number.

 

Unless there is some ancient seer or collector of these here, I think it may be destined to remain a mystery.

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Also what is a simple inexpensive way in which to repair minor pinholes in the bellows?

Rubber adhesive (Copydex, if still sold) mixed with indian ink about 50/50.

 

There also used to be black rubber adhesive, but I haven't seen any in years.

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Is the camera supposed to close more compactly or is this normal?"]

 

I own one of these, a Gundlach 5x7, that I used occasionally about forty years ago before deciding that a 4x5 made more sense, especially since I owned a 4x5 enlarger. Now it makes a nice display piece. The camera folds as you show. The bellows do not compress further. My camera does not have "70" or any other symbol on the front standard.

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Rubber adhesive (Copydex, if still sold) mixed with indian ink about 50/50.

 

There also used to be black rubber adhesive, but I haven't seen any in years.

 

A readily available solution is to use "liquid electrical tape", which brushes on and then dries to a form a flexible and waterproof layer. It is readily available in hardware stores. I forget which brand that I used to repair a bellows about fifteen years ago, but common brand names include Permatex and Liquid Tape. I think that I learned about this method in an old PN discussion.

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Thanks to all for the suggestions and advice. I have found a product. LIQUITEX MARS BLACK. It remains pliable when dry and is available on AMAZON Under $10 and the tube will last longer than I can use it up. Edited by anthonymarsh
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I got some basic matte black "dimensional fabric paint" from Tulip. How it would work on bellows, I'm not sure. It does a wonderful job on pinholes in fabric shutter curtains however (my Nikon S2, for example), and requires no heat to "set" as some materials do. I think it would work if the holes are truly "pin"- sized.

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In the quantities needed for my kind of use, I think 4 oz will last longer than I will. I got it at Hobby Lobby.

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Thanks to all for the suggestions and advice. I have found a product. LIQUITEX MARS BLACK. It remains pliable when dry and is available on AMAZON Under $10 and the tube will last longer than I can use it up.

Isn't that a regular acrylic paint? Should then not any black acrylic paint work?

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