dave_schneider Posted October 5, 2002 Share Posted October 5, 2002 I purchased a Sinar bellows to get additional extension using an intermediate standard. The bellows has not been used at all but sat on the shelf in shop. It is very dusty on the surface and rather dried out. It sort of creaks when extended. I have vacuumed the dust off as well as I can. What is the recommendation for cleaning and maintenance? I have read here that Armor-All is good or it isn't. Lexol is good but not if the bellows is synthetic. I believe these bellows are synthetic, can anyone confirm that? They are a standard 4x5 bellows as supplied on the F series camera. What do you suggest to prolong the life of these bellows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj_rn_nilsson Posted October 5, 2002 Share Posted October 5, 2002 New Sinar bellows often behave like that when having been compressed for a long time. It should probably be OK. Use it as the "first" bellows for a while and it will behave as it should, without the noices, after a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_jiri_loun Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 If the bellows in question is synthetic and was long time exposed to sun rays the synthetic material is dammaged and became breakable. In such a case there is no cure to it... I hope it's not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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