Beier Beirax 1936 6x9cm restoration

[andrew_spence1]

This was an easy one

lens is a typical  triplet 10.5cm Ludwig  Dresden Victar

Theres not many scrapy cameras on the net any more

you just have to take what you can get as i like restoration projects

i just removed the rust ,put on  new leatherette

painted the damaged chrome black, refolded the bellows

cleaned the lens and reset infinity 

the shutter worked perfectly and didn't need servicing

its a very easy camera to use with the body shutter release and pop up optical viewfinder

hope you like it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2023 by andrew_spence1
photos were too small

[kmac]

Excellent, great job you did on that Beirax. How much smarter would it look with 6x9 NOS Kodak bellows, sold on Ebay ? ... pretty smart I reckon.

I just forget the part numbers but some listings have sizes of the bellows. Other than that, you can ask the seller to send you the dimensions.

Edited May 2, 2023 by kmac

[andrew_spence1]

thanks for the reply

i was thinking of buying new bellows but i just wanted to see if i could fix the originals but you never know i may buy new ones in the future

[chuck_foreman1]

I was curious too, How did you refold the bellows? Did you remove them to do this? Were cardboard supports or other  non-leather supports needed? 

 

[andrew_spence1]

i just worked them a few at a time with my fingers and closed the front a bit at a time to help them along 

i was also able to press some of the folds together from the outside and also the inside a few at a time

and eventually they all fell into place

its easy to do but it takes time 

[chuck_foreman1]

Thanks .. MY project might be too far gone.. light tight but some (pleats) stiff paper or balsa form holders I would call them,  have fallen out or threatening to ..

 

[andrew_spence1]

Chuck

 id put small spots of glue on the loose ones do a few at a time

and take it from there on the folding

the secret is just to take your time