Agfa Isolette Users!!

[branki]

Hej to all,
please read this if you are interested in getting a new pair of bellows for your agfa isolette, I got in contact with a guy in Hawaii who builds bellows for various sorts of cameras. When asked about bellows for the Isolette he answered:

"Aloha:

There has been an overwhelming demand for replacement bellows for the Isolette/Speedex line of cameras. I will be fabricating a short run on these bellows to fill orders in a couple weeks. Please let me know if you are interested in one of these and I can include yours in this run.

I may have given estimates on this replacement bellows to be 75.00USD, my minimum fee for fabrication of a single replacement bellows. Adjusted prices for this run, with sufficient interest from clients could be as low as 45.00USD. This would not be a commitment on your part at this time.

Me ka mahalo,

Mark Kapono

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Replacement Camera Bellows
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~mkapono/bellows.htm "

Hope this helps. I have not dealt with him before, but seems to be a nice guy.

 

[puderse]

speedex bellows

speedex bellows

Recently got a bellows for my speedex from england for about $45 american.

 

[mkapono]

Actually...

Actually...

...I have been selling these for the past few weeks, at 25 bucks each. They have been well received so far. I have about a half dozen left, and don't plan to make anymore for a month or so. A hui hou!--Mark

 

[MartinP]

Hallo Mark - sounds interesting. Is the site in the original post, above, the right place to contact you, or maybe you are a different "Mark"?! (You never know).

 

[mkapono]

Yes, user Branki included the correct URL in the original post. I have been a bit slow tracking down where mention of my bellows have been made. I found this one and wanted to update some info. A hui hou!--Mark

 

[VictorM.]

My Agfa Ventura 66 Deluxe (Isolette ancestor) looks like new with the bellows from Mark. The outer finish even looks original. But, of course, the quality is better than original!

 

[mkapono]

Aloha Victor:

Thank you so much for that wonderful review. Hopefully, with as many of these cameras that were manufactured, there may be a revival of their use. That is my goal, from a darkened closet to the light of day, one replacement bellows at a time.

A hui hou!--Mark

 

[FallisPhoto]

Isolette/Speedex Special R bellows

Isolette/Speedex Special R bellows

I see you have discontinued the bellows advertized on your site. Are you planning on doing this again? If so, I would definitely be interested. I am getting tired of transplaning bellows from low end Nettars. It works, but getting them out intact is a real pain and is kind of hit or miss.