New bellows for fuji gs645

[batterytypehah!]

No, actually your English is great! I simply misread that, sorry.

I think I'll just try it without the foam and see if I get any light leaks. It's easy to open it up again if necessary.

Good luck with those stripped screws.

 

[kuzano]

tool tip for you (pun intended)

tool tip for you (pun intended)

The guy in your town (anybody's town) who has the best screwdriver for those very little screws is the eye glass repair person.

Otherwise, on the internet, go to www.micro-tools.com and look at camera tools and watch repair tools.

 

[noah b]

Another successful way of removing the screw that requires a spanner wrench, is to use a very small awl and hammer. Lightly tap the screw until it gets a little loose, then you can swirl it around until it comes off. You have to be very careful not to hit the screw too hard, but it will budge fairly easily after a few hits.

 

[Ken Smith]

Another successful way of removing the screw that requires a spanner wrench, is to use a very small awl and hammer. Lightly tap the screw until it gets a little loose, then you can swirl it around until it comes off. You have to be very careful not to hit the screw too hard, but it will budge fairly easily after a few hits.

Another option is to buy a metal compass - a drafting compass. These usually have two adjustable height metal pins that are tapered to a point. The points on my Dietzgen compass close down to 2mm between the points. With a Dremel or a fine file you can take the sharpness off the points.

 

[noah b]

Does anyone know how to lubricate the shutter of this camera?

 

[kuzano]

Do Not!!!

Do Not!!!

Does anyone know how to lubricate the shutter of this camera?

This camera already has a chronic history for the shutter sticking in cold weather. Lube exacerbates that problem to normal weather. Have it professionally serviced.

 

[noah b]

You're probably right, I don't want to get it messed up. I once lubricated a Rolliecord shutter but it didn't have any electrical parts. Do the viewfinders of the gs645 change color over time? When I look through mine the viewfinder window has a slight blue tint to it.

 

[ianstamatic]

Frank Marshman at camera wiz did mine and fixed a whole bunch of other issues with it also.
I highly recommend him. He also gets my old folder business having done a Super Isolette and Walter Weltar for me. Call him up, great to deal with.

 

[jnoir]

[...] having done a Super Isolette and Walter Weltar for me.[...]

Maybe you meant Welta Weltur? 😉 It's not spelled the right way neither in your signature nor in your comment (just FYI 🙂 )

 

[brainwood]

I have just bought one these cameras after looking for a portable MF and after all the comments of sharp lens , the rangefinder focusing and folding front I couldn't resist.

A couple of rolls later and the camera proves to be a good one but its clear the bellows are the original. They don't leak at present but looks like only a matter of time before they do. The bellows make a creaky sticky noise when you unfold the camera.

It would be great to sort a new set so jnoir if you are still making them I would love to get some


Chris


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[Sharktooth]

I've just finished repairing and replacing the bellows on two Fuji GS645 cameras. I've used the info from this thread, and from some other sites, and created my own little how-to site for the bellows replacement and repair.

Check it out here: https://sites.google.com/site/sharktoothscoop/fuji-gs645-bellows-replacement

 

[Sharktooth]

The chronic shutter sticking problem is also something I've had problems with in the past. Most of the time it's a simple lubrication problem that can easily be fixed.

The shutter release is a compound operation. There is a rod linkage from the shutter release button, that in turn triggers a conventional shutter trip lever on the lens. The little shutter trip lever is off the lower left side of the lens (when facing the camera). When you press the button and the rod moves down, it first trips the square T button on the top side of the lens, but the shutter won't actually fire.

You can usually tell when the shutter doesn't fire, because it will sound different. When the square T button goes down it makes a kind of dead thunk sound, and then there is a second click sound when the shutter fires.

What's happening is that the rod and linkage mechanism are not quite moving down far enough to trip the shutter release lever consistently. The shutter release lever may also be a bit sticky.

The solution is to get a little bit of lighter fluid onto the rod, and into the linkage, as well as into the shutter release lever. It's awkward to do this, since the folding front cover blocks easy access. I use a precision screwdriver so that it touches the point I want to lubricate, and then drip some lighter fluid further up the shaft of the screwdriver so that it can run down along the shaft to the target point. Orient the lens so it is always above the area you're trying to lubricate, so if any of the fluid does drip in the wrong spot, it won't drip into the lens.

Lighter fluid is great for this, since it won't gunk anything up, and it provides decent lubrication. Make sure you do it in a well ventilated area.

 

[Puoti]

I'm based in Spain, and I can replace the bellows on your Fuji with new ones made out of leather.

A sample:

Another one with bellows in white is on the bench now, will post results when completed. I can do them in red, also.

I don't know of any other source apart from CustomBellows in the UK, and AFAIK their bellows are synthetic, not leather.

Hi,

I did send email to you, but you didn't response. Do you still make bellows for this camera or is there some one else making them. I live in Finland.
I Found good shape GS645 Professional for 50€ and it just needs a new bellow.