I took this shot just after sunrise. It was a few hours later after I arrived home and was unpacking my gear when I looked at the bellows on my Toyo field camera. I noticed that they looked worn on the edges. I had tested the camera a few weeks ago in direct sunlight and there were no light leaks. For some reason, that morning I decided to check the bellows with my flashlight. I turned on the light and passed it through the inside of the bellows while pointing it at myself. To my surprise, I could clearly see the light coming through the bellows in many worn edges of the folds. Over the next few days I researched where I could get my bellows replaced. For a short time I contemplated buying another camera, but with the age of most used Toyo field cameras on the market, it was likely that I would still be in the same boat with respect to worn out bellows. I could not really find a place that would replace the bellows. There were many places where I could buy new bellows, but I would have to replace them myself. I did two things. One, I bought replacement bellows from an overseas website. Two, I bought a backup camera. The backup camera – Toyo monorail 45G for a couple hundred dollars on eBay – that funny enough had bellows that were in worse condition than my field camera. The description said it was in mint condition etc. Two weeks later my replacement bellows arrived. After a couple more weeks of trying to learn how to replace them myself, and after several hours of sweat and tears, I was able to successfully repair my own camera. Now it was good as new, and would probably last another twenty years or so. I also replaced the bellows on my backup camera. Now, I have two good-as-new 4×5’s that will probably outlast me.
I took this just after sunrise at Harveston Lake in Temecula. The film gave the scene a very pastel look.
| Tag Name | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | Harveston Lake |
| Image Description | I took this just after sunrise at Harveston Lake in Temecula. The film gave the scene a very pastel look. |
| Keywords | 6x12, 6x12 film, film scan, harveston lake, kodak ektar 100, morning, sunrise, temecula |
| Copyright | Copyright ExpertPhoto.com All Rights Reserved |
| Artist | ExpertPhoto.com |
| Make | Toyo-Field |
| Camera Model Name | Toyo-Field 45A |
| Lens Model | Schneider 90mm f/5.6 Super-Angulon XL |
| Focal Length | 90.00mm |
| Focal Length In 35mm Format | 29.00mm |
| Shutter Speed Value | 1/30 second |
| Aperture Value | 8.00 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Date/Time Original | Sunday February 05, 2023 07:31am |
| City | Temecula |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Harveston |
| GPS Altitude | 330 meters (1082.7 feet) above sea level |
| GPS Latitude | 33.5374490166833 |
| GPS Longitude | -117.157157900042 |
| Map | Google Map Link |