That looks like the thing, I know my daughter uses fabric paint, I'll see if she has blackFabric paint!
I’ve had this bottle for years and it’s still good.
Dunno if it’s still available now , but I suspect there are similar products available.
Iirc it was @TheBigYin who recommended it to me.
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Sounds like it could come off at an inopportune momentInsulation tape?
That sounds goodI used black liquid latex to fix the bellows on my 6x6 folder. The stuff I bought was designed to be put on the bottom of socks to provide grip(!), but did the job on the bellows perfectly - years later and there's still no light leaking through.
EDIT: It was this stuff: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sock-Stop-100-ml-Black/dp/B007QNJXI4/ref=sr_1_2?crid=37KZFP0XJOAW8
Maybe. I used this on the bellows of an old Kodak 66 (120 film) years ago but I struggled to get it lightproof. Probably worth a try though.Insulation tape?
That is one of my concerns, also it has to survive repeated folding and bending which is why either the latex or fabric paint sound good, and if needed perhaps supported by some thin tissue paper.it ended up making the bellows of my Horseman too thick
was just going to post the a bottle of the same stuff... Bought it for the Perkeo I bought years and years ago.Fabric paint!
I’ve had this bottle for years and it’s still good.
Dunno if it’s still available now , but I suspect there are similar products available.
Iirc it was @TheBigYin who recommended it to me.
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main thing is to use several thin layers and let it try thoroughly (as in a day in an airing cupboard between coats, and a good week after the last coat is applied before you close/refold the bellows.That is one of my concerns, also it has to survive repeated folding and bending which is why either the latex or fabric paint sound good, and if needed perhaps supported by some thin tissue paper.
Alternatively just make exposures where there’s no lightI've been doing some trials, I dug out my collection of manky old black paints and it turns out I have black non-drip gloss, blackboard paint and Smooth Hammerite. I painted these fairly thickly on a piece of polythene and left them to dry overnight. The gloss still isn't fully dry after about 27 hours, the blackboard paint is dry but flakes off and the hammerite is dry and peels off the polythene nicely to give a fairly strong opaque flexible coating. So ... I might go with the hammerite
Blimey that place has got brighter white lights than my darkroom.
It has to be done !I was knackered after taking a micro 4/3 and 3 flashes down there, lugging a 4x5 and tripod would need a team of Sherpas.
Which isn't out of the question because I met some Gurkhas training down a cave last year
A 20x24 wouldn't fit through the passage that leads to the chamber above, we were convinced that the cave had shrunk since we last went thereIt has to be done !
I doubt that there are many underground cave shots taken with LF kit.
Of course if you going to have sherpas to help then best to benefit from the fact …… so who has a 20x24 outfit to loan
Nah, you’ve all been having too many after your expeditions!we were convinced that the cave had shrunk since we last went there
Yes I saw that when it was initially published….. pretty cool or what!It was "only" a 5x4, but here's how one pair did it. https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/blog/the-worlds-largest-underground-darkroom