Re: [Leica] Light Leak in G2 - Off Topic

["Mark E Davison" <Mark_E_Davison@email.msn.com>]

I had an identical problem with a Canon 7. You could tell it was a light
leak because the streaks weren't present if you shot a roll indoors in low
light.

It was cured by replacing the foam light seals, which had rotted to the
point that they weren't doing their job.

With a newish camera its hard to believe your light seals have decomposed.
Maybe something is out of alignment with your camera back.

Incidentally the original charter of the LUG included all rangefinder
cameras, so legalistically speaking this discussion is on topic.

Note that one advantage of the M cameras bizarre load-from-the-bottom design
is that there are no foam seals to rot.

Mark Davison

- -----Original Message-----
From: Joe Codispoti <joecodi@thegrid.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, June 09, 2000 9:40 PM
Subject: [Leica] Light Leak in G2 - Off Topic


>Hello everyone,
>I have posted this message on the Contax User Group but would like to ask
>LUGers for suggestions regarding this problem:
>
>One of my G2s has developed an intermittent light leak that manifests
itself
>in an odd way.
>From the beginning of the roll to the end (24 exp.) there may be a many as
6
>or 8 frames with a sliver of light of verying intensity vertically from the
>middle of the frame to the top and including part or all of the edge.
>
>The odd part about it is that from the first frames to the last, the light
>leak is progressively closer to the left edge of the frame (right edge in
>the camera). The difference in position is 3mm from first frame to last.
>
>Has anyone experienced this phenomenon?
>
>Obviously I will send it to Contax but would like to be able to establish
>the cause prior to shipping it, at least to give the repair department a
>point of reference.
>
>All suggestions are welcome.
>
>Thanks,
>Joseph Codispoti
>
>
>