Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 and scratched slide film
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 15:56:36 -0700
References: <5107C3892178D311A5FF009027554928A87E5D@komoto.naches.wednet.edu>

Langhans, Aram wrote:

>>> Are the scratches on the film base side or the emulsion?  This will help
you
> know where to look on the camera.  If you have determined the scratches
are
> in different locations and the camera is not at fault, then it might not
be
> the lab, either.  Dirt could be in the light trap felt for the film
> canister.  Could dirt be getting there somehow?  I had a roll of film come
> back the other day from my R8 with small, not-continuous scratches, but
> since it never happened before and  not on the two rolls since, it was
> either the lab or the film canister.<<<

Aram,

Excellent points I missed and thank you for reminding me as I've added them
to my "written film scratch notes.... a great back up to my memory mental
notes. ;-)
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant


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