Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe Do you mean the one that I covered over with black tape before I took the first exposure? Jerry Joe Leung wrote: > Hi David, > > I think the first thing to do is to check for light leak through the seal > around the window on the back door first. > > Good luck, > > Joe L. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Young" <dnr@horizon.bc.ca> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 3:04 PM > Subject: [Leica] R8 light leak? > > > All: > > > > I am having a problem with my last few rolls of film... > > > > I am getting (reddish) light streaks on numerous (but by no means all) > > frames. These streaks are always in the same position. > > > > I have posted two shots showing the problem at > > http://www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/problem.htm > > > > I would suspect light leaking through the felt trap when loading, but if > > this were so, would it not affect frames in some sequence, as the film is > > wrapped around the core? > > > > However, on one roll, exposed all in the same day, the problem shows on > > exposures 3,6,9,10 & 15. Another roll, exposed over two days, shows the > > problem on exposures 3a,15a,18a & 23a. All other exposures on both rolls > > are fine. > > > > If it were a light leak through the camera back, I would think the amount > > of fogging would be determined by how long the frame was in the film > guides > > between exposures. However, it appears that this is not the case. It can > > appear on frames shot very close together and not on ones where the film > > has sat in the gate for a day or more, between exposures. > > > > The light streaks always have one fuzzy edge and one razor sharp edge. > I'd > > suspect the shutter, but it runs vertically, while the bands appear to run > > horizontally. > > > > My lab says it is not a problem with their processing. > > > > Can anyone here give me an idea as to what may be causing this? The camera > > is under warranty. > > > > Many thanks, for any and all ideas. > > > > David. > > ---------- > > > > David Young, | Libertè, egalitè, > > Victoria, CANADA | fraternitè, et beaujolais. > > > > Website at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html