Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 24 Aug 1997, Gary J Toop wrote: > diagnose an intermittent problem with my (beloved) M-3, which has been > spoiling a certain number of shots. What is does is to leave a horizontal > band of over-exposed film near but not up to the top the frame. Usually > the band is slightly wider at the left end of the final print than the > right and the amount of over-exposure across the band is not even but > increases as you move towards the top of the frame. The amound of > over-exposure varies from being barely visible to being enough to > seriously obsure the image. A horizontal band would, I think, eliminate a shutter mechanism malfunction. The band would be vertical. "Been there, done that" as the saying goes. My guess is a pinhole in one of the shutter curtains and that the problem occurs when you don't advance the film immediately after tripping the shutter. Let us know how this one turns out Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. http://www.connix.com/~royzart