Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Light leaks in M6
From: Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 22:40:35 -0500

Harold:

This streaks are cause by a baffle in the bottom of the camera, near the
shutter being out of place. It can be repaired. 

Tom

At 10:24 PM 3/6/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Greetings all
>
>I wonder wether anybody can give me an answer on behalf of a colleague here.
>I remember a discussion a while ago of horizontal light leak streaks on
>photographs made with the M6. I was shown some photos today with a
>horizontal light streak appearing a couple of millimeters in from the edge
>of the picture. (Very Odd!) This would be the edge of the film  which was
>toward the bottom-plate of the camera.
>
>Perhaps someone can recall what might cause this.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Harold
>
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