Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ericplatt@aol.com wrote about a light leak: <snip> My "guess" is there is > a small amount of light leak where the bottom meets the back flap. It does > not appear to be lens dependent, as I found two slides that were shot with > the 35/3.5 with the same problem, although much less. > > So, my suspects are either (1) a "Leitz leak", with the back flap as a the > culprit; (2) the 50/2 Coll (light may be getting in around the collapsable > collar) or (3) a combination of the two. There is also a possibility that > the lab had a problem and caused this, but I kinda doubt it. > > Any suggestions here? I can return the 50/2 Coll. if it is the problem. I > almost hope not, as it takes beautiful photos. > > Thanks, > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN Eric, The collapsable cannot be a problem unless there is a huge leak. It would affect the film only during the exposure since the film is covered by the shutter at all other times. I think you have a problem with the body. Possibly the edge seals between the shutter blinds and the body. The back is unlikely. Dennis