Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/08
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>> "Gerry Walden" <photos@gerrywalden.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
> I have just started experiencing what I am told is light leakage around
> the shutter blinds of my M6 (about 10 yrs old). I have noticed it on a
> few negatives (about 2 or 3 per film) particularly when there is a
> highlight at the frame edge and when the lens is being used wide open
> and at a slow shutter speed (i.e. in lowish light situations such as
> 1/30 @ f2). It manifests itself with the highlight "spreading" into
> the film rebate.
Gerry,
although I don't know what the 'film rebate' is (my English is too poor) it
might be the following:
The shutter curtains have a break that prevents them from jumping back after
they have been released. On my M6 (8 years old) this is one of the recommended
things to fix when I sent the camera in for some adjustment.
Cost: approximately DM 300,--
Hope this helps
christoph