Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/18

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Subject: [Leica] R8 scratch revist
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Mon Oct 18 22:54:31 2004
References: <BAY19-DAV17wY6YHkid00010892@hotmail.com>

Hi Eric:

You might want to check the pressure plate for any roughness.

Jim


eric wrote:
> Having shot several rolls of film with my R8 I have noticed long 
> horizontal scratches which seem to appear intermittently but always in 
> the same area. It is on the non emulsion, 'shiny' side of the film.
> 
> I am trying to track down the problem - my lab, my scanner etc.
> My worst fear is that it is my 'new' preowned R8.
> Didn't the R8 scratch problem occur on the emulsion side?
> If the camera was to blame, I assume the scratches would be on all 
> frames and not be intermittent.
> 
> Anyone actually had an R8 scratch problem?
> 
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