Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had this exact problem with my IIIF. I will bet that you shot these at 1/1000 sec or close to it. What happened is that the edges of the shutter curtains become frayed over time. Maybe the rubber wears off of the edge. In any case there are threads on the edge of the curtain. Long term, the cure is new curtains. I actually fixed mine by putting a bit of white glue on my finger and rubbing it into the edge of the curtain. This glues the threads down. I forget how I got the curtain half open, but probably set it to "time" and turned the shutter speed dial backwards. Obviously don't use too much glue. Probably most folks will tell you not to do this :) Good luck! Mike D Luis Ripoll wrote: > Hi all, and specially to the IIIF experts Daniel Ridings and Peter Dzwig > > Usually I have some problems with the firsts shots on a film on my IIIF, > please see this picture: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/01.jpg.html > > the sky is with some bands ...