Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary, you refer to prints, have you examined the negs? can you post a scan as is ph Gary Dalton wrote: >Thanks, Jim. I'm thinking CLA... > > > > > >>From: jhnichols at lighttube.net >>To: lug at leica-users.org >>Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 21:25:10 -0500 >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Troubleshooting >> >>Gary, >> >>I have a Leica IIIa that sometimes shows those characteristics at 1/500 >>and >>1/1000, but it has been that way for 55 years, so I just avoid the higher >>speeds. If yours is down in the lower speeds, I suspect it needs shutter >>attention. >> >>Jim Nichols >>Tullahoma, TN USA >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Gary Dalton" <grdalton at hotmail.com> >>To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> >>Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:10 PM >>Subject: [Leica] Troubleshooting >> >> >> >> >>>A black band is showing up on some of my prints. This band encroaches >>>from >>>the right edge of a print (if you think of it as a landscape perspective) >>>in varying widths -- 1/10 of the way into the print all the way up to >>>2/3. >>>But, sometimes it's not there at all. If I am shooting from portrait >>>perspective, the black encroachment occurs at the top of the image. >>> >>>Regardless of how far it might extend into the image, the remaining part >>>of the exposed image can be just fine, even perfect. >>> >>>The line where the black band meets the "good" image is not usually a >>>clean cut line; I want to say it's fuzzy, soft, less opaque than the rest >>>of the black band. When it intrudes 2/3 the way across a print, it tends >>>to be more clean cut, with a more definite edge. It isn't soft or fuzzy. >>> >>>I am wondering if I have a shutter curtain issue... The bands appear way >>>to organized to simply be a leak. At least, that's my novice notion. >>> >>>Because it IS difficult to rewind a roll of film, I thought it might be a >>>film advance issue. But, none of the images seem to be overlapping each >>>other. If it weren't for the black bands encroaching from the edge, what >>>I >>>composed would still be there. >>> >>>Your thoughts? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. >>>http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail?. >http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009 > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >