Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful cat, Gary. I pulled out a couple of prints from 1953, and the dark strip appears on the left side of the print in mine. Yours appear to be on the right. I can't offer any more suggestions, except to question whether the shutter curtains are sticking together when they should be opening? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Dalton" <grdalton at hotmail.com> To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:26 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Troubleshooting-Examples > > Thanks for your question, Philippe... The negs are transparent where the > blackened areas appear in the prints... > > A link to two troubled prints is below... > > The edge of the blacked out area would appear to be the edge of the > shutter, right? > > Could the discrepancy in size of the blackened areas be a function of the > speed selected for each shot? > > Doug suggested that the shutter is "capping" ... and a CLA as the cure.... > > > http://filmuser3.smugmug.com/gallery/8321924_uSXgv/1/545203831_D8p2k > > > >> Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 07:42:57 +0200 >> From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Troubleshooting >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >