Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Benjamin Marks wrote: > I recently bought two IIIa's from different sources. I've been using [snip] > Any comments on this phenoninon? I would have thought it a defect in the The "top of the image" is the bottom of the negative. It seems likely that you're not getting the film or the canister and take-up spool far enough into the camera body, i.e. toward the top deck. I check film alignment at the beginning of a roll by removing the lens, setting the speed to B, holding down the shutter release, and adjusting the film up or down as necessary with my finger. > > Other than the above the results on b&w film are great: the images are > sharp and contrasty and print easily. What lens are you using? Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. http://www.connix.com/~royzart