Re: funny corners

["gess" <gess@icon.co.za>]

Hi

Well, your picture didn't look like a whole lot on my screen, however I can
tell you that my M4P produces small symetrical (left and right) extensions
into the black borders of the exposed film (about the size you say) on left
and right bottom corners. My M6 does not so I think this was something on
the M4P.

Harold

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> From: Kari Eloranta <eloranta@lammio.hut.fi>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Cc: eloranta@santra.hut.fi
> Subject: funny corners
> Date: 13 June, 1997 12:12 PM
> 
> Question for the M-philes:
> 
> When I look at closely an unframed slide or a neg. that has  
> travelled through my M4P the bottom of it looks like (I hope this  
> renders ok on your screen - straight ascii):
> 
> 
>  |                    |
>  |                    |
> \________...._________/
> 
> 
> So there are funny little dents at the two corners. About one  
> millimeter high and a fraction of a millimeter wide. They're  
> identical (mirror symmetric). The top corners are clean right angles  
> as usual.
> 
> Slide frame masks these but when I print BW full frame they are  
> visible. Like the little squiggles at the corners of Hassy negs.
> 
> Is this a bug or a feature?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Kari