Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the most baffling light leak in my "new" IIIc. I get about 10 or 15 "leaks" per roll; most are confined to the top right of the negative(bottom of the camera) in the sprocket hole area, and a little into the negative, and looks sort of like a bent triangle (if that makes any sense). About five of the leaks are black lines, maybe a centimeter wide, running top to bottom on the negative (white in print). I know this has to be happening while the film is on the take-up spool, as the sprocket holes make nice little black squares between the holes behind. I have checked absolutely everything: shutter curtains, curtain baffles, screw holes. I even taped up the baseplate where the adjacent vulcanite is missing as I thought that light might be getting in there. I have taken the camera into a dark room with a bright Mag-light and checked out every concievable combination of shutter curtain position, film speed, etc. I have tried a different lens, and tried not removing the lens while loaded, all to no avail. This is my first Leica after two years of a Zorki 1 (that works perfectly), so I am a little disappointed with my experience thus far. Any help would be greatly appreciated. - -matt - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html