Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matt, I have had the same problem with my M3. As long as I kept it in its case, there was nothing wrong, but as soon as I removed the camera from its case, the leaks occured. I also tried almost everything, until I had the opportunity to change the baseplate. Although the 'new' one looked much worse than the original one, the problem was solved. Hope this helps.... Johan Doumont > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html