Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 5, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I process my films on a professional LAB, overall Luis the technical quality of your images is quite wonderful...just thinking that earlier as I reviewed your latest photos... the one that I especially liked was the two women talking, in the old street.... Steve > the last frame was probably at > 1/200, when I have the camera "sleeping" for a while, I have sometimes > problems at 1/200, a shutter failure; but IMO this can't affect the > problem > of the bands... > > Thanks for your help > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En > nombre de > Jim Nichols > Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 06 de junio de 2007 1:47 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: Re: [Leica] LEICA IIIF - I NEED SOME HELP > > Luis, > > Since the Leica shutter travels horizontally, it is difficult for > me to > accept that the banding is caused by a camera problem. The last > frame is an > extreme example of what I have seen as a shutter adjustment problem > at 1/500 > and 1/1000 of a second. Do you process the film yourself? > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Luis Ripoll" <luisripoll@telefonica.net> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 6:39 PM > Subject: [Leica] LEICA IIIF - I NEED SOME HELP > > >> Hi all, and specially to the IIIF experts Daniel Ridings and Peter >> Dzwig >> >> Usually I have some problems with the firsts shots on a film on my >> IIIF, >> please see this picture: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/01.jpg.html >> >> the sky is with some bands (I hope you understand what I say). I >> have this >> problem with the firsts pictures of the film, at least on the >> first ones >> is >> very accentuated. A friend said me that this is produced because I >> don't >> cut >> the beginning of the film as it is indicated on the IIIF, in my >> opinion is > >> a >> problem of training the film, but I think that's npo normal and >> probably >> it >> is someting wrong either on my procedure or on my camera. If I >> said on my >> procedure is because not always I have the problem, at least so >> strong as >> it >> is showed here. Should I cut the film with the Leica special template >> tool?, >> is a deffect of the camera?. >> >> I ask me if it could be a curtain problem, please look at these two: >> >> this one is clearly underexposed: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/06.jpg.html >> >> and on this one I had a failure on the shutter / curtain: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/07.jpg.html >> >> Through these two last pictures your opinion will probably be, >> "this is a >> shutter/curtain problem and your camera needs a CLA", but for me is >> difficult to accept, if it was a mechanical problem it will be a >> permanent >> problem on all the film, but the problem is basically on the first >> shots, >> and when I've carefully cutted previously the film, I have >> practically >> eliminated the problem, or reduced to only the 2 or 3 first pictures. >> >> All these pictures has been not worked on Photoshop, they are as >> they are >> scanned. >> >> If someone has similar experiences it will be helpful for me, TIA >> for your >> advices >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Luis >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information