Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] Technical Problem from Film Era--can anyone help?
From: curtisbliss at yahoo.com (curtisbliss at yahoo.com)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:12:46 -0500
References: <54049ae6e82ea50bf770ecd3605f3c12@mail.gmail.com>

I had some airport scanned film that looked like that before.  Maybe the 
film was fogged?  You could waste a roll from the suspect batch and see if 
it is fogged or clear as it should be?
Curt

CB's

Ipad

On Sep 17, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:

> While I really love shooting with my Mamiya M645, I?ve noticed with the
> last few rolls that I?m getting what looks like a light streak
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/band+of+light+problem.jpg.html
> 
> On perhaps one or two frames per roll.
> 
> 
> 
> What is the cause of this?
> 
> ?       Shutter problem (though why would it extend to the edges of the
> frame)?
> 
> ?       Light leak in the camera? (could be, since the foam?s older than
> half of the US electorate)
> 
> ?       Mistake with loading the film onto the reel (I noted that the film
> tangled a bit while I loaded it this time.  The blotches at the left of the
> frame may have been caused by the little friction balls in the plastic reel
> used to cinch the film along.  While I sometimes see those on 120 frames, I
> never see them in 35mm, since the cinching takes place along the
> performated area.  Guess it?s time to find someone with surplus 120 Hewes
> reels and a tank!)
> 
> 
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim
> 
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