Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great suggestions! The Mamiya M645 is a bit of a strange animal: it has interchangeable film inserts, but not interchangeable backs. In other words, you can pre-load film into the little holders and shoot to your heart's content, popping one out at the end of a roll and quickly reloading with a fresh roll. Since I didn't have this problem when I manually loaded each roll at a time (rather than popping in and out the inserts), it may be that, indeed, the film became loose during the switches. I'll try it again by not pre-loading the inserts). -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:33 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Technical Problem from Film Era--can anyone help? It could be you loaded the film and it got loose so light leaked in as you mentioned having trouble with this load and not others. We cant always load film in a low light room if its in the sunlight then everything has to happen smoothly to avoid "accidents" with Brownie film. (medium format film) And like you said it could be the foam in the back needs to be replaced. I'd shoot another roll to know. If your leaks are only that previous roll and not the one before or after it than maybe you're ok in the getting your back CLA'd department. I'm spend more money on having my backs maintained than my cameras and lights combined. But when I get a used camera certainly a modular type I include getting the camera and back CLA'd as part of the price I have to pay for the system. Modular cameras with interchangeable backs require way more maintenance from the photographer than more closed cameras. On 9/17/13 7:03 PM, "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > Mamiya M645, -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information