robbiechad
RobbieChad
Blake Werts
Established
As a relatively new user of these wonderful Russian rangefinders I have to ask: does aiming the camera directly at the sun damage shutter curtains in any way? For some reason I've convinced myself that this isn't a good thing to do...
??? Thanks!
??? Thanks!
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
with cloth shutter curtains there is the risk of burning holes in them.
Blake Werts
Established
Ahhh.. so is this a likely cause of an occasional "light orbs" I've gotten on occasion in very heavy light? Almost like a little pixie or two floating in the midst of my image... ?
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
Highway 61
Revisited
Robbie, you should avoid taking pictures while not pointing that Industar directly into the sun, unless your goal is to get some gore pictures of a stranger riveted onto a metallic cross.
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Impressive pictures, Robbie.
Blake, a camera with lens but no cap should not be left aimed at the sun for any length of time. A hole in a shutter curtain is a permanent thing, not intermittent.
Blake, a camera with lens but no cap should not be left aimed at the sun for any length of time. A hole in a shutter curtain is a permanent thing, not intermittent.
oscroft
Veteran
That's more likely to be out-of-focus dust particles illuminated by the bright light.
robbiechad
RobbieChad
I know about the dangers of leaving a cloth shutter without lens cap in the sun , this was just a second to point in the right direction and fire the shutter, more a test of how the lens handled extreme flare. it is a very sharp lens I would say equal to an Elmar.
Blake Werts
Established
Last night in a relatively dark room, I took this particular camera and shined a bright flashlight through the front of the body and examined the curtains as I slowly cocked the shutter. On occasion I can see the smallest pinprick of light in one of the curtains as it is passing by. It doesn't open up each time, however, maybe once every 4 or 5 trips across the film plane....
Is this easily repairable?
ray*j*gun
Veteran
Small holes can be repaired. I have read about various methods but I have personally used a small dot of black liquid electrical tape to seal the whole. I have seen cameras with cloth patches on the curtains but I have not ever done such a repair.
Ray
Ray
wolves3012
Veteran
It isn't a good thing to do, you're right. The risk comes from holding it steadily aimed at the sun, however, rather that aim-and-take. Burns are certainly possible but I think it's probably quite difficult to hand-hold a steady image of the sun in one spot for long enough. Saying that, it's just best avoided, in case.