wgerrard
Veteran
Putting film in my M3 this morning, my eye caught something in the finder that ought not to be there: A roughly triangular black mark in the upper right corner. It isn't solid black, more of a mesh. It resembles a piece of a fingerprint someone might leave after touching a finger to a black ink pad. It's not noticeable when I actually use the finder at my eye, but it is clearly visible otherwise. I can't be certain, but I think it is on the prism.
I'm reasonably sure that it wasn't there a few days ago.
I'm reasonably sure that it wasn't there a few days ago.
MartinP
Veteran
Sorry to say it, but Google for prism-separation and compare the notes/pictures with what you see on your camera.
wgerrard
Veteran
I bought the camera in late July from Youxin Ye, after he had done a CLA and repaired a separation issue. I've contacted him and he's said to return the camera to him for a full refund.
Can't ask for more than that. I like people who stand behind their work.
Can't ask for more than that. I like people who stand behind their work.
Ken Ford
Refuses to suffer fools
Youxin Ye is a real treasure!
mike kim
Established
Good to hear that. Does anybody have pictures of what prism separation looks like? I could never find them in Google, for some reason.
seifadiaz
Established
ferider
Veteran
If it looks like a finger print it could be one, left behind when the top plate was put back on.
It resembles a fingerprint in that it's a network of fine lines, but a fingerprint made by some who put black enamel on the ink pad.