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[KGB-Spion]

What`s up with my photoes ?

Dear users,

recently I shot some pics with my Zenit EM. It`s history is a little strange - it was lying about 20 years in a very wet place ... It took 2 weeks for restoring it.

Everything works fine, but : 3 of 72 photos have those strange lightleaks ! only 3 but now the creepiest thing:

My other russian cam (zenit 3m) has the same sort of problems - and a professional repairman told me , all things are in good working condition.

What is it ? A bad shutter problem ? But the shutter works fine ! I`ve tested it this morning in my university!

The other photos are in BEST quality I have ever seen! (compared with my old sony digicam -6MP Zeis objective)

Look at tis photo:
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=forum4wlc.jpg

 

[KGB-Spion]

What does it mien "bounching" ?

 

[KGB-Spion]

OK - this is something I couldn`t realize 🙂

Maybe there are other camerás having the same problem ? Maybe its still a lightleak ?

 

[Bluesman]

It *is* a light leak, as a result of the shutter curtain not shutting properly at the end of the "travel distance". You need to get it fixed. Or maybe take a chance: give the camera a few hours of shutter "gymnastics" - fire the camera a few hundred times without film, at different speeds. Then load it and do another test roll.

Good luck /Richard

 

[KGB-Spion]

Okay - now this is what I`ve done :

I gave it the gymnastics 4 hours long and tested everything with a BPW 42 phototransistor. now look at this photo - seems quiet OK - am I right ?

http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=forum2hf8v.jpg

(my scanner is bad)

 

[Bluesman]

Much better. If all the shots on that film are like this, your camera is OK-ish. Seems it just needed a workout 🙂

/R

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Amazing after 20 years in a wet place. That is was still restorable is amazing.

 

[KGB-Spion]

Thank You for your comments ! I am glad to hear them !