crooked brightline blues

[Toby]

Just got my last roll of film back from the lab and am seeing a lot of slanted horizontals 🙁 So I put my Bessa R on a level surface and checked it. Sure enough the brightlines are askew. Is this a under hotshoe adjustment (fat chance) or is it CLA time. If so can anyone recommend a camera repair shop in or around London that is familiar with Bessas or at least other rangefinders?


Many thanks in advance


Toby

 

[pvdhaar]

Trouble with these kind of things is that the human mind is so very sensitive to it. Even if it's less than 1 degree off, it'll stick out like a sour thumb on a print, but it's also very difficult to get adjusted by such a small amount. You'll probably end up with horizons running the other way..

I'd say if it's no more than 2 degrees or so, then mentally adjust for it while shooting.