Sparrow
Veteran
Hey Stewart! This is something that seems to cause problems on some of my older 6x9. I make similar baffles for some of mine (My Moskva5 and Voigtlander RF really need them).
It also seems that Ilford print the frame numbers in feint print, almost a dot-matrix, on the FP4+ and HP5+ roll film. It's really quite difficult to see and helps if you move the window into a bright light to see better!!!!! Other film seems to have a more solid print. Neopan is very clear.
Yep, it helps I think. That one has always lived in the case since my granddad bought it in 1932 so the window is still a very dark red and the Ilford stuff is, as you say, difficult to see