Haunted Kiev II?

[gdmcclintock]

Oh FSU wizards and other interested gurus, I purchased a Kiev II a couple of years ago and had good luck with it until recently. At random, it seems, images are haunted with a flash of light. It's not lens flare as the same pattern has been seen with a couple of lenses. Assuming it was a light leak and not a shutter problem, my trusted repairman worked on the camera but was not able to fix it. He believes the shutter is functioning correctly. The light flash appears at speeds 125/sec and above. Has anyone seen this problem before? The attached JPG was shot with Provia 400. Not really sure of the speed and aperture but 125/sec at f11 seems about right. Lens was a Jupiter-9.

Thanks!

George

 

[Sonnar Brian]

It's probably a light leak, Kiev's are infamous for them. They use a "string" seal for the top portion of the camera, tape around the viewfinder.

http://www3.telus.net/public/rpnchbck/index.html

You might also check that the shutter is capping at all speeds while winding.

You can also look up "Eddy Smolov" for fast and reasonable service for the Kiev.

 

[gdmcclintock]

Thanks! I checked out the website. As I am not sure I have the competence to disassemble my Kiev, I'll call Eddy Smolov.