Help Me Solve A Problem--IIIc w/Pics

[boxerjim]

light leak, since the shutter travels vertically, there has to be some source of light fogging the negative

 

[John Shriver]

Of Leica rangfinder cameras, only the CL, CLE, and M8 have vertically traveling shutters.

If the fog is in the film margin as well, it's a light leak. If it's not, it's the shutter.

 

[Laforet]

Hi used to have a Zorki 6 that had an extreme form of lag: the second curtain wont move out at 1/30s, unless the camera is turned 90 degrees to allow gravity do its work...

 

[wjlapier]

Went out yesterday and shot a roll of Tura 400 ( a C41 film ), and got all images back with no streak of over exposure in them. The roll is only 12 exposures if that might mean anything. What I was surprised about was the color cast of the film. I use a Coolscan V to scan and set it to Neg mono, with ICE only. Check the color--would this be consistant with old film not stored properly? I only paid $1 per roll and bought 19 of them. In CS2 I can get the purple tint out, but I hoping to do little to no post when shooting with film. Second shot has slight level adjustment.

Bill

 

[spyder2000]

I think it's a light leak and coming through the rangefinder window closest to the shutter release. That leak accesses the film only when the shutter is open but it comes from above, and is thus able to flow outside of the frame. The cause is likely a missing seal in the top of the camera.

Look at the lighting in the pictures that show this defect and imagine how that light falls on the front of the camera during exposure. It's the light that strikes the camera front from above the horizon and it's being reflected down into the body to the lens side of the shutter.

I bet if you focus, place your finger over that rangefinder window, and then release the shutter you won't see this leak on your film.

Then again, I could be wrong.

 

[colyn]

I think it's a light leak and coming through the rangefinder window closest to the shutter release..

Not possible..

The window you refer to is the vertical alignment window and there is no access to the film chamber through it..

This camera does not have seals either..

The only way for light to enter the chamber through the top is for a defect or missing piece of the crate or shell which is very unlikely since he does not have the problem on every frame..