leica 35mm Summicron ASPH black-out

[mumford]

Just wondering what may cause the blackout on the left side of all the photos? The body is a Leica M2 and this Summicron is the only lens that has this problem.

 

[mumford]

all photos have blackouts on the left side.

 

[le vrai rdu]

not the lens


your shutter seems to be dead or slugish at the end

 

[le vrai rdu]

if you have it only with the summicron and tried with another lens, maybe the aperture is dead, something like a diaph blade

 

[sniki]

Something wrong with the curtain.

 

[mumford]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I think I will shoot and develop a roll of film tomorrow using different lens and see if I can determine if it is the lens or the body.

The first 30 frames are shot using a Leica 90mm Elmarit-M and there were no problems. The last 6 frames are shot using the Leica 35mm Summicron and those frames have the blackout problems.

I suppose that it is possible that the curtain has developed a problem.



I placed the lens under a light with magnifying glass. I rotated the aperture and the aperture appears to be opening and shutting without any problems. I do not see any cracks or any other obvious damages.

How do I tell if there is a broken aperture or loose baffle?

 

[Mackinaw]

Your shutter is out of whack. One of the curtains is either too slow/too fast so as "catch-up" with the other curtain. A relatively easy fix.

Jim B.