farlymac
PF McFarland
The Zorki 1 is still scratching my film, but why it started to do it to the b&w and not the C41 stuff, I don't know. I'll have to run some color through it to see if it is a new developement, or a matter of film base thickness. I hope it's not the curtains doing it since I put four coats of fabric paint on them to fix the holes.
Ilford HP5 PLUS 400 is a bit grainier than I thought it would be, but then I had no control over the developement (commercially hand done). I did get the best scan this time, so that might have helped on the touch-up in PSE8. I took out the scratches, and removed some offending overhead branches in one photo ( there, I admit it). Only thing else was cropping to get the file size down to a manageable level for posting.
Three samples:
Serene by br1078phot, on Flickr
Last Years Flowers by br1078phot, on Flickr
A Delicate Balance by br1078phot, on Flickr
See the rest on Flickr at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157626719244168/
I am liking this camera better the more I use it. I've even ordered an I-26M for it so I can use the 40.5 filter set from my Contax IIa. I have an eye on a couple of other lenses, just want to check on references of the sellers before I make that leap.
PF
Ilford HP5 PLUS 400 is a bit grainier than I thought it would be, but then I had no control over the developement (commercially hand done). I did get the best scan this time, so that might have helped on the touch-up in PSE8. I took out the scratches, and removed some offending overhead branches in one photo ( there, I admit it). Only thing else was cropping to get the file size down to a manageable level for posting.
Three samples:
Serene by br1078phot, on Flickr
Last Years Flowers by br1078phot, on Flickr
A Delicate Balance by br1078phot, on Flickr
See the rest on Flickr at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157626719244168/
I am liking this camera better the more I use it. I've even ordered an I-26M for it so I can use the 40.5 filter set from my Contax IIa. I have an eye on a couple of other lenses, just want to check on references of the sellers before I make that leap.
PF
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wolves3012
Veteran
Possible reasons for scratching the film would include film chips from careless film cutting/loading (not necessarily by you) or a scratched pressure plate. It's quite easy to remove the shutter crate from the body, I'd be doing that to investigate...assuming the problem is definitely in the camera and not processing.
farlymac
PF McFarland
I might try that, as soon as I determine that it won't affect the shutter workings. I don't want to put it back together only to find the speeds are all off.
The I-26M came as I was in the middle of writing this. Can't wait to open it up.
PF
The I-26M came as I was in the middle of writing this. Can't wait to open it up.
PF