Yashica T4 Scratching Film

[nightfly]

My Yashica T4 is consistently scratching film. I can't figure out where or why. Is there anywhere that services T4's that could fix this? It's been my go to camera for color film and travel for almost 15 years.

 

[Don Parsons]

Sure it isn't the processing lab?

 

[pvdhaar]

Check that the film guides are clean and have no blemishes. Many scratches are caused by a bit of emulsion that falls down on the image area of the film and finally ends up on the felt where the film enters the cartridge while it's being rewound..

 

[furcafe]

Also check any rollers. If the scratches are consistent in their height, you should be able to @ least narrow down where the problem is coming from.

As far as service, if you're in the U.S., you should check w/ToCAD, as they're the official legacy Kyocera Yashica/Contax repair contractor.

 

[williams473]

Do you bulk-load your film? I get scratches from doing that if I'm not careful the felt on the cartridges is clean.

 

[nightfly]

They are actually inconsistent, well same place but not on every frame and I don't bulk load my film.

I'm going to give it a good cleaning. I often take it to the beach and although it's sealed with a rubber gasket, sand tends to be crafty.

I just got around to scanning some slides from the summer and have fallen back in love with this camera for color.