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PF McFarland
The exposures seemed to be lighter on the left side of the frame when I shot this with some Kodak Ektar 100, so I put in some Kodak Tri-X 400, and screwed an orange filter on front of the Industar-26m so I could shoot some frames at 1/250, then take the filter off and shoot the rest at 1/500 to check for capping.
Well, there isn’t a capping problem, but a light leak from the top of the film door manifested itself in flares along the bottom of the frames. I noticed it before with the Ektar, but thought it was just spurious as it only affected a couple of frames. With the more sensitive Tri-X it really stood out, totally ruining some shots.
I’ll have to see if I can tweak the first curtain, as the previous owner seems to have mangled that adjuster. To fix the light leak, I first sighted down the length of the door to check the straightness, and finding it off a bit flexed it back into shape. Then I put some Mouline Special DMC 25 #310 black threads (find it at your local hobby/arts/crafts shop) in the door channels to increase the seal. What’s great about the Zorki is it has felt seals, so you don’t have to glue the threads in, the felt will grab it after it is pressed into the channels by the door. And if that doesn’t work, it’s easy to remove before doing a total seal replacement.
BTW, I was also going to use the new-to-me Gossen Luna-Pro F meter, but got confused as to which way the buttons were to be set, and thought it wasn’t working right, so I Sunny-16’nd my way through the roll.
The Light Comes Through by P F McFarland, on Flickr
The leak took over this one, and there was no fixing it. The orange filter turned out to be overkill on the deep blue sky that day.
Flared Moon by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I was able to somewhat fix the leak in this one, but it’s still not right.
Tank Top by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I was able to burn in the leak areas of this frame, then figured out I could just crop it a bit to create a better scene.
JacksonRiverBridge by P F McFarland, on Flickr
No filter this time, cropped to eliminate the leak, and center up the subject.
This Creepy Old House by P F McFarland, on Flickr
See all 13 photos and narration at https://flic.kr/s/aHskyzL9G2
PF
Well, there isn’t a capping problem, but a light leak from the top of the film door manifested itself in flares along the bottom of the frames. I noticed it before with the Ektar, but thought it was just spurious as it only affected a couple of frames. With the more sensitive Tri-X it really stood out, totally ruining some shots.
I’ll have to see if I can tweak the first curtain, as the previous owner seems to have mangled that adjuster. To fix the light leak, I first sighted down the length of the door to check the straightness, and finding it off a bit flexed it back into shape. Then I put some Mouline Special DMC 25 #310 black threads (find it at your local hobby/arts/crafts shop) in the door channels to increase the seal. What’s great about the Zorki is it has felt seals, so you don’t have to glue the threads in, the felt will grab it after it is pressed into the channels by the door. And if that doesn’t work, it’s easy to remove before doing a total seal replacement.
BTW, I was also going to use the new-to-me Gossen Luna-Pro F meter, but got confused as to which way the buttons were to be set, and thought it wasn’t working right, so I Sunny-16’nd my way through the roll.
The Light Comes Through by P F McFarland, on Flickr
The leak took over this one, and there was no fixing it. The orange filter turned out to be overkill on the deep blue sky that day.
Flared Moon by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I was able to somewhat fix the leak in this one, but it’s still not right.
Tank Top by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I was able to burn in the leak areas of this frame, then figured out I could just crop it a bit to create a better scene.
JacksonRiverBridge by P F McFarland, on Flickr
No filter this time, cropped to eliminate the leak, and center up the subject.
This Creepy Old House by P F McFarland, on Flickr
See all 13 photos and narration at https://flic.kr/s/aHskyzL9G2
PF
farlymac
PF McFarland
I fixed the light leak! Ran a roll of BW400CN through it last evening, and everything came out without a flare. Now if I could just get the rangefinder a little brighter...
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btgc
Veteran
Congratulations! Fixing FSU camera delivers feelings like wrestling some big bad guy from cold war movie.
My FED-5 appears to leak outdoors under sunlight.
My FED-5 appears to leak outdoors under sunlight.
nukecoke
⚛Yashica
Glad you fixed it.
I just bought this piece of leatherette from the bay and intend to replace the plastic covering on my Zorki-6. However my newly bought Canon L2 RF is just too damn good and I have to put the Z-6 down for a while...
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Thanks, it's a work in progress. Next will be to open the top, and clean out the rangefinder prism.
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I've always had the thought that if I ever recover it, it would have to be something really different. I see all kinds of neat designs in the craft shops, but they are usually on paper stock.
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