> > From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/24 Sat AM 10:15:33 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > Sorry Bob, I was assuming Pentax. ;-) > Don't know much about Leicas but a light leak can cause wierd things, > different effects depending on light direction, etc. > Also if the camera has a horizontal run shutter the "trailing" shutter > curtain may be hesitating at the start of it's run. > Pretty common on Pentax Spotmatics and some K Series cameras. > I also have a FED (Leica clone) that does this after not being > used for a while. >
I second the shutter suggestion. The twice I have seen this, it was more consistent and the deliniation was sharper but it seems to fit the signs. > HTH > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > Bob W > > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:58 AM > > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > > > > > Leica M4-2. > > Don't know. Does it have a film door? To load the camera you take off > > the bottom plate. If it was a problem with the camera I would expect > > it to show the same thing on each frame. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Don Sanderson > > > Sent: 24 June 2006 10:55 > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > > > > > What model camera Bob? > > > How are the film door light seals? > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > > > Bob W > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:39 AM > > > > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > > > > Subject: Problem with uneven illumination > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > on several of the black & white pictures I have taken recently the > > > > illumination is uneven across the frame - part of the left side is > > > > significantly lighter than the rest of the frame. Here are some > > > > examples which show this: > > > > > > > > http://www.web-options.com/Fret/pages/13600001.htm > > > > http://www.web-options.com/Fret/pages/13600014.htm > > > > http://www.web-options.com/Fret/pages/13600024.htm > > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

