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Lance Eldridge
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 08:41 pm: | 
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I am running into an issue with one of my XD-11's that I am wondering
if anyone has seen before. On my prints approximately 1/3 across the
picture from the left hand side I am getting a vertical red band. This
occurs on different films and lenses, so I am sure it is a camera
issue. I sent this camera in for a CLA and while I believe they did a
decent job overall this was a big problem with the first batch of
prints that I got back. In this first batch you could see what
appeared to be the diode shape and a black felt appearing area in the
shots. I sent the camera back and it was diagnosed as a problem with
light coming through the memo area of the film door and this was repaired.
I shot another test roll when the camera came back and of the the 25
prints I took, I can see this red area in only 3 of them. Whereas if
the red area was a 10 intensity before, now it is a 2 on one picture,
and a .5 in the other two. The worst of this second batch was taken
outside in direct sunlight .
I put a lense on the camera and opened the back in a dark room and
tried to see if I could visualy recreate seeing the red diode through
the camera back, but I was unable to. The two test rolls were shot
using aperture priority.
I could post examples of scans from the slides if it would help. I
would like to take this camera on an upcoming vacation, but do not
trust it at this point for the "once in a lifetime" shot.
The light seals have been replaced in the film door and the one across
where the mirror returns appears to have been done as well. I do not
think the ones that run on the left and right sides of the focusing
screen were replaced.
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Lance |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 10:46 am: |
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If this problem was not present before you sent it for the CLA,then to put it bluntly they did a crap job!Send it back, with the slides/photos as evidence and tell them to put it right. |
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