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Patrick Gillis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 09:14 pm: | 
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I have a canon FT in good condition I bought from EBay and the first roll turned out fine but the last 2 had the lower left hand corner blackend. What could this be from.
Any ideas
Thanks
Patrick Gillis |
Charles
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 11:45 pm: |
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Well, the obvious thing to check for first would be an obstruction between lens and film, or maybe something loose in the lens - assuming that the fault doesn't lie with whoever developed your photos (that first roll DID turn out well, after all). I'd check for loose pieces of light seal material (something might have fallen loose when you were changing rolls) or film chips first. |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 12:23 pm: |
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Don't forget the image is upside down as it is projected onto the film. Something in the lower left hand corner will be the result of something that blocked the upper right hand corner of the projected image....it could be as simple as a loose fabric flap hanging from the hinge edge of the mirror when it flips up. Something like that? Kind of hard to unscramble the egg without seeing the camera, however. I believe I would replace the light seal for good measure in any camera of that age. Remember "Interslice" on E-Bay and $6 will cure light leak concerns. Good luck.
Jon |
rick oleson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 01:59 pm: |
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my guess is with jon: check out the mirror hinge cover. something in the lens wouldn't show distinctly like that on your photos, it has to be close to the film at the upper right corner.
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Charles Fallis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 06, 2004 - 07:43 am: |
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Open the back of your camera, set it on bulb and trip the shutter. Look for something dangling or stuck somewhere between the lens and the film. |
