RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Don Sanderson
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

RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Bob W
OTECTED] 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- > >

Re: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread John Forbes
Second shutter curtain slowing down at the end of its travel? Perhaps only occurring at certain shutter speeds? Course, with digi, you could check the exif data to see the speed! John On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:39:11 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > on several of the black & w

RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Don Sanderson
06 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

RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/24 Sat AM 10:15:33 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > Sorry Bob, I was assuming Pentax. ;-) > Don't know much about Leic

Re: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Vic Mortelmans
I'd rather say the first curtain slowing down at the end of it's travel, causing the second to catch up and the left side of the picture being underexposed. Groeten, Vic John Forbes wrote: > Second shutter curtain slowing down at the end of its travel? Perhaps > only occurring at certain sh

RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread mike wilson
It might be related to shutter speed. > > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/24 Sat AM 09:57:44 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > Leica M4-2. > Don't know

Re: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Check the aperture blades on the lens in question. Regards, Bob S. On 6/24/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 o

Re: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's a sticky shutter. Time for a CLA. Paul On Jun 24, 2006, at 5:39 AM, Bob W wrote: > 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

Re: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread John Forbes
On reflection, I think you are right. But it certainly looks like a shutter curtain problem, one way or another. John On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:45:01 +0100, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd rather say the first curtain slowing down at the end of it's travel, > causing the second

Re: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" 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 som

RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Bob W
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Vic Mortelmans > Sent: 24 June 2006 11:45 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Problem with uneven illumination > > I'd rather say the first curtain slowing down at the end of > it's travel, > causi

RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread mike wilson
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RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread Bob W
Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of mike wilson > Sent: 24 June 2006 19:08 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > You should always keep your gear in tiptop condition.

Re: RE: Problem with uneven illumination

2006-06-24 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/24 Sat PM 06:24:52 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" > Subject: RE: Problem with uneven illumination > > It's the sort of thing people are used to in North Yorkshire. Why,