The top slot has foam, excluding one inch to the right and left sides. I
can't figure out why....there doesn't appear to be any difference along the
entire channel. I added a thin yarn to the bottom slot and there is less
streaking now, but it's still there. I'd like to invest in a higher-end
Olympus. I have several lenses (28/2.8, 50/1.4, 50/1.8, 35-70/3.5-4.8,
100/2.8, Mackinon 80-200/4.5, Vivitar 100-300/5) and I'd like to stick with
the Olympus. I bought the OM-2000 because it was on sale and I wanted to
try SLR photography. I'm hooked big time.
thanks
Jodi
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] light leak
> I missed part of this. Are you loading your own film? If so, try some
> factory packed film first before going to the trouble of sending the
camera
> back for warranty service. The factory won't do a film test anyway.
> Also, am I correct that the OM-2000 does not use foam filled slots around
> the back cover?
>
> John Hermanson
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Robison <omrobison@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] light leak
>
>
> > Hello Jodi, I noticed in you'r first post you said
> > the camera was purchased new in august 99. If true,
> > the camera should still be in warrenty. Why not send
> > it back to Olympus with sample negs and prints?
> > Perhaps the leak is coming from the front of the
> > camera some how. Just a thought. John Robison
> >
> > --- Jodi Jakeway <jjakeway@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I do notice a slight flex to the camera back. I use
> > > Kodak Tri-X and Ilford
> > > HP5+ b&w and develop my own (at home I use D-76
> > > developer, at school Ilford
> > > ID-11). Perhaps my changing bag has a leak, as two
> > > rolls I did at school
> > > have no marks. Would a leak in the changing bag
> > > cause the intermittent
> > > streaks along the sprocket holes? It would seem I
> > > would get density all
> > > over the images. I shot a roll yesterday with black
> > > tape on the back in a
> > > scientific process (or so I thought). I taped the
> > > top 1/3 of the camera
> > > back and shot 4 pics (seemed like enough to go from
> > > cassette to take-up),
> > > then I taped the middle third and shot 4 more. Did
> > > this for 36 pics ending
> > > with taping the entire top and bottom for the last 4
> > > pics. I developed (at
> > > home) and still have intermittent streaks that don't
> > > correspond to anything.
> > > I took the tape off before rewinding, maybe I should
> > > shoot a roll and rewind
> > > with it totally taped up? Must be the bag? I'll
> > > shoot a roll and develop
> > > at the school lab Saturday.....hope that's all it
> > > is.
> > > Thanks for all the great responses from Garth, Keith
> > > & Shawn.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 10:14 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [OM] light leak
> > >
> > >
> > > > At 09:59 PM 3/29/00 -0500, Jodi Jakeway wrote:
> > > The last five rolls have slight streaking at the neg
> > > edges and the prints
> > > have a slight lightening at the edges where this
> > > streak occurs>
> > >
> > > > More info, please. Do you develop your own negs,
> > > or job them out? Is it
> > > always to the same development lab, or different
> > > places? Try to think of
> > > any and all variables in this equation. It might
> > > not be the camera at all,
> > > given what little info you've told us about your
> > > attempts to prevent further
> > > leaks.
> > > >
> > > > Garth
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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