on 4/18/02 4:40 PM, --p.j. at johnsonpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Take a look at this photo folks!
> http://www.lunarpages.com/johnsonpa/scratches6.jpg
> for an even larger version go here:
> http://www.lunarpages.com/johnsonpa/scratches5.jpg
> (yes, the scan stinks, but that is another matter :-)
>
> My 4T is scratching my slides to pieces.
> The scratches are white on the slide and there are all over the slides.
> It seems like each roll has a seperate set of scratches that are pretty
> uniform throughout the roll. Sometimes some get added and a few go away
> during the roll. In any case, what you can see in the photo are only the
> ones that are visible after scanning and resizing. The slides are covered
> in scratches that don't show up in the photo. Some are fractions of a
> milimeter apart as well. There doesn't seem to be a top-to-bottom preference
> either.
> Anybody have any suggestions?
>
> muchos gracias,
Open the camera and clean out any dust or specks of anything you see in
there... I use Q-tips and Windex. Swab it on and then dry using the other
end of the Q-tip. Blow out the interior with canned 'air'. Now look at the
path the film travels closely. If your camera is doing it, there is probably
only about 2-4" where it could be happening... from the lip of the film
cassette to the wind spindle. Check for any sharp or rough-looking areas.
If you find any, I think its a repair-shop job unless its something that
would wipe off... Most cameras are pretty clean inside, are you getting
scratches on every roll through the camera, or just some? That would be the
processing lab instead, which is my suspicion...
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|
