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[OM] Re: OM4 Strange print stains

Subject: [OM] Re: OM4 Strange print stains
From: "Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas" <cjss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 02:06:42 +0200
Hi all,

>I'm having an intermittent fault with my OM4. Lately I have had a few
>returned prints (perhaps 10 in 72) which have a peculiar 'stain' on
>them.
>It is always exactly the same elongated arc shape, a thin line approx
>5mm wide, that is positioned in exactly the same place on the print
[snip]
>But its
>always EXACTLY the same shape, something more fixed in shape than string
>could ever be! Does this make sense?

It could be the problem mentioned in earlier posts, but also could be
something much simpler... A quick test, just in case: keep the shutter open
in B, open the back and take off the lens or body cap, then search for a
hair or something alike around the frame -- particularly at the bottom side.

Hope this helps,

...

Carlos J. Santisteban

<cjss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<http://cjss.galeon.com>



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