John,
>From almost 60 years of experience with Leica ltm bodies, I will endeavor to
respond. In the body itself, a bottom-loader, there are no seals. The
light-tightness is provided by metal-to-metal contact. There are light
baffles around the cloth, horizontal-traveling shutter, which, if intact,
prevent leakage around the edges of the shutter.
My first Leica, a IIIa model from 1935-36, was purchased in 1952 and has
never been serviced. The last time I used it, there were no light leaks.
It, as well as its lens, could certainly use a CLA, but can still produce
images.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] The Leica film - good news and bad news and good news
> What conclusion can be drawn about the light tightness of the seals of the
> camera body ?
>
> jh
>
>
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> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 6:10 PM
> Subject: [OM] The Leica film - good news and bad news and good news
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>> The film from the Leica was developed today. I haven't seen it yet
>> (I'll pick it up tomorrow) but just got off the phone with the
>> proprietor who said I have good news and bad news. The good news is
>> that there's no charge for the developing. The bad news is that there's
>> nothing on the film except some red and blue light streaks on one side
>> of the film near the sprocket holes and equal to the width of the
>> camera... obviously the spot that was accidentally exposed when I
>> removed the bottom plate. The entire rest of the film is clear (orange
>> base) and has never seen light.
>>
>> But the final good news (sort of) is that I was way off in my estimate
>> of having rewound perhaps half of the 24 exposure roll. Nothing of the
>> sort. The lightly exposed edge of the film starts approximately four
>> frames in from the start of the roll. Conclusion: The film had been
>> loaded but no exposures had ever been made on that roll.
>>
>> I'm ecstatic and sorely disappointed at the same time. Sorry for the
>> anticlimactic ending.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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