Captain Mainwaring
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Hi, I got me a Rodenstock Clarovid II last week, and the test roll made me scratch my head. That wasn't the only thing to get scratched, though. Nearly every frame out of eight (with the exception of two) has multiple scratches. The scratches themselves are rather conspicuous on the scan; the other photograph features those metal bits that hold the rolls in place. They have sharp edges, so they'd be the obvious culprits, only I cannot for the life of me fathom just where they'd get in contact with the surface of the film rather than the backing paper.
Another issue is the horizontal stripe at the very top of the picture. I have one on every single frame. Croppable, but irritating.
Lastly, all the focus-to-infinity photographs look somewhat softish. I wonder whether that's a feature of the lens or the result of the assembly being in need of calibration.
I love the look and the feel and the fact that it has a rangefinder, which is a rare thing to find on a camera from the 30s, but it looks like I'm in for some work on this one. Any suggestions on how to solve any of the problems outlined above would be highly appreciated. So far, I'm musing on whether I should just tear out those metal bits and see what happens next…
Another issue is the horizontal stripe at the very top of the picture. I have one on every single frame. Croppable, but irritating.
Lastly, all the focus-to-infinity photographs look somewhat softish. I wonder whether that's a feature of the lens or the result of the assembly being in need of calibration.
I love the look and the feel and the fact that it has a rangefinder, which is a rare thing to find on a camera from the 30s, but it looks like I'm in for some work on this one. Any suggestions on how to solve any of the problems outlined above would be highly appreciated. So far, I'm musing on whether I should just tear out those metal bits and see what happens next…