tjkayiti
Member
Hello,
I've noticed some darkened bars on the left and right side and center of some of my images from a test roll through a Rolleiflex T I picked up. The lens is definitely a bit dusty and has some minor debris but didn't seem all that bad. So I figured I'd shoot a test roll before attempting to take the lens groups out to clean. I DSLR scan with the Valoi 120 holder and don't mask the holder or the light box, however I scanned a roll from my Mamiya TLR at the same time, the same way and didn't notice these artifacts at all. It also seems like the problem was on the negative, though it is faint and hard to tell. They also didn't seem noticeable on shots at wider apertures. Upon inspection of the camera, it kind of seems like they line up with the grooves of the pressure plate (it is set to 6x6) but I'm not sure. Could that be the issue? Has anyone seen similar issues? Could it be normal for the tessar lens?
Added images where it's most noticeable (don't know how to compress them properly below 2mb)
Added negative as well (fresh film)
Thank you
I've noticed some darkened bars on the left and right side and center of some of my images from a test roll through a Rolleiflex T I picked up. The lens is definitely a bit dusty and has some minor debris but didn't seem all that bad. So I figured I'd shoot a test roll before attempting to take the lens groups out to clean. I DSLR scan with the Valoi 120 holder and don't mask the holder or the light box, however I scanned a roll from my Mamiya TLR at the same time, the same way and didn't notice these artifacts at all. It also seems like the problem was on the negative, though it is faint and hard to tell. They also didn't seem noticeable on shots at wider apertures. Upon inspection of the camera, it kind of seems like they line up with the grooves of the pressure plate (it is set to 6x6) but I'm not sure. Could that be the issue? Has anyone seen similar issues? Could it be normal for the tessar lens?
Added images where it's most noticeable (don't know how to compress them properly below 2mb)
Added negative as well (fresh film)
Thank you