Stan160
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I've just tracked down a light leak in a 1920s Zeiss Ikon Trona 212 to, I think, the shutter blades.
With the darkslide half pulled out, left for about a minute without opening the shutter, then slide pushed back in, there is a clear but partial image in the centre of the paper negative. With the back and film holder out of the camera and looking into the back towards the lens, I can see a faint circle of light that expands and contracts when the aperture is adjusted.
As far as I can see, the shutter blades are closing completely, but it looks like some light is getting past them even when they are closed - maybe they are not resting flat against each other?
The lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 13,5cm f/4.5, with a Compur shutter (speeds 1s-1/200s, B, T). Is anyone here familiar with these lenses? The camera has great sentimental value so I would really like to get it working, so would be prepared to pay for the problem to be fixed, if anyone could recommend a repairer in the UK.
Thanks,
Ian
With the darkslide half pulled out, left for about a minute without opening the shutter, then slide pushed back in, there is a clear but partial image in the centre of the paper negative. With the back and film holder out of the camera and looking into the back towards the lens, I can see a faint circle of light that expands and contracts when the aperture is adjusted.
As far as I can see, the shutter blades are closing completely, but it looks like some light is getting past them even when they are closed - maybe they are not resting flat against each other?
The lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 13,5cm f/4.5, with a Compur shutter (speeds 1s-1/200s, B, T). Is anyone here familiar with these lenses? The camera has great sentimental value so I would really like to get it working, so would be prepared to pay for the problem to be fixed, if anyone could recommend a repairer in the UK.
Thanks,
Ian