Yes, that's what I'll do I think. I'm always scared developing only parts of the roll as I'm afraid to cut in the wrong place!The thing to do is shoot some more film and see if it happens again
I would consider just hoping it goes away without changing anything a waste of film. I'd first renew the light seals if they're old anyway to eliminate one variable. It's cheap and easy.
I'm always scared developing only parts of the roll as I'm afraid to cut in the wrong place!
As always thanks to all for the precious advice, I’ll try your method and develop some more film in the next couple of days.You can split a roll in half in the dark. Tape the leader of a new roll of film to the spool on a used cassette. Assemble the used cassette. Then with the lights off, pull out all the film from the new roll, then find the middle of the film. Cut it and spool the film into each cassette manually, leaving only a leader sticking out.
You can repeat this process to cut the roll into quarters.
I agree testing with more film should be done to determine whether it's an in-camera defect. I'm pretty sure it is; the question is what the exact nature is of it. @Don_ih's arguments make good sense and I think the back-and forth between him and me illustrates that it's not a straightforward situation.
I would consider just hoping it goes away without changing anything a waste of film. I'd first renew the light seals if they're old anyway to eliminate one variable. It's cheap and easy.
Agreed. I changed the hinge seals before loading a roll of film. I'm really hoping the problem isn't related to the camera
This is an important clue.
A recent change in hinge seals + a light leak which exposes down the centre of the film leads to the conclusion that the new seals aren't stopping light, they are encouraging it!
I'd be willing to bet there is a hole in the seals near the take-up or, less likely, the feed side.
I don't think it is the shutter - due to how even the exposure is across both the frames and in the space between them.
Anyway, the mark on the negatives is horizontal, so I don't see how it can be the cause of a vertical leak.
I don't know if this little amount of light is within tolerance.
Anyway, the mark on the negatives is horizontal, so I don't see how it can be the cause of a vertical leak.
True, didn’t think of that.Don't forget that the film moves horizontally when you wind it.
Do you know of a user who knows about repairing 35mm cameras?I also don't know what the best course of action is - whether this shutter can be fixed, and whether it's necessary to begin with.
Do you know of a user who knows about repairing 35mm cameras?
I'll take this as a prompt to move this thread to the Camera Repair sub-forum.
Do you know of a user who knows about repairing 35mm cameras?
Oh yea, @Andreas Thaler comes to mind. Have a look here: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...0s-repair-projects-and-recommendations.208573
Unfortunately it doesn't include anything about my beloved F-1 old.
Unfortunately it doesn't include anything about my beloved F-1 old.
Thanks! I decided to take the camera back to the shop that performed the CLA. I’ll update the thread once the technician has finished working on it.
In you opinions is there any way to bend titanium shutter curtains back together?
In you opinions is there any way to bend titanium shutter curtains back together?
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