I just received a Linhof 220 which I purchased at a price too low to not buy. The dealer (a certain three-letter online camera store) listed it in as-is condition. It's such a strange camera, a lightweight vertical 6x7 rangefinder that I couldn't resist it as a shelf piece at the very least.
So far as I can tell, aside from the light meter, it works except for one thing: upon reaching the end of a roll of film, the little piece of paper that you lick to close up the roll catches in the film transit mechanism, and the camera can advance no further. This happens whether or not the insert is in the body, so I don't think has anything to do with the pressure plate.
It isn't really a big issue, because you can just unload the roll in subdued light or in a dark bag, but it begs the question: is there something wrong with this camera, or is there something different with the way that little paper you lick works in modern film compared to the way film used to be made? My test roll was Delta 3200, but I would expect the same lessons to apply to all Ilford films. Has anyone else here run into a Linhof 220 that can comment on this?
So far as I can tell, aside from the light meter, it works except for one thing: upon reaching the end of a roll of film, the little piece of paper that you lick to close up the roll catches in the film transit mechanism, and the camera can advance no further. This happens whether or not the insert is in the body, so I don't think has anything to do with the pressure plate.
It isn't really a big issue, because you can just unload the roll in subdued light or in a dark bag, but it begs the question: is there something wrong with this camera, or is there something different with the way that little paper you lick works in modern film compared to the way film used to be made? My test roll was Delta 3200, but I would expect the same lessons to apply to all Ilford films. Has anyone else here run into a Linhof 220 that can comment on this?
