It’s probably one of those tricks of the eye, but I can’t quite figure out what we are looking at here (post #44). Why is one side grey (undeveloped?) and the other side black (developed?)? Why does the black side have distorted sprocket holes? Is it a shadow? Is the scratch in question the pale narrow line straight down the centre of the photo, and why does that look grainy rather than sharp-edged when zoomed in? What is the broader line to the left of it?
Perhaps you should take a roll of undeveloped film that you may have, pull it out if its canister and examine it under indoor lighting. That should help you understand what you are looking at.
Don’t worry, you can put it back in the canister and use it. As long as it hasn’t been exposed to light while in a camera it will be fine.
Sarcasm lost on me. Still no clearer what the photo shows.
Don’t worry, you can put it back in the canister and use it. As long as it hasn’t been exposed to light while in a camera it will be fine.
Because you are?And why do you think I am being sarcastic?
It's a bendy piece of film that reflects all sorts of light cuz it is bendy and shiny. The thing to pay attention to iz dat big scratch down da middle.
A big scratch that Leica now notices too!
And Matty - I am shocked, shocked I tells ya! - that you think I can be sarcastic.
Yes, the sensor is obviously the problem. It is being blocked by scratched film.Maybe they just need to clean the sensor?
Originally the problem was going to have them scratching their heads. Then someone thought, "Hey, let's get it on film!"
Clearly, in the QC department, the Leitz are on but nobody's home.
*Mic drop*
I think it would be better to describe the Yutoobers as infamous. I can't think of one, though I am not an expert on Yutoob, that is a great photographer. Very few of them are actually working photographers either. They are just people that started a photography Yutoob channel.
Used car prices are up again. So the old M6s must have gone back up in price, too.I notice that the prices for used cars have dropped precipitously since the introduction of the new Leica M6 too.
correlation does not imply causation.
Used car prices are up again. So the old M6s must have gone back up in price, too.
I notice that the prices for used cars have dropped precipitously since the introduction of the new Leica M6 too.
correlation does not imply causation.
Leica is selling so many new M6's that their buyers' empty pockets are decreasing the demand for cars, so the used car market is deflating!
I don't keep close track of the high-end used camera market (M6, Hasselblad, etc) so have no opinion on that issue really. A couple of things I have noticed are: medium format seems to be still in strong demand, although perhaps there is more supply than there was in the past couple of years. For ex, about a year ago, KEH listings for medium format lenses would have about 100 in stock at a time over all systems, and now it's more like 200. Prices are still higher than pre-pandemic levels (IMO due to film resurgence plus the end of the era of pros cleaning out their closets of old film gear).
Closer to the bottom of the market, if I look at ebay or shopgoodwill, it seems like a couple years ago a random 35mm SLR that was not a high-demand model (not a K1000 or AE-1 or Nikon semi-pro, etc) would hardly attract any interest, and now people will actually bid on them. They're still cheap compared to the use-value, though.
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