RB67 Light Leak?

SodaAnt · Aug 17, 2023

Good. It seems like there's nothing wrong with my camera after all. Now that that's confirmed, I plan to take it on a mini photo trip this coming Monday to a local National Historical Monument that's about a mile from home and give it a proper shakedown.

MattKing · Aug 17, 2023

Irregular negative spacing tends to be a sign that your RB67 back/insert is due or one of the regular maintenance visits that these cameras were designed for.

Tim Stapp · Aug 17, 2023

MattKing said:
Irregular negative spacing tends to be a sign that your RB67 back/insert is due or one of the regular maintenance visits that these cameras were designed for.

Suggestions for a technician to service the film backs? I have two, but really haven't put them through their paces yet.

The older that I get, the less time that I have to shoot photos. I need to put time in the Outlook calendar (Man, I miss the old fashioned Franklin Planner {that Microsoft based Outlook on]). Sad, that I have set one day aside on Labor Day weekend to shoot film at two locations, 100 miles apart. At $4 a gallon for gas, film is cheap!

SodaAnt · Aug 17, 2023

Donald Qualls said:
With that level of unevenness, at worst your advance system and counter may need cleaning. If it run smoothly and doesn't make crunchy noises, I wouldn't worry about it.

It runs very smoothly and makes no crunchy or grinding noises.

Donald Qualls · Aug 18, 2023

SodaAnt said:
It runs very smoothly and makes no crunchy or grinding noises.

You're fine, then. No friction driven length-counter framing system will give perfect spacing. Those are pretty good. Making sure the rubber tire on the friction roller (turn around at the supply end of the gate) is clean might make a difference, likely won't. Anything more isn't worth worrying about with this spacing and quiet, smooth operation.

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