Stupid Wista DX question

[ericdav]

I just received this camera today and it looks to be in very good cosmetic condition. But when I change the back from landscape to portrait one corner or the back needs to be pushed in a little to fit flush with the camera body and to be able to be locked in. It fits perfectly in landscape. When I place the back on a flat surface there you can make it rock a little bit.


Is this a problem??

Thanks for any advice.

Eric

 

[palewin]

It sounds like something is slightly warped, so the potential problem (if any) would be a light leak. My hunch is that if you can shove the corner in place enough to lock it down you are probably OK, but I would try to develop a sheet exposed in portrait orientation relatively soon, rather than shoot a bunch of sheets and discover that there is a leak. I guess to be safe I would expose and develop at least one sheet in each orientation just to be sure.

 

[SMBooth]

Maybe take it into a darkroom and shine a torch around the outside while looking into the hole left by the lens. Put a filmholder in to stop any light coming from the back.

 

[ericdav]

Thanks for the advice Pete and Shane.

I will check it out. Goods news it is not eBay purchase so I have 30 day returns and a 6 month warranty.

Eric