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mehguy

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I developed a roll of hp5 plus and this happened... Almost all the frames came out half blank. It was developed in Rodinal 1+50 and fixed for 3 minutes in kodafix.
 
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Looks to me like the shutter on the camera is in need a fixing.
 
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bvy said:
Need more info! What's your camera for starters? A faulty shutter maybe? Easy enough to check.
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This was shot on a rolleiflex sl35. And before I developed this roll I noticed the mirror starting to stick occasionally. What could be the problem with the shutter?
 

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jimjm said:
Also could be the mirror is not fully raising out of the way before the shutter fires.
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I think the orientation of the unexposed part is wrong for this.

The shutter is malfunctioning (unless you have something in the way of the light path).
 

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Were these flash exposures?
 

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If these weren't flash exposures, then this looks like a shutter problem to me. Second curtain is catching up to the first one about half way across the frame, it looks like. That is if your shutter is a horizontally traveling one instead of a vertical shutter.
 

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Yes, it's a shutter problem.
 
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This is certainly a shame. the pictures were quite important to me. Judging from the roll, it seems like the shutter failed when I was shooting the roll. The first few shots were ok.
 

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Yeah, stuff like this sucks. I'm sorry it happened to you.
 

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Time for a CLA.
 

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It doesn't help you now, but I've gotten in the habit of doing a basic shutter/sanity check before I load film in any camera and start shooting.
 

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If you want to drive to Uxbridge again, I have a nikkormat (meter is ?) and a couple of tamron lenses I'd give you, free.
 

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fire the camera with the back open to see what the problem is.

by seeing the orientation of the film id say the shutter curtain is lagging.

a service can cost as little as $125... very well worth the cost for another 35 years of use.
 
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paul ron said:
fire the camera with the back open to see what the problem is.

by seeing the orientation of the film id say the shutter curtain is lagging.

a service can cost as little as $125... very well worth the cost for another 35 years of use.
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I don't have the cash for that unfortunately... I bought a Minolta SRT 200 awhile ago because the camera was already having other problems already.
 

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hang on to it till you can afford the repair? its a great camera.

shame is, selling it as is wont get you more than $50 at most if the buyer is looking at a repair cost.
 
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hang on to it till you can afford the repair? its a great camera.

shame is, selling it as is wont get you more than $50 at most if the buyer is looking at a repair cost.
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Where can I get a repair? Also, the lens will also need a cla... The aperture ring sticks and is hard to rotate and the focusing ring is really stiff.
 

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How about the official RolleiUSA people? Dead Link Removed

Below is pasted the contact for the only guy they mention for SL35 repair. I have met Dave Feeley a few times and he has done great work on my Mamiya C33 body and a lens. I have a couple more things for him to do once I get around to it. Best of luck to you.

Rolleiflex SL 3003, SL 2000, SL 35, SL 66, TLR and 6000 series cameras
Key Camera Service
1428 Main St.
Longmont, CO 80501
Contact: Dave Feeley Phone 303-772-7690
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