What's wrong with my Canonet QL 17?

[havelegs]

I love this little camera but I notice a black weird swirl line in the photos that I get back. I thought it was perhaps the photo shop where I get the film developed but then tried another place and got the same results with the swirl in the same location.

See the swirl line going up near the wing?

Same sort of swirl line on the left portion of the hood.

 

[Fixcinater]

Any in portrait orientation? Looks like something in between the film plane and back of the lens (inside that little chamber).

 

[Hatchetman]

Open back, use bulb setting to open aperture, set at f1.7, hold up to light. I bet there is some foreign object in there. hair? film shard?

 

[antmar]

+1^
Looks like a hair in the film chamber, take a close look in there and you will find it.

 

[ToddB]

I would agree.. Looks like a hair stuck in there. Great camera. Cool pics.

Todd

 

[TenSpeed]

+1

clean the hair out of the camera

 

[havelegs]

Any in portrait orientation? Looks like something in between the film plane and back of the lens (inside that little chamber).

Open back, use bulb setting to open aperture, set at f1.7, hold up to light. I bet there is some foreign object in there. hair? film shard?

+1^
Looks like a hair in the film chamber, take a close look in there and you will find it.

I would agree.. Looks like a hair stuck in there. Great camera. Cool pics.

Todd

+1

clean the hair out of the camera

Lol, maybe the hair came from my arms. I'll check it out. Thanks guys.

 

[havelegs]

Found the issue! Damn cat hair!

 

[John Koehrer]

Yeah, sure.
Blame it on the poor, innocent kitty.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

That's why I don't allow my cats to load film or change lenses.

I like your photos - congratulations on your nice new camera!

 

[havelegs]

Yeah, sure.
Blame it on the poor, innocent kitty.

Well my hair isn't like that lol.

That's why I don't allow my cats to load film or change lenses.

I like your photos - congratulations on your nice new camera!

Thanks. Now I'll love that cam even more.

 

[ciniframe]

Cats usually like to shoot with CATadioptric lenses.