Here's a couple pictures of the inside of the camera. There's a doohicky that looks bent. My zx-m has a similar doohicky but it's more rounded, bent in an arch. The zx-5n has film in it so I can't check it. The one in the zx-10 looks more irregular, angled to one side with a sharper bend. The doohicky has an arrow pointing to it in the first picture :-)
http://www.amyhughes.org/zx10a.jpg here's a closer, different angle... http://www.amyhughes.org/zx10b.jpg It doesn't look like its in the film path, but it does look out of shape. Any idea what that thing is, and if it might be scratching the film? BTW, these were shot with a couple close-up filters and a handheld flashlight :-) I don't have a macro lens. Don wrote: > Amy, is the scratch on the emulsion side or the back of the > film? I'd have to find the film to check :-) > If it is on the back check the door of the camera where the > pressure plate is for a piece of grit, a burr on the pressure > plate, etc. There doesn't seem to be anything on or irregular about the pressure plate. > Maybe run a junk (cheap) roll of film thru and then open > the film cartridge and see if it is scratched. > If not, try another lab? It's as likely their scanner than > your camera. I did check the rolls that printed with the horizontal blue line and they are, indeed, scratched. I don't remember if it's the emulsion side or not, though. Maybe I'll run a roll through. Thanks, Amy
