I used to have this problem with my MZ-5n. Fine horizontal scratches on the film, sometimes up to a few frames long. Mine were not visible when the slide was projected.
I think that the cause was some sort of contaminant on the pressure plate that was causing the problem. I took a brush and blower bulb to the back of the camera and that fixed the problem for me. Now I do a quick preventative cleaning every few rolls. -Scott On Sat, 2004-10-30 at 19:53, Amy Hughes wrote: > I have a zx-10 that is scratching film. Here's a sample... > > http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/precious010.jpg > > I at first thought it was the photolab and that the problem was in > printing, and since the prints were only to be used as proofs I didn't > worry about it. After the second or third roll I changed cameras and the > problem went away. Took a look at the film for the botched prints and > sure enough, the film is scratched. Always a length-wise scratch, as in > the sample. > > I can see nothing in the camera that'd do this. What might cause this, > and is there an easy fix? This camera's been on the shelf a few years. > Time to fix it or chuck it. > > I suppose it's still possible it was the lab, but they woulda had to > have been doing it for a couple weeks. > > Thanks, > Amy >
