On reflection, I think you are right. But it certainly looks like a shutter curtain problem, one way or another.
John On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:45:01 +0100, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd rather say the first curtain slowing down at the end of it's travel, > causing the second to catch up and the left side of the picture being > underexposed. > > Groeten, > > Vic > > John Forbes wrote: >> Second shutter curtain slowing down at the end of its travel? Perhaps >> only occurring at certain shutter speeds? Course, with digi, you could >> check the exif data to see the speed! >> >> John >> >> On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:39:11 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> on several of the black & white pictures I have taken recently the >>> illumination is uneven across the frame - part of the left side is >>> significantly lighter than the rest of the frame. Here are some >>> examples which show this: >>> >>> http://www.web-options.com/Fret/pages/13600001.htm >>> http://www.web-options.com/Fret/pages/13600014.htm >>> http://www.web-options.com/Fret/pages/13600024.htm >>> >>> There are other examples. >>> >>> I have looked at the negatives and it is evident on them, so it is not >>> a scanning problem. >>> >>> Other frames on the same film are ok, so it doesn't appear to be a >>> development problem. >>> >>> Others taken with the same camera are ok, so evidently it is not a >>> camera problem. >>> >>> This seems to suggest it is a problem with the lens, or perhaps the >>> lens in combination with the camera. I can't remember which lens I >>> used for each picture, but a bit of experimentation should establish >>> it, if I'm correct. >>> >>> Can anybody suggest what could be the cause of this problem? Once I've >>> established which component is at fault I'll get it serviced, but if >>> anybody has any ideas about what causes this sort of thing it would >>> help me when I describe the problem and shoot examples for the repair >>> technician. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
