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Re: [OM] Dark strip on left

Subject: Re: [OM] Dark strip on left
From: Omer Nezih GEREK <gerek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 14:46:01 +0200 (MET DST)
On Wed, 5 May 1999, Sean Mattingly wrote:

>   Greetings Zuiks,
> 
>     I just developed a couple rolls and noticed something really annoying.
> Every now and then (1/10 - 1/5 or so) there is a dark strip on the left
> edge of the frame.  On a 9cm x 13cm print it's something like 0.5cm
> to 1cm wide.  This has happened both with my 50mm and 35-105mm lenses
> so I don't think it's something with the lens...also the strip is exactly
> vertical, which doesn't sound lens like.  The edge of the strip is a bit
> fuzzy as well and my wife's immediate reaction is that it must be something
> wrong with the shutter of my 4T.  I sort of doubt it's some mistake that I 
> am making...what could I be doing that gives a strip like that?
> 
>   Anyway...anybody have some hints as to what this is from?

Did you chack the negatives? Is it a strip (i.e. the left of the stripe 
has some image?) It sounds like your printing lab has an error.

If not, it looks like a very odd effect. I don't know how you can get it 
without a mask or something.

OMer

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