Sounds like something in your camera is scratching the back of your film.
Just one piece of dirt stuck in one of the dimples of the pressure plate
is enough to do this damage. Look at pressure plate with a magnifier, clean
as necessary.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bulger" <David.Bulger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 12:09 PM
Subject: [OM] Little Red Stripes
| Zuiks,
|
| Interesting problem here. I've been shooting most of my stuff lately with
| my -1n, using 1-hour labs for processing/proofing.
|
| A recent batch of prints came back with a faint red stripe on the prints,
| running across the long dimension of the frame about 1/3 of the way up
from
| the bottom. Scanning the negs showed that this stripe was indeed on the
| negatives. I immediately assumed that the fault was with the lab, with a
| dirty transport roller abrading the film as it went through the processor.
| Actually, I got 4 free rolls of film and an apology from the lab when I
went
| down to let them know that their processor needed cleaning. It also made
me
| swear to stop using the 1 hour labs for anything that was important to me.
| Convenience is nice (the pro lab I use is across town) but it's moot if my
| negs are ruined.
|
| I took a roll of C-41 to the pro lab this weekend where they use a
| dip-and-dunk processor, which ensures that nothing touches the film during
| processing but the chemicals. Much to my chagrin, the faint red stripe
was
| on these negs as well! Arrgh! Evidently, the problem lies w/my -1n.
|
| Does this sound like fogging due to a light leak in the body or a pressure
| mark of some sort? I'm leaning towards fogging as the stripe is fainter
or
| non-existent in some frames and very evident in others (indicating how
much
| time the frame spent outside of the film canister) but can't quite figure
| out how it would only be a stripe 1/3 of the way up from the bottom.
|
| Battery/MD covers are all on.
|
| Ideas would be appreciated!
|
| TIA --
|
| Dave
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