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[OM] Re: Strange problem with OM-4 Ti - dark left border on some photos

Subject: [OM] Re: Strange problem with OM-4 Ti - dark left border on some photos
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:26:59 -0400
Curtain speeds could be off.  Defect in pictures would be most noticeable at
highest shutter speeds.
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John Hermanson  www.zuiko.com
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Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:28 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Strange problem with OM-4 Ti - dark left border on some
photos


>
> It is a common problem for OM cameras, two of my OM40 has the same problem
> especially at low temp. I heard it need shutter adjustment.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernard Frangoulis" <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> > I have been having a strange problem with my OM-4 Ti for some months.
> >
> > In some pictures, the left side (or the bottom side for vertical
> > shots) is dark. This affects about 10-15 % of the picture field. The
> > limit between the dark and the unaffected part is gradual, blurred
> > (as in a graduated filter).
> >
> > The occurrence of this phenomenon appears to be random. In some
> > rolls, not a single photo is affected, while in others, up to half of
> > them are touched. It seems to appear more frequently with the
> > 180/2.8, but with other lenses it does occur as well (e.g. the
> > 35-105). The "unaffected" part of the picture can be normally
> > exposed, or sometimes slightly underexposed.
> >
> > BTW, this happens even with new (357) batteries ;-)
> >
> > What could be the cause of this annoying behaviour ?
> >
> > Bernard
>
>



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