Łukasz, what is the condition of the foam seal on the back lid?
Hmmm . . . well, now that I've looked at the image you posted, that
may be the wrong question to ask.
How consistent are the double red streaks throughout the roll?
According to my crude measurement, they hit the same area of the frame
each time they occur.
Very nice work on your Web site, BTW.
ScottGee1
On 2/27/07, Lukasz Grabun <lgrabun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Few months ago I purchased used OM-G. It was doing pretty fine, I made a
> roll or two with it (not including the test roll) and the film was exposed
> just fine.
>
> Two days ago I had a roll of Provia developed in a local lab. I was pretty
> upset (and amazed) to see the whole roll is ruined by the light leaks (or
> by marks that definitely look like a lightleaks for my inexperienced eye).
> The guy from the lab, when asked whether it's them or me, replied it just
> can't be them for the take the film out of the spool in a darkroom where
> no light gets in.
>
> The back lid seems to be in good shape and condition and I can't really
> find out what can be wrong with it. The only glitch may be that when
> pressed it moves a bit; when released - it moves back to its previous
> position. The range of the movement is tiny, maybe 1mm.
>
> Here's a scan of that unfortunate Provia roll (230KB JPG):
> http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/9139/untitled1dj4.jpg
>
> I have a back up OM-2n body so, really, considering the fact OM-G cost me
> $20, it is not much of a problem but I started to like the camera. I've
> been told due to the shortage or rather complete lack of back lids it
> can't be repaired.
>
> --
> Łukasz Grabuń
> http://grabun.com/
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