Re: Cameras and film fog

[Howard Wells <sandwell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Spirer wrote:
> 
> At 11:59 AM 10/8/96 +0100, JonP53@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >Has anyone else experienced imaging of the film pressure plate pattern on IR
> >film?  I have several customers who are using Olympus and other cameras whose
> >plate has a grid pattern of dimples that is reproduced on the film under
> >certain conditions, rendering those frames unusable.
> 
> I have used three Olympus SLRs with HIE and have never seen this.  I am not
> sure what the certain conditions that cause this are, but having shot under
> enough different conditions I think I am unlikely to see it.
> Jeff Spirer
> http://www.hyperreal.com/axiom/
> Axiom Records/Material Communications

I've had the problem with HIE and the Minox GT's dimpled pressure plate.
It is more pronounced with opaque filters.  I glued a piece of exposed
film to the plate, and the dimple pattern was gone.  I was initially
worried about scratches but didn't see a problem.

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