Re: Minolta 500si and vignetting

["David J. Carlyon" <david@xxxxxxx>]

David M. Young wrote:
>Looks to me like you've got an infrared film sensor that counts the
>sprocket holes as the film advances.  Like the Canons, I'd be willing to
>bet that if you look at the inside of your camera back, above and to the
>right (assuming your take-up is on the right) of the shutter you'll see a
>small oval indentation that is the sensor.

I think you're right. I found the spot (actually a little square area, with
two tiny clear plastic pieces), and I covered the lower half with
electrical tape to see it if helps (the film still seems to advance
properly). Think this might help limit the vignetting that occurs? Or do
you have any other ideas?

Hermann Klecker wrote:
>It looks like the fogging effect caused by an infrared LED inside of the
>camera's body. Jan describes this effect on his home page.
>
>See his Article regarding Canon EOS bodies and HIE. And ask your dealer
>and/or Minonta's customer support.
>Keep in your mind, that the Konika film is not as sensitive for infrared
>light (wavelengt > 720nm) as the HIE is.

Thanks! Would you happen to have the url handy?

David

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