Re: infrared film counters

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

At 04:59 PM 9/10/98 +0000, you wrote:
>But: have you carefully checked the foam around that film window?
>All camera foam has to be replaced from time to time, be it film
>window or back sealing....you might not notice it with ordinary
>film, but HIE might be the acid test....this foam replacement is
>also a very common & frequent service for medium format camera's &
>backs....
>
>Can you rule out that this foam was ever replaced before with a 
>cheaper quality, by a non-Canon repair center perhaps?

Well, it's a Minolta, not a Canon - I took a roll of pictures with a piece
of black plastic stuff taped over it. I'm pretty sure that was lightsafe,
because it was a piece cut off from the inner packaging for photographic
paper. I didn't notice any difference in the problem, between that roll and
a roll I shot with nothing covering it. But I did notice a reduction when I
covered half the counter with electrical tape. Next roll of HIE I shoot, I
think I'm gonna try what somebody suggested on the list (to use slide
remounting tape).

I would hope the problem isn't due to aging or replacement, since I just
got it, new, before this past spring.

David

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