Re: Minolta Cloth Shutter Curtains

[Stanee Rae Pettit Murray <stanee-rae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I shot a roll of HIE in my Minolta X-700 that has a cloth shutter curtain
>and it looks like I'm getting quite a bit of light leakage through or
>around the curtain. I've noticed this problem before when I shoot TMZ (@
>3200) and forget to put the lens cap on for a while. I get slight fogging
>over about 1/3 of the frame.
>
>Is there any treatment I can apply to the cloth to make it more opaque?

It sounds like your shutter is sticking, not closing all the way.  I
recently had the same problem with an old Minolta XG-1.  The problem only
happened at speeds slower than 1/125.  Open the back and test fire several
times at various speeds.  You may notice the curtain doesn't return all the
way.  I don't know much about cameras, but my friend Joe Paduano took a look
at it for me and showed me this was the case.

My XG-1 was almost 20 years old, so I decided it wasn't worth repairing.
You can get a new X370s for $150 from B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com).  The
difference between the X370s and the X700 is that the X370s does not have
Program Mode, and does not have an exposure compensation dial (-2 to +2).

Stanee
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