Re: Sputnik Success

[Tom Deering <tmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/19/99, Paul Talbot wrote:
>Brian Reynolds wrote:
>
>> I hadn't had time to modify my Sputnik before the trip but things
>> still went better than previous attempts. ...
>>
>> There is an incredible amount of flare
>> and a light leak on the left (I think) top of the camera.
>
>I'll propose a wild guess that you have a leak at the door
>hinge.  It probably appears to be at the top of the camera
>because the bottom of the camera isn't exposed to nearly as
>much light as is the top.

The lenses invert the images.

>  - Greg E. mentions using super glue
>  - Sam Smith recommends contact cement
>  - Paul Bigelow suggests trying Elmer's

Use a glue stick for fastening the flocked paper inside.  It will 
stay in place forever, but can be peeled back up if needed.  It's 
permanent, but not irreversible.