Re: Horizon 202 problem

[cmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Curt Miller,EMW)]

>Dear Pan-heads,
> Could you put a sample problem image on a web page? 
>Does the blue line start and stop at the end of each frame
>or is it continuous throughout the roll.
>
> I am thinking about a light leak in the camera body.
Nope.

The problem is the rails scratching (maybe even ever-so-lightly) the film.
Each of the three I've gone through to get on camera that is problem-free
has had this scratching.  With two of them, thank goodness, it was outside
the exposed area of the film.  I suspect some *extremely fine* sandpaper
used judiciously might work.

Curt

BTW - Sample variability of quality of these cameras seems extremely high.
My 1st camera produced unsharpness along the top of every frame.  The second
one banded.  The third is sweet in every way.

Shutterbug indicated that the Horizon 120pc was announced at Photokina.  At
$2000, I'd really be choking if I had to send 2 cameras back to get one good
one.  These would be more appropriately priced at sub $1000 if they will
have the same quality problems as the 202.  It makes $3200 look cheap for a
Widelux 1500!

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