Re: Horizon 202

[Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 11 Jan 99 at 22:16, Alan & Shari Kafton wrote:
> > In a message dated 99-01-11 15:23:24 EST, Jim DUNN wrote:
> > 
> > << I have come across horizonatally-oriented defects...
> > 
> >  On my Horizon 202 with the new faster 1/500 of a second speed, there
> >  were horizontal "streaks" of slightly greater or lesser exposure across
> >  the entire image.  It could clearly be seen in the blue sky, and it
> >  occured at 1/500, and to a much lesser degree at 1/250 of a sec.  It
> >  could not be seen at 1/125 or /60 sec.
> >   >>
> 
> There are VERY FEW Horizon 202's out there with 1/500 shutter speed. 
> Yes, using the slow gear train you get 1/15 sec speed, but the Russians,
> in their infinite wisdom did not mark that position!!!  But it works!!!
> 
> Frankly, if all Horizons have the machining quality I saw on the slit,
> 1/500 would be useless in my opinion.  By the way, the same camera
> shooting at 1/125 took really wonderful pictures, even of a constant
> deep blue sky!

Oddly enough the slits on both my 1/500s models (one official, one 
non-official but technically capable of 1/500s) are machined 
fine....haven't seen any streaking either.
Did you check whether the shutter is closed on rewind/recocking?
The problem of the shutter not closing is somewhat depending on 
shutter time, it might be that you are confusing a non-closing 
shutter for slit-irregularities. 

 

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Willem-Jan Markerink


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