Re: Horizon 202 Light Leak???

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

On  8 Apr 99 at 6:53, Thomas G. Tamura wrote:

> No I don't believe it's flare because I shot a number of shots with the sun
> behind me and the light leak is always in the same place, but to varying
> degrees.  I am very familiar with the flare you are talking about as I have
> used a Widelux before and encountered this problem.
> 
> As for checking the felt strips.  I'm not sure if I understand what you
> mean.  I don't really see any felt strips.  Maybe that is my problem - they
> forgot to install the felt strips!!!  Any additional help with this possible
> fix would be greatly appreciated.

Don't think they are completely missing, otherwise you would have 
seen this problem on both sides.

These felt traps are not easy to spot, and only visible from the
front....get a strong diffuse light, and look between drum and outer
shell (vertical orientation of course)....depending where the
opening of the drum (lens) is resting, that part is visible best (although
at a very tiny angle, and only if you know what to look for).

Again, I never encountered this problem myself, so I can't give an 
exact cure, other than repeating what was said in the only report I 
saw on this: simply push the felt back in place.

 

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Willem-Jan Markerink


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