Re: [photo-3d] RE: TDC Vivid reflection problem

[Ron Beck <rbeck@xxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!  I thought I was going crazy and then
I thought I must be doing something wrong.  I have seen this "strange"
light leak with my VM  personal.  At first I thought it might be my
camera back.  But, some rolls have the leak and some don't.  Then, some
rolls have a light leak on virtually every frame and others only one or
two frames.  Finally, I began to notice that it was only on the left
view on ALL the leaks that show up.

So, I'll try advancing more slowly.  The one roll with leaks on almost
every frame was of my son's baseball game.  Undoubtedly I was advancing
quickly to prepare for the next shot (should he actually _hit_ the
ball!).

One thing I've noticed though after reviewing the on-line manual, my
camera does not have the "film in camera" indicator nor does it show
anything moving when the film is wound.  The repair manual does not show
a breakdown of parts for this area.  Can anyone enlighten me on what
should be there and how it might work?  Maybe I can fabricate something
to replace the missing parts.  

Thanks & regards,
Ron

Eddie Bowers wrote:
> With the VM Personal you get a strange light leak randomly when you advance
> the film aggressively. It took me forever to figure out that correlation,
> but when I mentioned it on our View-Master list Joseph Hohmann confirmed
> that he had come to the same conclusion.
> Since I am now in the habit of advancing the film on both cameras in a
> relatively slow and deliberate manor, I may have been avoiding the problem
> on the TDC as well.
> 
> As to the cause, i'm not really sure. I'm very familiar with the internal
> workings of the View-Master camera now (can take one apart and put it back
> together, and it works!), but it's still mostly a mystery. All I can think
> is that the shutter slightly opens when cocking during an aggressive film
> advance.
> 
> -Eddie
> www.vmresource.com
> still also at:
> http://users.ticnet.com/view-master