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Joe 90 · 03/29/08, 03:43 AM

I've had a look, and the light seal around the film window is very crumbly. This has to be it. This ties in well with the shots that have the stripe, as shots taken in the Chateau where the film window was protected from direct sun are OK. The shot here was taken from the deck of a boat, with the camera in full sun for some time. Ken, you are right about the picture, Chateau de Chillon, on Lake Geneva.

I bought the R5 off an auction site recently, and this issue only showed up for the first time after 4 or so rolls. I didn't notice it at all on earlier films. I will be loading some Kodachrome 64 today, and it will probably be a while before I get the slides back to check them. I will use a windowless back from a Minolta XD7 until I fix the seal properly and then test that with print film that I can process locally.

I don't want this to put readers off buying old R bodies! I also bought an R4 MOT sold 'as defective', by a dealer a year ago, and have put a few rolls through that too with good results. Thanks for all the replies!

03/29/08, 03:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Joe 90 Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 03/04/08 Posts: 13	Re: R5: Red stripe on pictures. Any ideas please? I've had a look, and the light seal around the film window is very crumbly. This has to be it. This ties in well with the shots that have the stripe, as shots taken in the Chateau where the film window was protected from direct sun are OK. The shot here was taken from the deck of a boat, with the camera in full sun for some time. Ken, you are right about the picture, Chateau de Chillon, on Lake Geneva. I bought the R5 off an auction site recently, and this issue only showed up for the first time after 4 or so rolls. I didn't notice it at all on earlier films. I will be loading some Kodachrome 64 today, and it will probably be a while before I get the slides back to check them. I will use a windowless back from a Minolta XD7 until I fix the seal properly and then test that with print film that I can process locally. I don't want this to put readers off buying old R bodies! I also bought an R4 MOT sold 'as defective', by a dealer a year ago, and have put a few rolls through that too with good results. Thanks for all the replies!