ped Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share #21 Posted June 27, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi folks Just had the call from the company who serviced my camera (RG Lewis, London) They said it was the shutter bearing, basically the shutter was bouncing back after closing or something - I'll get more details when I call up to pay. Looking forward to having it back! Thanks for all the help and ideas ped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Hi ped, Take a look here Underexposed line on negatives. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
otto.f Posted June 27, 2011 Share #22 Posted June 27, 2011 Told yah! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 28, 2011 Share #23 Posted June 28, 2011 Just had the call from the company who serviced my camera (RG Lewis, London) They said it was the shutter bearing, basically the shutter was bouncing back after closing or something ? you mean the shutter was causing the line in the image you posted originally? How come, the shutter travels across the frame from horizontally not vertically. Your shutter may well have had an issue, but it wouldn't cause an underexposed strip along the the length of the image like that (defective shutters can cause a similar effect but it will appear along the short side). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share #24 Posted June 28, 2011 OK just called again and paid (£190 for full strip down and rebuild) The guy agreed with the horizontal shutter vs dark like at top question but assures me the work is gauranteed for 6 months and if I have a problem I can send it back, however he also assures me that the tech can do it with his eyes closed and that he has replaced all the seals and debris and that there was nothing out of the ordinary to report and that it 'works perfectly'. The speeds were spot on, too, which is nice to know. I'll have it tomorrow so will run a roll through it. Really excited to have it back, I've loved re-visiting my R-D1 but I have really missed film. Cheers ped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share #25 Posted July 24, 2011 Lines are still there. If I'm honest the camera feels and looks exactly the same as when I sent it away. Have emailed them and phoned, not expecting an email back to be honest so I'll call tomorrow. £200 down the drain, by the looks of it, and I was planning on taking the camera abroad on Tuesday. Great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted July 24, 2011 Share #26 Posted July 24, 2011 It's clear from the photo you posted that the issue wasn't to do with the shutter. Wrong orientation. If it was a light leak it would/should have been addressed during the CLA, so yes call the repairer and discuss (did you give them a copy of the photo with the camera to show the problem?). However, it just doesn't look like a light leak. Have you eliminated potential issues with the film/processing by shooting a roll of new different film and having it processed by someone else? Just waste a roll of C41 shooting the cat or something and take it to Snappy Snaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted July 24, 2011 Share #27 Posted July 24, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's clear from the photo you posted that the issue wasn't to do with the shutter. Wrong orientation. If it was a light leak it would/should have been addressed during the CLA, so yes call the repairer and discuss (did you give them a copy of the photo with the camera to show the problem?). However, it just doesn't look like a light leak. Have you eliminated potential issues with the film/processing by shooting a roll of new different film and having it processed by someone else? Just waste a roll of C41 shooting the cat or something and take it to Snappy Snaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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