Revisiting the light leak on the M cameras when taking a long exposure with the Naughtlux

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Guys

Back in the day when I first got my first Noctilux and took some shots of a waterfall in Kashmir, I was horrified to see that there was a service light leek coming in from the bottom. After testing at home the outcome was that the Noctilux is too heavy for the M240 (at that time) bayonet connection causing a severe light leak...........I contacted Leica in Berlin and nothing more was said. What I did do after that was to use one of my wife black crunchy hair grip to put over the connection and that did the trick. I am now getting ready to head to Scotland and the Lake District and will hopefully see some nice long exposure opportunities. So my question to the gang is this Have any of you who own a M10 and Noctilux seen similar light leek when taking long exposures.

Neil 

 

[pedaes]

If there is a problem it might be camera specific, so why not test before you leave. Why would you want to use the Noctilux for landscapes anyway? 

[rent]

30 minutes ago, pedaes said:

If there is a problem it might be camera specific, so why not test before you leave. Why would you want to use the Noctilux for landscapes anyway? 

Dreamy milky waterfall with a blurred background in broad day light that's why! 😂😂

All kidding aside, I could see it being used for shooting the stars maybe? Though I'm not sure if the softness at f/1 is worth the loss of 1 or 2 stops with say a Summilux or Summicron APO.

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4 hours ago, pedaes said:

 Why would you want to use the Noctilux for landscapes anyway? 

Becase I can

[Remco63]

light leakage during long exposures is caused by the bayonet of the camera. Simply shield it of by using a rubber band or you're own hand. I use a tie-wrap around the lens and the bayonet and that solved the problem.

good luck

[MarkP]

Done to death Neil 

min that thread years ago you started with M9 and No tilux

we all exoerinented and fixed it with black hair scrunchies around the bayonet

still never home without one

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3 minutes ago, MarkP said:

Done to death Neil 

min that thread years ago you started with M9 and No tilux

we all exoerinented and fixed it with black hair scrunchies around the bayonet

still never home without one

scrunchy it is then.........just wanted a chat really

Edited August 1, 2019 by Guest

[adan]

5 hours ago, NW67 said:

Becase I can

You can jump off a cliff, I expect. Does that make it a good idea?

[jdlaing]

1 hour ago, adan said:

You can jump off a cliff, I expect. Does that make it a good idea?

Yes.

[lykaman]

Reading this thread, I thought I had hacked into a Ciiko Blog ~~ 

[happymac]

A picture would be worth a thousand words...

Edited August 1, 2019 by happymac

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4 hours ago, adan said:

You can jump off a cliff, I expect. Does that make it a good idea?

No need to be jealous..................deep breaths deep breaths 

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2 hours ago, happymac said:

A picture would be worth a thousand words...

got to many

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[lykaman]

4 minutes ago, NW67 said:

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Lovely Pics ~~ 

[fatihayoglu]

I don’t understand why Leica wouldn’t fix this problem though. I’ve sent an old 35CronIV for adjustments and CLA with my M10, they’ve found a crack on the lens code reading glass which i wasn’t aware of, and fixed it for free. So I’m surprised they don’t or reject to fix it.

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3 minutes ago, fatihayoglu said:

I don’t understand why Leica wouldn’t fix this problem though. I’ve sent an old 35CronIV for adjustments and CLA with my M10, they’ve found a crack on the lens code reading glass which i wasn’t aware of, and fixed it for free. So I’m surprised they don’t or reject to fix it.

I had my Noctilux snap off at the bayonet one time............sent back to Berlin from Kuala Lumpur and fixed for free within 2 weeks

Fabulous service

[fatihayoglu]

10 minutes ago, NW67 said:

I had my Noctilux snap off at the bayonet one time............sent back to Berlin from Kuala Lumpur and fixed for free within 2 weeks

Fabulous service

Why they don’t fix this light leak issue then?

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6 minutes ago, fatihayoglu said:

Why they don’t fix this light leak issue then?

I guess it can't be fixed.....saying that maybe my M10 has an upgraded light safe bayonet.......hence the new thread

Edited August 1, 2019 by Guest

[dkmoore]

1 hour ago, NW67 said:

I had my Noctilux snap off at the bayonet one time............sent back to Berlin from Kuala Lumpur and fixed for free within 2 weeks

Fabulous service

how did this happen? wouldn't have guess that possible. Curious to know!

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Just now, dkmoore said:

how did this happen? wouldn't have guess that possible. Curious to know!

I slipped while walking back from shooting a waterfall. The camera was around my neck but I am guessing that the jolt of me slipping was enough for it to detach itself from the bayonet that was still attached to the body.