TheAntiMark
The Problem #2
5x7 Colour Paper negative
It all started with a new lens - My new Kodak Ektar 203mm lens...
When I tool a picture I had a double image.
Hmmm?
Must be light reflecting inside the many (4) filters...
Tried again with different light sources - still the same problem.
Ahh! must be the new lensboard doesn't fit right!
I build a new lens board, took a few more pics - still the same problem...
Ahh!!!
Must be that the lens board does not fit perfectly... again rebuilt the lens board (looks quite nice now with the fancy black felt backing, BTW). Tooks a few more pics - still the same problem.
suddenly - that Ah-ha moment!
I took a picture for 1 minute without opening the shutter - sure enough I had a picture.
1 minute in a dark room with a flashlight confirmed it - Pinholes in the bellows. My previous lens was 180 - this new lens extended the bellows more than any other!
after 12 bad pictures and some acrylic paint mixed with white glue, I think I
've solved the problem - really this time.
The Problem #2
5x7 Colour Paper negative
It all started with a new lens - My new Kodak Ektar 203mm lens...
When I tool a picture I had a double image.
Hmmm?
Must be light reflecting inside the many (4) filters...
Tried again with different light sources - still the same problem.
Ahh! must be the new lensboard doesn't fit right!
I build a new lens board, took a few more pics - still the same problem...
Ahh!!!
Must be that the lens board does not fit perfectly... again rebuilt the lens board (looks quite nice now with the fancy black felt backing, BTW). Tooks a few more pics - still the same problem.
suddenly - that Ah-ha moment!
I took a picture for 1 minute without opening the shutter - sure enough I had a picture.
1 minute in a dark room with a flashlight confirmed it - Pinholes in the bellows. My previous lens was 180 - this new lens extended the bellows more than any other!
after 12 bad pictures and some acrylic paint mixed with white glue, I think I
've solved the problem - really this time.