On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 11:34:26AM -0700, Winsor Crosby wrote:
> >On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:31:44AM -0400, JOHN SCHEUERER wrote:
> >
> I don't see how the film is buckled. The slot on the film cassette
> is placed and angled so that the film goes straight from the outside
> of the roll inside through the slot without a bend.
Hmm, I´m sad to disappoint you. The film is bented somewhat. I`ve scanned a
picture of
a buckled piece of film, as demonstrated iin teh swiss magazine.
see:
http://studweb.studserv.uni-stuttgart.de/studweb/users/mas/mas12462/
and follow the link:
"2`nd picture blurr problem "
regards,
Frieder Faig
Possibly, if the
> camera is badly designed it will not hold the cassette in the correct
> position to feed straight to the film plane. Allowing the cassette
> to rotate could possibly buckle the film. On an OM you can't close
> the camera back until the cassette is in the correct position with no
> crimp for the exiting film. I am more inclined to think it is a
> result of a badly designed motor drive system which requires a couple
> of frames before the film is correctly tensioned to hold it flat.
> --
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
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