On Monday, December 2, 2002, at 06:04 PM, dreammoose wrote:
So you haven't tried it yet since removing the hair from the back of
the lens?
Nope. I'm going to use it Wednesday a little, though.
Do you have any other Oly bodies to see if it shows up on a different
body?
Yeah, I just recently bought a 4T, which is what I'm planning to use
Wednesday.
It could still be something in the mirror box that isn't in the light
path from the longer lenses but sticks into the path of the wide
angle. Contary to what others have suggested, it doesn't have to be
actually touching the film, just nearby.
Last night after that discussion I looked around inside my OM-1n and
didn't really see anything that could have been a problem. I need to
shoot some more film through it, though, and see what happens. I'm just
hung up on the new camera right now and can't find much time for the
old girl. ;-)
The example you provided is shot in bright light. I can't tell where
the lens is focused, but closer stuff seems maybe sharper than distant
stuff. A 28mm lens stopped way down has a lot of depth of field. If it
is focused in mid or close range, something on a lens hood or even
sticking out from the filter threads, etc. could possibly give an
almost in focus image on the film. When you look through the
viewfinder, the lens is wide open, with less DOF, so you wouldn't
easily notice something like that through the viewfinder. Remember
that in a retrofocus WA design, the front of the front element can be
quite a distance in front of the optical nodes.
This is an excellent point. It was a very bright day when I took that
photo and I had it stopped all the way down with my focus point shorter
than infinity by about a half-inch. I was hoping all the DOF would make
it seem like most everything was in focus. Perhaps including the
offending object. The day was brutally windy and I changed lenses in
the open a couple of times, so the potential for just about anything to
be just about anywhere was there.
I'm no repair expert, but pretty knowledgeable about camera/lens stuff
and have done minor repairs on both. If you want to try another set of
eyes, I may be nearby, as I live in Berkeley. Reply off list if I can
help.
I'm in Santa Rosa. If the images this week come back contaminated I may
take you up on that. I appreciate the thoughtful response.
-Rob
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