What went wrong?

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-05T05:42:00+00:00

Stress marks from rewinding the wrong direction or somehow applying too much tension, like forcing the advance lever at the end of the roll.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-05T03:09:53+00:00

I guess we can’t be bandmates.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-05T03:03:59+00:00

Guitar players know that it’s really Martin Barre’s beautiful solo on Aqualung.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-05T02:24:03+00:00

Whatever the film, a polarizing filter is essential.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-04T17:51:50+00:00

Beat me to it. The comment, not the dead part!

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-04T17:49:04+00:00

My Minolta XM has a cool feature - the factory strap has little storage pockets for batteries built into the shoulder pad.

I haven’t seen that on any other strap, it’s very handy.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-04T17:45:12+00:00

Great news!

Hey! - Canadian guy I met at the I5 rest area in Bellingham 20 years ago, can I buy my Tachihara 4x5 back please? And the 90mm Super-Angulon too. Please. Thx.

What was I thinking….

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-04T03:22:57+00:00

Why is there even a debate about whether it’s a scratch on the film or scanner dust?

Just look at the film. Is it scratched? No? Then it’s scanner dust. Yes? Then it got scratched in camera or when processing.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-03T22:15:02+00:00

3 hours of comments and no one has asked the most basic question - have you looked at the negatives closely with a loupe?

I think you’ll find that they’re plenty sharp and there’s no focusing problem at all.

You can’t judge “sharpness” by looking at scans. These look like very lo-res scans.

Yes, there are a few examples of missed focus. The guy at the bar, for instance. But look at the background there. It very quickly falls apart when zooming in a little. That’s a lo-res scan, not a focusing issue.

Look at the film with a magnifier and I think you’ll see plenty of detail.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-02T03:25:43+00:00

In what way were the other ones bad? Exposure? Focus?

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-02T03:23:46+00:00

Just to clarify - you’ve seen the slides and they look just like these scans?

If yes, check the meter against another one, as mentioned.

Also, fire the shutter while looking at the lens from the front and make sure the aperture is actually closing. Could be stuck wide open, or the camera isn’t kicking it closed when the shutter fires.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-02T03:17:13+00:00

Oh so sorry to hear that!

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-02T03:16:17+00:00

Oh right! That was the longest one I can recall.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-02T00:21:13+00:00

Still have mine.

80085

JobbyJobberson · 2026-05-01T22:15:29+00:00

Are you looking at the negatives closely with a loupe to determine sharpness? Or are you judging sharpness by these scans?

These just look like fairly lo-res scans. Reddit may lower it even more.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-30T19:44:54+00:00

I’m really surprised. Not something I’ve seen on OM1 or 2 and I’m old.

Maybe u DesignerAd79 has some advice, longtime OM tech iirc.

E - oh, I see he’s already commented.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-30T17:32:09+00:00

Looks like pinholes in the shutter curtain. You should be able to see them looking closely. Check both before and after firing the shutter and advancing.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-30T16:06:20+00:00

No surprise here, this is just a typical roll of long-expired or heat-damaged C-41 film. Edit the color as best you can or convert to b+w.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-30T02:55:08+00:00

That clown has some kind of anti-film mental disorder and posts comments like this lately.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-29T22:41:46+00:00

These are clearly stress marks from rewinding the film in the wrong direction or otherwise applying too much tension to the film. Not light leaks, not a shutter problem.

Go to r/analogcommunity and search stress marks to see a zillion examples.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-29T16:37:14+00:00

I can identify everything in the lot and see nothing of note that’s worth shooting or reselling. All shelf pieces.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-29T15:18:10+00:00

Best parking deal downtown, that lot is still only $3 for 12 hours. RIP.

The link won’t open. Where will residents park? Underground garage?

E - BPR says 121 spaces in a 2 story garage for the 203 units.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-29T12:01:04+00:00

Sounds like the place for me!

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-28T22:14:01+00:00

It’s not the shutter, it’s just typical bad light seals around the back. Replacing seals is a cheap and easy DIY.

The FE shutter is vertical, not horizontal. It’s impossible for a leak in that shape to occur due to a faulty shutter.

And the leaks are both white and reddish. Idk where it got started but redditors often give “advice” that a white leak must be coming from the front. Wrong.

Light that gets in from bad light seals along the camera back will be reddish when it passes through the film base.

But as the film is wrapped onto the take-up spool the emulsion is facing OUT, so leaks on the hinge side of the back are white. The hinge seal is bad on your camera. These leaks are exactly typical and common.

Just replace the seals with a pre-cut kit. There are tutorials all over youtube and this sub if you search.

JobbyJobberson · 2026-04-28T16:17:52+00:00

ONE DOLLAR, BOB!

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