Rolleiflex SL66 with Kodak Portra 400

CarlosMFreaza

2014-08-30 18:47:15 UTC

I was comparing the bad negs before the SL66 CLA with this first roll
after the CLA and discovered or recalled a little big detail, the
bands in the older negs are _horizontal_ and the bands in the recent
color neg are _vertical_, it means the bands in the older negs were
caused by the shutter, it has a _horizontal_ run, but the current
_vertical_ bands couldn't be caused by the shutter; I examined the
recent color neg with a loupe and could see the vertical bands have a
continuity between the affected frames through the space between
frames, if the shutter was the cause, these bands would be cut between
the frames, but they do have continuity. I suspect there was some
operation error in the lab; I'll check now the focal plane shutter
working with a B&W film developed by me, I'm almost sure the shutter
is working fine.

Carlos

Post by CarlosMFreaza
This is the first roll after the SL66 CLA. I wrote the camera was
working very fine and smooth but I needed to check the images for a
final opinion. I did it and I have some doubts about the focal plane
shutter working; some frames still show the regular bands caused by
uneven exposure I had noticed before the CLA. The situation improved
regarding the last rolls I shot before this CLA, but the bands are
still there (I think they appear or disappear according the selected
shutter speed). Sometimes it happens that some camera functions need
to be "exercised" after a CLA (it happened to me for cameras serviced
here, in USA and in Germany) , I'll shoot another roll to get a
conclusion.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/15048384216/
Carlos