sam_massey

<p>I have been wrestling with the Kiev-60 for some time now. Keeping a long and boring story short, I have a Kiev-60 with a perfectly-working shutter but a bent lens mount, and another one with a straight body but which displays some shutter capping. Rather than send anything else back to Ukraine for repair, I'd like to try my hand at just swapping the good shutter mechanism into the good body. Can anyone point me towards a guide that shows how to remove & replace the shutter as a unit? So far I've found this (for the Kiev-6c) <a href="http://www.suaudeau.eu/memo/rep/Kiev_6c.html">http://www.suaudeau.eu/memo/rep/Kiev_6c.html</a> but I am not sure if all of those steps are necessary for what I'm trying to do. </p>

<p>Sorry to resurrect my old thread, but I'd just like to add that I tried an alternative 'scanning' procedure - photographing the film with a full frame digital camera + macro lens. Unfortunately, the haze still appears. So it's definitely not a problem with the scanner. <br> Someone told me that friction against the film can cause haze like this, and so I've identified my plastic film reels and the take-up spool in the camera itself as potential culprits. I've ordered a stainless steel reel and I will try developing my next roll with it, along with some fresh chemicals, to see if that doesn't fix it. But anyone who has run into this issue and has a solution for it, please let me know. </p>

<p>Yes, I keep looking closely at the camera and finding no sign of seal degradation, or new seal misapplication. <br> Maybe my rotary drum isn't as lightproof as I thought. It was a fresh mix of all three Tetenal kit chems. I'll see if I can dig up the Natura negs and get a decent picture of the fogging. </p>

<p>My XD-7 works like a charm except for one continuing issue that I am at a loss to diagnose and fix. Rather than try to explain it in-depth, I'll just link an <a href="http://i.imgur.com/IzxuQpw.jpg">example</a>. (Image insert is not working for me on Safari..) <br> As you can see from this very low-res and grainy scan of an already grainy and sensitive film (Fuji Natura 1600), there is a haze of overexposure running along the bottom of the frame. I chose this image to demonstrate because of how obvious it looks. In full sun on a daylight-rated film, the effect is much more subtle, but still apparent. I'll also note that the haze runs into the perforations and spaces between exposures; it's not limited to the exposed frames. <br> So a good first guess would be a light leak. Well, I've held this camera up to a strong light in otherwise total darkness at all sorts of angles and with the different flaps, shutters, and doors open & closed, and I can't find any sort of light intrusion. I also just replaced the foam seals about a month ago. My only hope is that someone here might have had a similar problem, found a resolution for it, and would be kind enough to share what that was. <br> The only other lead I have is my development tank. I do develop my own film. <a href="http://www.precision-camera.com/dlc-universale-tank-2-reels/">I use a plastic rotary tank like this one. </a> It's supposed to be lightproof once the lid is screwed on, and I do develop film pretty often - mostly 120 - and it generally doesn't seem to show the same sort of haze that the last three rolls of 35mm (that I developed on different occasions) have. But again, maybe someone here has used the same tank before and experienced 'light leaks' in it. I would be much happier to replace my development tank than to replace or service this camera, so anyone has similar experiences they can share could really help me out by replying. Thanks. </p> <p> </p>