Diacord G

I have a diacord g. I had the lens shutter serviced by the guy who built them in the factory when he was young, cant remember his name.

 

I havent used it much. Really havent, time and all. However i ran two rolls of tri x through it today. Developed in that cinestill stuff.

 

Both rolls developed fine except, the first one was perfectly clear, only the factory numbers, etc was visible.

 

Second roll developed clear, only factory information was visible. Except the LAST shot developed. oddly, i had a jam in the spool that kept the last frame from going into it. So the last frame was stuck between the tank and the reel.

 

 

What is the normal method to ensure the shutter is working the same each time? I had the camera set to 3.5 and shutter to 1/5th second for each shot

Overexposed?

Overexposed?

Completely clear means heavily underexposed, i.e. unexposed.

Outermost frame on the spiral is normally the first frame shot, as you don't rewind 120, so it comes off in reverse. Obviously, that depends on how you load your spirals though.

 

So that suggests that the shutter worked for the first frame only.

 

Clear film with only edge markings would be due to massive underexposure or no exposure.

 

Lens cap left on?

 

Shutter not opening?

 

Shutter only firing on fast(est) speeds when slower speeds were required?

 

User error?

 

 

Shoot the camera with no film while looking through the shutter to see if it's opening. You said you shot at 1/5th second. A leaf shutter at that speed should be making a noticeable 'click-bzzzt-click' sound and opening and closing will be distinctly visible to the human eye, as opposed to the brief flash of light you'll see on higher speeds.

I also have a diacord. I periodically check the shutter as I'm not often using the camera these days. I figure periodic exercise beats sitting dormant...something a Leica tech put me onto years ago.