Unexpected mark on pinhole images

[Kevin Allan]

I'm puzzled by a line which appears on six out of the 12 pinhole images I shot yesterday, on HP5+ in a RealitySoSubtle 6x6F camera. It appears in the top right corner of the image, in a similar but not identical position in each affected frame.

I've previously seen something similar when a long cable release has dangled in front of the lens on another camera, but this camera doesn't use a cable release (I wish it did).

Since there's no lens, it can't be something inside the lens. The only possibility I can see is a foreign object inside the camera, such as a hair.

It's definitely not a scanning artefact because I can cearly see it on the negs as a white line. Neither is it the result of a kink caused when loading the film into the developing reel - I've seen that often enough to recognise it.

Any ideas are gratefully received.

 

[ChrisR]

Have you looked inside the camera, near the pinhole? If in different positions, maybe it's a bit loose...

 

[john.margetts]

It is slightly but not very blurred. That suggests to me a hair sticking up on the lower left of the film gate.

 

[Sky]

I'd guess at a hair too . . .

 

[Kevin Allan]

Have you looked inside the camera, near the pinhole? If in different positions, maybe it's a bit loose...

The camera doesn’t have an opening back, it’s a top loader so you can’t get inside

 

[Kevin Allan]

It is slightly but not very blurred. That suggests to me a hair sticking up on the lower left of the film gate.

I’ll give it a blast of compressed air before the next use.

 

[Mr Badger]

Don't watch the film 'The Omen', or revisit the church in stormy weather, that's all I can suggest at this point!

 

[Nod]

The camera doesn’t have an opening back, it’s a top loader so you can’t get inside

Looking at the instructions, it appears that the inner box can be removed by undoing a couple of screws and that should reveal the hair.

 

[Kevin Allan]

Looking at the instructions, it appears that the inner box can be removed by undoing a couple of screws and that should reveal the hair.

Thanks, I’ll give that a try

Looking at the instructions, it appears that the inner box can be removed by undoing a couple of screws and that should reveal the hair.

It turns out that 6x6F doesn't have the screws on the bottom which the 6x6 has.

 

[Nod]

Ah! Bu99er! One would hope that an e-mail to the chap would offer a solution - here's hoping you get it sorted quickly.

 

[DemiLion]

Have you ever seen The Omen?



(blast - already done!)

 

[Kevin Allan]

Have you ever seen The Omen?



(blast - already done!)

Actually, I haven't so the Omen references pass me by ... unless it's a PG it's probably way too scary for me.

 

[Mr Badger]

Actually, I haven't so the Omen references pass me by ... unless it's a PG it's probably way too scary for me.

I found a clip (not suitable for work NSFW) of excerpts from the film, watching from 1:19 to 1:35 should give you the gist of what the comments were about IRO the mysterious linear mark on the photograph,. It was a pretty scary film, so perhaps best not to watch the rest if you are easily frightened. And yes, that was Patrick Troughton aka the second Dr Who getting it in the neck.

View: https://youtu.be/7RzSfl7AbsE