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Chris Fries
Master Film Handler

Posts: 399
From: Ohio, US
Registered: Aug 2011

posted December 15, 2012 07:06 PM

I noticed a problem with my Chinon 6100 yesterday. Something seems to be pulling the film causing a flutter.

Here is a video of what it is doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8y3-p8XNgo&feature=youtu.be

Everything looks OK inside to me. Then again, it would. I'm not the most mechanically-minded individual.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted December 15, 2012 07:19 PM

Hi Chris

Looks like it's losing the loop on top. Check that out first. Another thing to look for is a piece of broken film in the film channel anywhere.

PatD

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Chris Fries
Master Film Handler

Posts: 399
From: Ohio, US
Registered: Aug 2011

posted December 15, 2012 08:41 PM

Thank you Pat!

I didn't see any broken film but maybe something was stuck in the gate or somewhere else. I sprayed compressed air all along the film path. Looks like that may have done the trick. I ran film and the flutter was gone. If it happens again and a cleaning won't help, I'll let you know.

Thanks again.

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted December 15, 2012 10:43 PM

Great advice Pat...and Chris I love a success story [Smile]

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