Chasing light leaks again :(

[mickeyobe]

This camera does not have a focal plane shutter.
The shutter speed does, indeed sound the same at all settings.
From its sound I would guess 125 sec. or at least 1/60 sec.
1/25 or 1/30 sec. on most leaf shutters has a peculiar double sound.

By looking through the open back it looks to me that the aperture varies with different light conditions.

My camera, the EEmatic S has no red arrows in the viewfinder. There is a green disc at the bottom when there is sufficient light. The shutter locks and the disc turns red when the light is too low.
On flash setting the disc is replaced by a green flashbulb. Depending upon where the flash is set the focus locks to prevent over and under exposure.

The more I examine this little beast the more I am impressed by it.
It is extremely well made and provides exceptional exposure versatility for what is basically a point and shoot camera. Its ability to be focused adds a great deal to the quality of the pictures it would produce.
I am almost - but not quite - tempted to put a roll through it.
It is a little gem.

Mickey

[Berndt]

I am almost - but not quite - tempted to put a roll through it.

I can recommend it I don't know, what this camera exactly does, but it does it pretty good. Todays test film ( finally without light leaking ) showed excellent exposures again, even in difficult light situations. I don't know, how many times I tried to take a picture of these "temple cats" for example. The cats half in the dark, half lighted by strong sunshine from the front. I couldn't have taken a better picture with a more sophisticated camera or light meter. Fascinating.

[mickeyobe]

berndt,

How did you stop the light leaks?

Mickey

[daveh]

Mickey, I know it's not focal plane - I was just meaning that focal plane shutters are easier to tell what speed they are operating at because of the sound they have when firing. I also know that Berndt wouldn't have a camera with a focal plane shutter.

Presumably it was that 'light box' which was the problem.

[mickeyobe]

Dave,

By "this camera" I meant my camera. I was the one who goofed.

I understood you perfectly. I always do.

Your English is surprisingly good despite that peculiar accent.

Mickey

[daveh]

Mickey,

Brilliant.

I'm one of those people who doesn't have an accent. Everyone else does though.

Here, oop North, we have the short 'a' sound, definitely path and bath rather than the Southern paaarth and baaarth, though Cockneys would finish it with an 'f' rather than a 'th'.

John Parry came from quite near to me (I think he was Wigan, about thirty miles away). Other than the underlying Northern short 'a' and other such his accent would have been completely different to mine. I think it's all the meat pies they eat there.

The Wirral accent for those not too far from the Mersey is now more like the Liverpool accent of forty years ago, and even in the more distant parts most of the old Cheshire accent has gone. (Not that Wirral is that big in the first place.)

Dave.

[mickeyobe]

Dave,

I have family in Leeds.

They have a beautiful, soft accent.
Although I cannot accept pudding for dessert.

My father was from London. Khaki was Karki. Pattern was Patn.
He loved kippahs.
Indeed, the "r" was to my ears the most notable paht of his slight remnant of English English. Our car was a cah.

Other than the slight accent was the use of some words which I still use. The best example being dinner is at noon and supper is the evening meal. Lunch is food packed for a picnic.
He often called his fellow Brits broncos or limeys.

And tea was always at 4pm - or any othah time of day or night.

Mickey

[daveh]

I have family in Leeds.

They have a beautiful, soft accent.

Yorkshire has several accents, though I don't know if the change is as rapid as it is t'other side of the Pennines. Leeds, as with many cities, has the hard and soft versions of the same accent. Yorkshire has the three main regional accents best illustrated by whether they say riiiight, reyt, or reet for right.

It's discussions like this that we need Peter to chip in with some of his common sense.

Dave.

[mickeyobe]

Dave,

My Leedites say riiight.



"It's discussions like this that we need Peter to chip in with some of his common sense."

I am just repeating your sentiments. He is missed.

Mickey

[daveh]

Yes, the long slow 'iii' is North Yorkshire: it seems to get longer and slower as you head further north. The suddenly it changes to what I will call Geordie (but actually till you reach Newcastle itself.)

We had a caravan for a while in a wonderful village called Bishop Monkton, between Harrogate and Ripon. Mr Rhodes, the farmer, who had the site, was wonderfully laid back. He used to use "riiiight" not infrequently.

I love accents of all sorts. Some are easier on the ear. Many, most even, Canadians I know have that nice soft accent. I imagine Wayne, Doug and Randy (and one or two others) have similar soft accents.

[mickeyobe]

Dave,

You should come to Toronto.
There are over 170 languages and dialects spoken here.

That number of course would depend upon who takes the survey and if those surveyed can understand the question posed in the surveyor's accent.

Mickey

[daveh]

Mickey,

Yes it certainly depends who is doing the listening how many accents or dialects (or whatever) there are. There was a professor of linguistics who could differentiate between people from different areas of a town or city. Few on Merseyside say 'book'. Some say 'buke' while others say 'buck'. I think the truth is that there is almost as many variations as there are people.

Dave.

[Berndt]

How did you stop the light leaks?

I actually just taped this inner metal frame to the film door ( like on the picture ) ... and ... it worked !!! Shot another film yesterday and the light leaks are gone. I am H A P P Y