From: James Cole (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Jul 19 2009 - 13:08:18 PDT
I had this issue with a REX4. It only happened when the variable shutter
lever isn't locked in, so I've just stopped using it. When projected (on
color stock) they look like flashes of blue and red, kind of like end
flares.
-James
On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Bill Brand <email suppressed> wrote:
> A common sources of light leaks on the Bolex Rex 5 is keeping the eye piece
> open in bright light when you're not looking through the camera.
>
> Another possibility is a missing screw on the lens turret base. Check below
> where the filter holder goes. There should be two little silver screws. If
> you've just got screw holes, then cover them with black tape.
>
> Bill
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> Hello,
>> My 16mm Bolex Rex5 light leaks like mad. I tried to solve the problem by
>> taping it with black gaffer tape all around the door and the filter area (I
>> have the filter holder inserted all the time). I also taped around the top
>> part. No success.
>>
>> What I get is random black areas in the negative. All across the frame, or
>> some frames and then the fogging gets more faint till it dissapears.
>> Sometimes it is only on the edge, but normally is all across frames. Maybe
>> there is one foot without fogging and then again every few frames... It
>> seems quite ramdom to me. No light leak pattern.
>> you can see some footage here:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/veronicaibarrafilms/3726543106/
>>
>> I am going to do some testing. Taping different areas to find out where
>> the light gets in, I thought that before doing that I could ask here about
>> where is most likely to light leak or anything else that can be helpful.
>>
>> Could any of you frameworkers help me please?
>>
>>
>> Much obliged
>>
>> Veronica
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