Something inside my camera or on my lens....pic inside.

[wdh1974]

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that black thing at the top is on all my pics, but should i see something like that when looking through the viewfinder? im nervous about going inside the camera.

 

[Tailgunner]

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that black thing at the top is on all my pics, but should i see something like that when looking through the viewfinder? im nervous about going inside the camera.

Hum...maybe Lint on the sensor or lens?

 

[limr]

What camera are you using? If you're using an SLR and have something on the lens, you may or may not notice it depending on where it is. And sometimes there can be a hairline crack in a lens that isn't necessarily visible depending on the angle of the cut or where it falls on the lens, but might show up on film if light has reflected off it.

If you have a rangefinder, you wouldn't see what's on the lens (which is why you have to remind yourself to take the lens cap off!)

If there's something on the film plane or inside the camera, you wouldn't see it. You can take the lens off and use a blower to knock out any loose dirt, maybe do the same with the back open. Try opening the back and holding the shutter open to see if you see anything or to use the blower to clean it a bit. Shoot another roll and check if it's still there.

In the meantime, become friends with the clone tool in whatever software you're using

Edited: Those pictures look familiar, btw. Didn't you post those a little while back?

 

[compur]

Assuming you are using a film camera ...
If it's in your camera it would be in the film chamber area. Some fibers resting against or just in front of the film. It should be easily visible if you open the film door. Otherwise it could also be a printing error, that is, unclean printing equipment.

It's not in your lens. A lens can't focus on debris that is inside it.

 

[wdh1974]

I see, yeah they are posted a while back i developed a roll of kodak 400 still testing this film thing before i plunge into a scanner, the pic i linked is my brother and kodak 400, the others are fuji 200. My camera is an olympus om 1

 

[limr]

An OM-1, so an SLR.

It's most likely a piece of dust in the camera.

I did a bit of poking 'round the Interwebz after compur's post. Something on the front element even if you can see it wouldn't affect your photos in the way you are seeing, but I wondered about how a rear element defect would appear. It seems the general consensus, however, that even a crack in the rear element would appear more as flare or out of focus areas rather than a distinct mark.

compur - do you think fungus in the lens anywhere would cause a mark on the film?

Another place to look for information, just to be sure, is the negative. Check them to see if there is a scratch or something on the film. If not, then it's probably dust in the camera. It's too consistent to be random scanning issues, and those would show up white anyway.

 

[pez]

Did you try another lens? Looks like a piece of debris was stuck in the camera, and part of it was/is just in front of the film plane. I had things just like that happen back when I shot a lot of film. It's hard to keep film cameras clean since the entire back of the camera is opened so frequently. My old negatives are something of a nightmare to clean up after scanning for this and many, many other reasons.

 

[minicoop1985]

I'm going with debris in the camera too. Something close to the film plane. Lock the mirror up with the little switch on the left (looking at the camera) of the lens mount, then take a peek and see if you can find it. Could be on either side of the curtain, but if you're going to poke around anywhere near it, be VERY careful.

 

[Derrel]

I have had this before. It is a fine fiber, stuck on the film gate area. OPen the camera, and with the shutter held open on B setting, hold the camera up to a white wall, and you will see it. It will be very small. Use tweezers to grasp and remove it.

 

[compur]

compur - do you think fungus in the lens anywhere would cause a mark on the film?

A lens can't focus on an object that is inside it or on any of its surfaces. If a lens had enough fungus inside the result would be loss of general contrast, sharpness, etc but you wouldn't be able to see the fungus itself as a mark in the final image. Same with a scratch, etc.

 

[webestang6431]

I have had this before. It is a fine fiber, stuck on the film gate area. OPen the camera, and with the shutter held open on B setting, hold the camera up to a white wall, and you will see it. It will be very small. Use tweezers to grasp and remove it.

Agreed. I've seen this MANY times at my work. Can't tell you how many cameras I have cleaned out.....LOL

 

[limr]

compur - do you think fungus in the lens anywhere would cause a mark on the film?

A lens can't focus on an object that is inside it or on any of its surfaces. If a lens had enough fungus inside the result would be loss of general contrast, sharpness, etc but you wouldn't be able to see the fungus itself as a mark in the final image. Same with a scratch, etc.

Thanks for the answer!