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Posted by Doug Clifford on November 18, 2001 at 20:22:51:
In Reply to: canon photura...probs posted by Siddharth S. Sativada on November 18, 2001 at 07:31:53:
: The "LAST" few rolls WITH my camera (Canon Photura) gave bizzare snaps in the sense that...they were (1)Fuzzy, (2) Had streaks of light on them (3)Ghost like
: I am unable to comprehend the reason as it was the first time in 3years that it has happened to me.
: Could it be due to the fact the I accidentally increased the shutter speed...(btw i dont know how to do it and staying in India, I was unable to aquire a copy of the owners manual)
The Canon Photura was introduced in June 1990 and sold in Europe as the Canon Evoca and in Japan as the Autoboy Jet. It was a design ahead of its time; when I saw the Fuji Finepix 4900 digital camera, I instantly thought of the Photura. For background on the Photura, see http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/index.html
Just to make sure we are talking about the same model, there's a great photo here at George Eastman House http://www.geh.org/fm/mees/htmlsrc/mC22700020_ful.html
As near as I can tell this camera is totally automatic and has a leaf shutter built into the lens, instead of the focal plane shutter found in 35mm SLRs. It isn't clear from the description on Canon's web site whether you can manually adjust the shutter speed or not.
First I assume you have looked at the negatives and verify they have the same problems shown on the prints. (This step will eliminate the photo lab.)
Second, since this camera is battery dependent, I assume you have installed new batteries and the problem persists.
My guess, based on your description of the photos is that your camera shutter is leaking light and needs to be repaired.
The good news is the Photura can be repaired. One repair shop in the US estimates repairs on the Photura at $56-$72 http://www.mcvr.com/canon.html
The bad news is you are in India and will have to probably get it repaired there. There's a list of Canon authorized service facilities in India at http://www.canon-asia.com/cameras/asf.htm but manufacturer authorized camera repair centers are often scornful of repairing old cameras and refuse to do so.
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