Dust in the gate?

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Dust in the gate?

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Hi,

If I had dust in the gate of my Bolex H16, would I see it by looking through the default prism viewfinder - using a lens with a wide open diaphragm please? Normally I use a dog-leg zoom, so would see nothing except what the lens sees.

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Whatever you do, don't be like this guy...prize-winning gate scum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsAa2rrHrww
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No. You have to look at the film gate itself.
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Re: Dust in the gate?

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richard p. t. wrote:No. You have to look at the film gate itself.
That's what I thought, thanks ;)
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silverhalide wrote:Whatever you do, don't be like this guy...prize-winning gate scum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsAa2rrHrww
Painful, oh! :-o

But glorious colour film

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