Black patch in M3 photos

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p.1 #1 · Black patch in M3 photos

Took an old M3 to test a roll of Fuji 400. Many photos had a black/dark patch in the left middle.

Seems like a shutter issue; and they are more prominent in 1/500 or 1/1000s shutter.
Any other explanation other than a broken shutter at high shutter speed ?

Photos were taken with a 50f/2 Thypoch Eureka. That lens has no issue on the M11.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

One example:

Edited on Jul 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM · View previous versions

Jul 25, 2025 at 07:58 PM

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p.1 #2 · Black patch in M3 photos

That�s shutter bounce. Off to a repair person it goes�

Jul 25, 2025 at 09:48 PM

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p.1 #3 · Black patch in M3 photos

d.s. wrote:
That�s shutter bounce. Off to a repair person it goes�

Thank you!! Appreciate it!

Jul 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM

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p.1 #4 · Black patch in M3 photos

Common issue with M3s I heard from my repair guy - my original M3's shutter broke a few years ago and had to be replaced. I was told that they received already at this time a higher number of M3s with broken shutter. If you purchase one, make sure it comes with a new shutter or lower price with the original one.

Jul 29, 2025 at 02:03 PM


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