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gangerh commented on the word hair in the gate
A sliver of celluloid has become lodged in the aperture of the camera.
June 21, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word hair in the gate
More likely to be a real hair I'd have thought. The gate is (part of) the mechanism for moving the film strip on. More likely to be the shutter than the aperture.
June 21, 2008