In article <42d82e$ami@blackice.winternet.com>, junctor@winternet.com÷ says...
>Within the last few years, the horizons in my scenics have taken a >definite lean to the left. (No political inclination jokes, please). I >thought there was a problem with the viewfinder in my Minolta X-700, >following a repair, but the same thing happens (not as bad) with a >Nikon 8008S. (...) the minor, but uncorrected astigmatism in my viewing >eye can prevent proper framing of horizons and uprights.(?) Can anyone >verify this, or perhaps you've had a similar problem? And would >astigmatism correction solve the problem completely?
I do not believe the astigmatism could be the problem (it relates to
focus of objects at different angles, not to alignments). You did
not say if the misalignment was in slides only, or all types of photos.
If slides only, peel apart the mount of one you do not care about,
and chances are, if processed by Kodalux, some counter-clockwise
rotation is due to the mounting (sigh, I have talked to them a few
times about this, and horizons still came back tilted). It is not
unusual to find the mask in the camera slightly rotated. Also,
it is possible you depress the right side of the camera as you depress
the shutter release. (I catch myself doing this occasionally, and
I am normally VERY aware of the horizon line.)
Hope this helps.