Questions tagged [light-leaks]
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Hasselblad 500c Light leak at the edges
I just got back my test roll of film from my recently purchased 500c. Wondering if this light leak is a result of wear and tear, resulting in the paint being removed where the film back attaches to ...
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Light leak or am I the problem? [closed]
I am very new to film, so I understand that this may be some silly questions for you all, but your kindness and help is appreciated!
I was recently gifted a Nikon FG20, which I took for some practice ...
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Is this a light leak?
Vertical artifacts appear on every photo on Minolta XD-7, bought as "refurbished". Can this be easily fixed?
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Is this a light leak
I received a Olympus Mju 1 recently and ran a test role.
My scans are showing orange lines to the side as well as circles.
I am very very new to the world of film photography and am thinking maybe it’...
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What are these straight bright lines in the negative and scans?
I ran a test roll of Fujicolor C200 through a newly acquired Voigtländer Vito II.
Upon closer inspection, all the photos have bright straight lines (take a look at the top 20% of the picture where the ...
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I have a Canon EOS 500N, I want to intentionally create light leaks in some of my frames, how do I do that without ruining the rest of the film?
I am pretty new to film photography and dont have much experience shooting film. I wanted to create light leaks on some of my frames but I dont know what the pre-wind system will do if I close the ...
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Light streaks leaking beyond frame of negative?
I am using a minolta automatic camera - and for a few rolls of film now it has been producing streaks on the roll, usually in low light when there is one obvious light source. The camera is automatic ...
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Camera light leak or processing issue?
After leaving it in the cupboard for a while, I just shot 2 rolls of B&W 120 film on my Holga and had them processed and scanned by a local lab.
I expected that I wouldn't get perfect images out ...
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What causes these light leaks on bulk loaded film
I have several rolls with similar light leaks such as below, but more examples here and here.
These rolls are all bulk loaded, in recycled canisters (meaning rolls that came from a lab which new film ...
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top right side of my film photos have some sort of light leaks
The right side of the image has some sort of obvious light leak I'm unsure what is causing it, e.g. the lens, the camera etc. I have checked for leaks and I don't think I found any.
The camera is a ...
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Portra 400 looks desaturated and has sprocket leaks
Hi fellow photographers
I'm a hobby film photographer for a few years now having a basic understanding of photographing, developing and scanning + postprocessing.
In the past months i've shot only few ...
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Light leaks on OM10
I recently ran a roll of Kodak 400TX through an OM10. Some of the roll appeared to be fine but many of the images showed vertical light leaks - the attached is the best(worst) example of this. Any ...
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Light leaks all over the photos
It is my first time using a film camera and I've developed my first roll of film, Lomography CN 400. The camera is a Fujifilm MDL-9.
I know that my problem is light leaks and it's coming from the ...
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What is causing the light leak in my Hasselblad A12 back?
I have this consistent leak in the middle of my frames. I thought that I had at first messed up replacing the seals, but the leaks persisted after I replaced the light trap once more.
There is some ...
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I accidentially exposed a bulk film roll from a bulk film loader. Are there chances of recovering parts of that bulk film?
I had ordered a used bulk film loader recently. And the person who sold it to me probably thought that a good thing would be to provide me the bulk film loader with bulk-film in it, intact. Not ...