Tricky Film Problem

Holy bellows, Batman!

Yeah, I'd say that's your problem, LOL...

Black gaffers tape would work. Not pretty, but hey.

I'm sure it would, but I really want to retain the close-ability of the camera. This is, after all, my smallest one I'll have to see what Google has to say about bellows repair...

You can repair it but it could spring another leak. Old bellows tend to dry and crack, if you replace it you might even get to choose a nifty new color for a custom look.

I did not realize it had bellows !!!! WOW!!! that is old. There should be an easy way to patch the light leak, if there is one or two or three

scorpio_e wrote in post #5879731
I did not realize it had bellows !!!! WOW!!! that is old. There should be an easy way to patch the light leak, if there is one or two or three

Heh, look at the photo on the last page: there's lots of them. But, I found a recipe for a nice flexible, light-proof adhesive on the Interwebs, so with any luck it'll be functional in a few days. On my negatives, I'm seeing multiple corners of different shades and at different positions at the edges of the exposures, and I'm guessing this is because of the light coming in at different angles and intensities from the bellows leaks. Looks like I've found my problem, at least. Thanks for the help, everyone!

Have you considered a dark bag.
Use to be big for B&W processing allowed you to load you file into the light proof tank for processing with exposing it.
Not too expensive and easier that light proofing a room.
http://cgi.ebay.com …ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm​dZViewItem

steven wrote in post #5880656
Have you considered a dark bag.
Use to be big for B&W processing allowed you to load you file into the light proof tank for processing with exposing it.
Not too expensive and easier that light proofing a room.
http://cgi.ebay.com …ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm​dZViewItem

I would if I were doing this a lot, but I'm not. I'll probably be going through a roll every week or two, so it's not gonna be too much trouble to just respool in my bathroom. It's an interior bathroom, and I do it in the middle of the night. With a rug over the light patch I mentioned earlier, it should be perfect.

Buy yourself a changing bag to respool your film. That "little-less-dark-spot" under the door will be ruinous. I fogged a lot of print paper thinking I had all the light blocked - all that I could see, anyway. The changing bag is relatively cheap, anyway.

So - spool yourself a new roll in the changing bag - just for safety, load it there, too.
Cover the lens. Set the aperture to a high number (numerically) and a high shutter speed.
Run the film through the camera, "taking pictures" in every frame - do it outside at noon in bright light.

Pull the film out in the changing bag, and then take the film to be processed. In theory, the film should be absolutely clear, no frame lines, and fog free. If not, the camera seals are shot. It will make a nice mantle piece after that...