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  • Light leaks- if a leak is showing on the bottom of the frame on a photo, the leak will be coming from the top in camera as it's upside down? Is that right?

  • if a leak is showing on the bottom of the frame on a photo, the leak will be coming from the top in camera as it's upside down?

    Basically yes, if it's like a common leak due to light seals of the back door being in poor condition or similar.
    I've also had a few ones that were more tricky to figure out where they came from (like when my Mju-II got knocked a bit too much and apparently some light was entering from the front, around the lens somewhere).
    Check the seals, use camera with case / without, take a mental note when you shot two frames in quick succession or with a gap (and a lot of light hitting the camera) in between, and you should be able to figure out what's up.

  • Cheers. It’s a Voigtlander Vito II folding camera that doesn’t have light seals and relies on a clasp to keep the film door sealed tight. The clasp has worn over time so i guess it’s not keeping the door sealed as tight as it used too.
    I’m trying to think of solutions that aren’t nuking the film door in tape like a Holga, but suspect that may be the way to go.

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