Is this a light leak?

[mo]

Can this be a light leak? It randomly appears across several different films.This camera has been fully serviced less than a year ago.KR10 Ricoh.I thought it may have only been on the expired kodak gold but then it appears on the Fuji 400asa as well.It's the pinkish band below the flying foxes head.

[kansalliskala]

Too uniform to be a light leak?

Maybe inner reflection? Is there some really shiny part, missing foam or something behind mirror? (Put the camera to B take off lens and examine the thing .. )

Did both films go thru the same process, then it could be processing error.

[Excalibur]

Were the two films sent to the lab to be developed at the same time, also looking at the negs can you see the band? A serviced camera and using two different films, it would seem to point in one direction for the problem.

[mo]

I think it may have been the lab... I looked at the 3 images before this and there is a tear or scratch running through it...except along the top half of the frame.
#1

another pink band on the Fuji film
#2 I can not see the pink band on the neg

And this strange mark again on the fuji film again a different roll.
#3This mark is on the neg


I had seen all these little marks
and thought I won't worry about it but then I noticed the pink banding!
The camera has film loaded in it at the moment...I will run those off tomorrow and have a look at the seals...and what you have suggested.

[Bob van Sikorski]

well, me in your position, i will try to shoot b&w film and develop it myself in my darkroom in by myself controlled conditions (which mean: loading film into devel tank in total darkness). or maybe try another lab. if problem will stay, its body problem.

[kansalliskala]

More confusion #3 looks like light leak ..

[mo]

I looked through a loupe only 10x magnification.#3The mark It appears on the negative (no 17) out side the frame of the picture it is green and it also appears on neg15 .I looked at the Bird photo and there is a line/mark on the negitive.
On the flying fox photo there is indeed a faint line that follows the pink banding across all frames.Lab or camera?

[mo]

Well Bob I have the tank now so I may just have to start this home developing sooner than later.I have 40+ rolls of color so that might as well be the starting point.

[fish4570]

Speaking of home developing, Mo, I used the Paterson spinner thingy for a roll yesterday, doing spin agitation only, 15 seconds every minute. Got some good negs ...

[martinsmith99]

Looking at #3 it's a light leak.

Shoot 2 rolls in 2 bodies and compare.

[mo]

Thanks Paul for the agitator update.
I will try that Martin...I have a few extra bodies running around! I have a possibly a few months of a warranty on the CLA left so if it is the camera it should be covered.

[Katastrofo]

I'd check the mirror foam and light seals.

[mo]

The foam all looks in good order,My only doubt is how far the mirror is sitting up in it's resting position?Is there a uniform distance(gap) from camera body to the bottom edge of the mirror itself?...I could start chasing ghosts here

[Excalibur]

Well if you have more than one camera, you can do what I do a lot.... use a roll of film over 2 to 4 cameras. Then send the film back to the lab and you will find what camera is faulty or if it's the lab.
All you need to do between each camera is to be careful when winding back, the film leader doesn't go back into the cassette and note the frame number for each camera change and add one or two on for slight spacing errors.

BTW.... of course cover the lens and viewfinder when firing the shutter to get back to the new frame numbers for each camera.

[alex]

Orange banding on colour prints usually shouts light leak to me. Exactly what I had on my Contax RTS. Half an hour and a mouse mat to fix it.