Lightleak ? or something else ?

[Joao]

Hello. I found vertical red marks in the scans from a roll rebadged with a local brand (re-spooled film). The roll has passed through two airports (Lisbon and Genéve). The camera showed no lightleaks in films used before and after this roll, even under bright sunlight. The red marks seem to go out of the frame – I don’t yet have the negatives with me. All the frames have that mark in the same place sometimes less visible, other times more evident.

What do you think may have caused this ??

Thanks in advance for your opinions

Joao

 

[Muggins]

That certainly looks light a light leak and, being red, it's light that's come through the anti-halation layer. Normally I'd say it came from the back of the camera but if it didn't leak before and hasn't leaked since, I wonder if it occurred in the respooling process?

 

[TenEleven]

If it occurred during re-spooling the film, then it strikes me as very unlikely that it would always appear on the exact same position for each frame. Same would be true if it were caused by an airport security scan.

I have had these and they are irregular as the film when inside its cartridge is wound up more tightly than it is on the take-up roll of the camera so the leak seems to move around relative to the frame. Yet it is stationery here.

Without knowing how the leaks look like in progression of the film it's going to be hard to guess what the issue is.

 

[d_c]

The fact that the leaks are always in the same relative position to the film suggests to me that it is camera related as the film transport has set the spacing between consecutive marks. Without knowing what equipment you've used my guess is that it relates to the camera back - if it was a light leak from the front or through the shutter then I wouldn't have expected it to continue above and below the edge of the frame like that. I'm also guessing that the relative density of the marks could relate to the interval between winding on the film for consecutive exposures, i.e. longer interval = more pronounced light leak. Is there any possibility that your camera's back can be closed without latching properly and that this might have caused the marks on this one film?

 

[Joao]

I am grateful for your replies.
The camera is a Yashica 230 AF and yes, an improper closing of the back of the camera is a strong possibility that makes sense, considering that another roll was used after without any problem.
The camera is a Yashica 230-AF. I will shoot a test roll this week just to be sure - this is important as my son wants to take this camera in a trip to Japan next month.
Thank you again
Joao

 

[Ko.Fe.]

This is caused by lomography awesomeness. Take it easy. Or buy some regular brand film, not leftovers repackaging.

 

[rfaspen]

Ko may be right.
I think it's interesting that the film is called "One HundRED" and there;s a red hand on the container shaped suspiciously like the light leak. I have some friends who purchase Lomo films of different varieties that are "pre-exposed" with interesting "tuff" and in different colors. Sometimes just color cast, sometimes actual blobs or shapes. Did you use another roll of this same film and get non-weirdness?

 

[Joao]

Ko may be right.
I think it's interesting that the film is called "One HundRED" and there;s a red hand on the container shaped suspiciously like the light leak. I have some friends who purchase Lomo films of different varieties that are "pre-exposed" with interesting "tuff" and in different colors. Sometimes just color cast, sometimes actual blobs or shapes. Did you use another roll of this same film and get non-weirdness?

No, I don't usually shot Lomography films, my son bought that One hundRED. The following roll Kodak 200 sorted out fine. The camera is now loaded with Eastman XX, I will see what happens.
Regards
Joao

 

[MNS]

Light leak. To me it looks like either a shutter curtain, film canister or it could be C41 processor fault when loading the film into the machine ...I was guilty of that once.

 

[WoodallP]

The web site of the film shows “normal” images except one, which has a similar band: 1HUNDRED FILM — Hundred Film

 

[d_c]

The web site of the film shows “normal” images except one, which has a similar band: 1HUNDRED FILM — Hundred Film

I think you'd expect to see "light leaks" on all the images associated with the film on the Hundred Film website if it was a "feature" of the film, rather than just 2 or 3 out of 45-ish.

 

[JoeV]

Here are two images from the Lomo website taken with this film:



Not every sample picture on their site has this light leak, but the ones that do have it in the same relative place in the frame.

I’m guessing this is a “feature” and not a bug!

 

[TenEleven]

How did it end up at the same place every time. This means they're putting it there deliberately with some sort of sprocket counting... the mind boggles...

 

[d_c]

They also have a couple of images with "light leaks" along the edges, which is not consistent with the light leak reported by the OP, and suggests that the effects in these pictures are a result of the photographer rather than any "feature" of the film stock.

I'm still of the view that the OP's original problem is down to a camera issue.

 

[Joao]

There is a short roll of Estman XX inside the camera. The camera is being handled today in strong sunlight.Tomorrow I will develop the roll and exclude (hopefully) a camera lightleak. Result will be posted.
Joao

 

[santino]

I feel really sorry when it is a feahure. The colors and all look nice!

 

[Joao]

Update

Some test frames handling the camera under plain sunlight showed no evidence of lightleaks


Against the Sun by João Avelar, on Flickr


Commuters 01 by João Avelar, on Flickr


Riverbank 01 by João Avelar, on Flickr



Either it was an ocasional malfunction of the back door or it was a film feature – which I find surprising…. These rolls were previously used by my son (just because they are cheaper) and he never found anything like this. I will avoid them anyway, I prefer my photos spoiled by me, not by the film maker.

Thank for your advice and opinions

Joao

 

[Alpsman]

Update
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I will avoid them anyway, I prefer my photos spoiled by me, not by the film maker.

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Joao

I make enough "personal" mistakes myself. I don't need "artificial mistakes" from the manufacturer. 😎