Oh my I think I have another leak!

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Since we are in Costa Rica above the Ecuator, the sun moves from East to West on a Southerly angle.

The following picture was made at 1:00 PM pointing towards the Southeast. The sun was probably on the right hand side pointing towards the camera. My camera is a mid 1960's Mamiya Standard 23.

The following picture shows a leak in the lower right hand side corner, which backwards means the upper left hand side of the frame. Which coincides with the position of the viewfinder window!

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbruce63/14795131460/in/photostream/

Could there be a leak of light from the rangefinder assembly coming in from the viewfinder?
I had a nasty leak that allowed some light to damage pictures before. I had the tech repair the lens bayonet release button and solved the problems by leaving a black masking tape on top of the button before that!

I hope you can chip in!

Regards,
 
I would vote more the upper left of the seal on the removable back causing the light leak. I got a kit of foam from someone in Japan, it was cheap and easy to use, and mailed direct for Japan. Put your black tape there.
 
charjohncarter said:
I would vote more the upper left of the seal on the removable back causing the light leak. I got a kit of foam from someone in Japan, it was cheap and easy to use, and mailed direct for Japan. Put your black tape there.
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I had the backs repaired with that same foam from Japan...

Were you able to see the picture? I can't post them directly on the forum.
 
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