smileyguy
Established
Basically the question is: When is a light leak a light leak?
I am in the process of repairing the bellows on my Grandfather's Kodak Pocket Jr. 1A folder camera and found a method of patching the light leaks. Lots of little pin holes etc. throughout the bellows but wondering how I should be viewing the light leaks. If I look in the back of the opened camera towards the lens (from the film POV) I don't see any light leaks after patching. But when I move the camera around to different angles while I am looking at it I see other pin holes in the folds. Should I be worried about those as well even if they aren't visible from the plane of the film?
The repairs seem to be going generally well but every time I move the camera to another angle there is another pinhole--ARRRRGGGHHH! :bang:
Thanks for your help.
I am in the process of repairing the bellows on my Grandfather's Kodak Pocket Jr. 1A folder camera and found a method of patching the light leaks. Lots of little pin holes etc. throughout the bellows but wondering how I should be viewing the light leaks. If I look in the back of the opened camera towards the lens (from the film POV) I don't see any light leaks after patching. But when I move the camera around to different angles while I am looking at it I see other pin holes in the folds. Should I be worried about those as well even if they aren't visible from the plane of the film?
The repairs seem to be going generally well but every time I move the camera to another angle there is another pinhole--ARRRRGGGHHH! :bang:
Thanks for your help.
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
Open your camera and shine a flash light inside the bellows. If you are in a perfectly dark room you should not see any light coming through the bellows pin holes. If you can see light coming out, film can see light coming in
Wayne
Wayne
erikhaugsby
killer of threads
Like Wayne said: light doesn't need to travel in a straight line to get to the film plane. Once it gets through the pinholes in the bellows, it will end up registering on the negative.
Best of luck finding the rest of the holes.
Best of luck finding the rest of the holes.