Weird Ricoh 500G problem

[p.giannakis]

Hi everyone,

I bought a Ricoh 500G a while ago and I just got the film developed. Most of the pictures came out very sharp and well exposed but in some of them there is a weird spot appearing (see picture).
The light seals in this Ricoh were in a pretty bad condition so i removed them completely and i used black electrical tape to cover the camera's back. I used new light seal to seal the viewfinder so i am pretty sure that the camera is light tight.
Any ideas what might be causing it?

Thank you very much,
Pan

 

[ChrisPlatt]

Illustrated instructions for replacing seals on the Ricoh 500G:
http://www.ukcamera.com/collect/ricoh_reseal.html

Chris

 

[dazedgonebye]

I thought you were going to say that all your pictures had Shrek in them!
Whew!
Light leaks are much easier than that problem. 🙂