What's wrong here?

[jordanstarr]

Figures...I go on a trip out east and something like this happens.

Here's the skinny: It shows up on about 50% of the shots. This is one of the worst, others are faint and I can burn/spot them in, in the darkroom so they're salvageable for the most part. I developed with 13 other rolls of film at the same time and it ONLY showed up on the FP4 125 film that I load in my Leica M4-P. So, I suspect camera. I have a sync plug busted out that I taped up and tape is slowly peeling, but this "leak" isn't hitting the edge of the frame -it's only inside the picture. This leads me to believe it's a sticky/erratic shutter movement or bounce, but it's not a super clean line. I looked at the curtains and they seem alright, but I think there was some patching going on at some point or something spilled around the spot where this is showing up. But since it happens for about 8 frames in a row, then skips 8, then another 4, then clean for 6, I don't think it's the curtains.

Thoughts? Something on the shutter curtain track? Thought I would ask and explore myself before I send it in.

Thanks in advance!

 

[jordanstarr]

...I just saw this frame too. looks like I put the camera in the bag and it hit the shutter, so it might not be a shutter issue after all...leak in the camera? In my bulk loader?

 

[jordanstarr]

..condensation from storing the bulk roll in a freezer?

It was about a million degrees outside, maybe the film was sweating?

 

[Lauffray]

I've never had problems with condensation really, even when it was really hot, I take out the rolls from the fridge a good half hour before using them.

I would assume a body leak would be more diffuse, not a straight line like that