emechelmi
Newbie
Hi everyone.
I bought a used XA from a local guy here. Upon finishing a test roll of film, I found that almost all of the pictures has a white, cresent-shaped highlight at the same spot on the picture.
I would like to know the actual cause of this problem. Is it because light leak, lens flare etc.?
here are two pics from the test roll (Kodak Gold 200).
I bought a used XA from a local guy here. Upon finishing a test roll of film, I found that almost all of the pictures has a white, cresent-shaped highlight at the same spot on the picture.
I would like to know the actual cause of this problem. Is it because light leak, lens flare etc.?
here are two pics from the test roll (Kodak Gold 200).


Peter_Jones
Well-known
If they're on the same spot on each neg, it's a light leak.
emechelmi
Newbie
If the camera has a light leak, where's the possible source of light coming from?
It doesn't look like a typical camera rear lid leak to me. Something related to the exposure from front side of the body? Shutter leak?
It doesn't look like a typical camera rear lid leak to me. Something related to the exposure from front side of the body? Shutter leak?
Xing Fu
Member
The seal between the lens set and the body must have been removed. To repair it, your have to disassemble the lens set, and reseal.:bang:
Xing Fu
Member
The seal between the lens set and the body must have been removed. To repair, you have to disassemble the camera, and reseal the rear side of the lens set.
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