Zorki-4 -- Light leak issue

[bgetty]

Hey folks,

I've been trying to diagnose some light leaks in my Zorki-4 for some time now. After browsing through the various threads which pertain to this topic and trying out the repair methods they describe, I've had little luck. Here's one last chance at trying to remedy the problem.

Here's a few shots of some recent negs. The leaks in question appear as splotches near the sprocket holes.

These leaks also appear near the middle edges of frames shot in open sunlight:

Is there anything besides a few rolls of black electrical tape that can fix this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

[Mauro]

It seems to me that your light leaks comes for the upper side of your camera back: you may try to put some specific foam where the camera back fits to the camera body. The seller interslice on evil bay sells that foam, an excellent solution indeed.
Enjoy your Zorki, it is a great camera!

 

[David Hughes]

And you should get a special mention for showing the negative and print.

Regards, David

 

[bgetty]

Thanks guys. I've inserted some foam in the grooves along the camera's back and placed bits of electrical tape over potential seams. Just loaded a test roll, so we'll see how it comes out.