andrew_mattock Posted November 3, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 3, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all, First time here, thanks in advance for any help or insights you provide! I recently purchased a Leica M6 —in what appeared to be mint condition. I ran through the standard checklist of items and it passed with flying colours. Unfortunately it was purchased from someone on Craigslist, and there's always a risk there. I got my first rolls of film developed, and it looks like there's a fairly significant light leak coming through. See below, a horizontal band that runs across the lower third of the photo: Has anyone here seen this issue before, or have any ideas as to what could be causing it? Any advice and/or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cobbu2 Posted November 3, 2016 Share #2 Posted November 3, 2016 First, welcome to the forum! Just curious, did this occur on all the rolls you put through, or just the one? I'm just trying to eliminate the possibility of the light leak source being the film canister itself and not the camera. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted November 3, 2016 Share #3 Posted November 3, 2016 I don't think I've ever seen a light leak like that on a Leica. The intensity seems too even to happen in camera. If you look at the negatives, is it in between frames too? All the frames or just these two? O just visible in the shadows? Where could it come from? If it is in between frames too then it has come from the back. More likely out of the camera as I can't think of how it could happen so evenly. If it is not between frames then it has come from through the lens and not out of the camera. Again, I can't see how it could be so even. We need more info to give you more advice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted November 3, 2016 Share #4 Posted November 3, 2016 Agree with Michael. It looks too even to be a conventional leak in the camera. Have you ruled out a scanning problem (i.e. have you looked at the negs)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 3, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 3, 2016 Agree with the others, it is unlike any camera light leak I've ever seen. More details would be good but initially I'd put it at the processing stage or a problem with the scanner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 3, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 3, 2016 I would suspect an issue during processing or possibly scanning. As already asked, what do the negs look like? Light leaks on an M are usually from shutter bounce (vertical strip on edge of frame), pinholes in the shutter curtain (bright spots on frames) or leaks through the viewfinder (irregular areas of overexposure). Start a process of elimination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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