Be aware of the light seal!

Philippe-Georges

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• Sep 9, 2007

• #1

The one I 'forgot' to replace each 5 years, a high price to pay...

 

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Jadedoto

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• Sep 9, 2007

• #2

Ouch. Seals will getcha! I've been wondering why all my films have these distinct lines on them, and for the longest time I thought it was bromide drag- then after a few months I looked and saw little to no seal on my camera.

 

Mike Kovacs

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• Sep 10, 2007

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My Rolleiflex SL66 has no foam light seals in the magazines. One of the better parts of the design IMO. All the seals are metal.

 

paul ron

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• Sep 10, 2007

• #4

Is that the dark slide light baffle?

 

jamie

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• Sep 11, 2007

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The exact same thing happened to me while I was on a holiday in Paris. Let's just say it was rather annoying.