First roll through a Bronica S I picked up. What went wrong here?

[surprisinggoose]

I picked up a Bronica S as a Christmas present for myself and just scanned the first roll I put through it. The negatives weren't encouraging, but much to my surprise I got an effect I have never seen before. A couple of images came out relatively ok, but as you can see others have the effect I'm referring to.

 

[abruzzi]

hard to say exactly, but the straight lines and soft edges make it look like a light leak on the film back door, either at the hinge or where it clips closed.

 

[MattKing]

Welcome to Photrio.
It would help if we could see a backlit image of the negatives themselves, We need to see the rebates and the space between the frames.
Something like this: https://www.photrio.com/forum/resou...nsparencies-for-troubleshooting-purposes.461/

 

[Dan Daniel]

welcome to photrio.

there is an effect with b&w film where gross overexposure can lead to a reversal effect. If the large gray area is what has you confused, it could be from a severe sustained light leak going into reversal. Hence the normally exposed sky looking white and the central blob being darker.

A good way to find a leak is to put the film in the camera as shot and see where the leak area is. And be aware that often the actual leak is before or after the exposure opening, when the film is coming off of or going onto a spool. So look at. frames before and after the film gate, also.

Light leaks, decayed foam and such, are common on older cameras. Hopefully this will be resolved quickly and you can enjoy your present.

 

[surprisinggoose]

Welcome to Photrio.
It would help if we could see a backlit image of the negatives themselves, We need to see the rebates and the space between the frames.
Something like this: https://www.photrio.com/forum/resou...nsparencies-for-troubleshooting-purposes.461/

Here are the pictures I took with my mirrorless before any conversion in negative lab pro

 

[MattKing]

If it is a light leak, it isn't in the film transport area, because the rebate areas and space between frames seem unaffected.
I would suspect the mirror may not be travelling in the way and at the times it is supposed to.

 

[surprisinggoose]

So I found out through some other communities that there are light seals in the film back itself where the dark slide is held. I opened up the dark slide holding area and sure enough there was some degraded light seals in there suspiciously shaped like the leaks I was having. I haven't had a chance to shoot a roll yet, but hopefully this solves the issue!