[Isolette] Is this a bellows leak

[perkeleellinen]

I bought an Isolette II from a local market for a very cheap price, attracted by the condition of the lens and that there was a film in the camera I could process.

A fresh roll of Delta to test the camera has produced these results. Do these look like bellows light leaks?

You'll see frame 7 in subdued light has less / no issue, likewise frame 14. Frame 8 with hard shadows shows the pattern the best, but there's also a strange pattern around the centre of frames 17 and 18. All frames have a slight overlap image in the top left.

I'd like to spend some money / time on this camera but would like to know if the bellows are the issue.

Thanks!

 

[Ian Grant]

I would say yes, they can be hard to find.

Ian

 

[koraks]

Could be; could also be where the shutter/lens assembly connects to the front stand or where the bellows connects to the front.
If it's the bellows proper you should be able to see it fairly easily using a flashlight in a darkened room.

 

[titrisol]

IMO a bellows leak would be more like a pinpoint or a line.

Test in a darkroom with a flashlight.
I got my bellows from sandeha lynch (in the UK)

 

[baachitraka]

new bellows and changing them are not so expensive, if the shutter is working and lens even Apotar is a good performer for landscapes.

*but then there are other cameras.