My Yashica Mat 124G decided to become a Lomo camera...

TheGreatGasMaskMan · Jul 25, 2018

For the first time (and Ironically using Lomochrome for the second time), my Yashica Mat 124 has given me some seriously light leaked images. Now I do like the way some of these have turned out, but I wouldn't want this to continually happen. Does anyone have any suggestions why? The only thing I can think of is I loaded it outside in the shade of a building.
Plus, the next roll I started was also loaded in the shade outside, so I'll have to wait and see what happens.
Beginning of the roll.
Middle of the roll
Very last frames

glbeas · Jul 25, 2018

Maybe the roll was wound loose. It it all on one end or the entire length?

TheGreatGasMaskMan · Jul 25, 2018

glbeas said:
Maybe the roll was wound loose. It it all on one end or the entire length?

Well, I did also have difficulty getting it to take up on the spool because head was cut differently than what I'm used to.

Pioneer · Jul 25, 2018

You will probably have to shoot a roll of what you normally use to know for sure.

Dan Daniel · Jul 25, 2018

You say it is Lomo film? And it has light leaks and color shifts? So, I don’t see any problem.

TheGreatGasMaskMan · Jul 25, 2018

Dan Daniel said:
You say it is Lomo film? And it has light leaks and color shifts? So, I don’t see any problem.

well, it didn't happen the first time I used it a year ago.

locutus · Jul 25, 2018

I'd say the light leak vignette even works on the first shot :-D

But one more thing strikes me in that image, look at te middle right. Are those '2 2 2's coming through from the backing paper?

Dan Daniel · Jul 25, 2018

Seriously, it looks like loosely wound film. You had problems at the beginning so it loosened up a bit, then it loosened at the end with unloading. I find that Foma film, for example, takes much more care to avoid it loosening, both loading and unloading.

TheGreatGasMaskMan · Jul 25, 2018

locutus said:
I'd say the light leak vignette even works on the first shot :-D

But one more thing strikes me in that image, look at te middle right. Are those '2 2 2's coming through from the backing paper?

That actually might be my favorite from this roll, and I didn't see those 2s until you pointed them out- and I'm sure they are from the backing the paper.

Ces1um · Jul 25, 2018

Gotta agree myself, looks like light leaks from a loosely wound spool. I find the lomo 120 film's adhesive tab difficult to remove before you insert your film prior to shooting. Sometimes I've wondered if I have loosened the overall spool getting this tab off.

railwayman3 · Jul 25, 2018

I'm sure it's a light leak from a loosely-wound spool. I had exactly the same issue a while ago when I was trying out an ancient Kodak Brownie 8-on-120 box camera, which wound the film slightly loose and askew........random fogging and, particularly, the backing paper numbers reflected onto some of the negs.

MattKing · Jul 25, 2018

TheGreatGasMaskMan said:
well, it didn't happen the first time I used it a year ago.

How do you know they didn't change supply sources in the meantime?
Looks like a loosely rolled film to me.

TheGreatGasMaskMan · Jul 25, 2018

MattKing said:
How do you know they didn't change supply sources in the meantime?
Looks like a loosely rolled film to me.

The head of the backing paper was different (I was kind of surprised when I saw it), the box itself said new formula, I got some deeper purples this second time, and my internal light meter didn't even work back then. I guess I'm not used to this sort of thing happening. I guess I was just expecting similar results, and just don't want every roll I shoot to end up like this.

neilt3 · Jul 25, 2018

TheGreatGasMaskMan said:
well, it didn't happen the first time I used it a year ago.
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The only way to check if a camera is at fault is by running some decent film threw it .
Needn't be expensive , Fomapan 200 exposed at ISO 125 always gives me good consistent results .
Or treat yourself to some Ilford film .
If they come out fine , you know the cameras good and it's your Lolo film that's iffy .

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