Overexposed bars on pictures

haiddom

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• Jul 14, 2015

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Hi
I use a Minolta XG-9 and mostly expired slide films or redscaled films. My problem is that I get these bars across the pictures and I'm not sure where this is coming from (two example fotos attached). It happened with my old XG-1 and it was the reason why I bought the XG-9 - but there is the same problem. Is it a light leak / do i make something wrong / is it the films? What can I do to solve that?

I am greatful for any help!!

Thanks,
Dominik

 

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• Jul 14, 2015

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is it on the film or does it only appear after scanning?

if its on film then its probably the end seal on the camera back letting some light in.

 

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Can we see the negative? Most likely a light leak, you need to track it down. Usually it WON'T be occurring at the time the exposed frame is in the film gate (due to the opaque pressure plate). A common location is just after winding up to the next frame. Check the light trap for the camera's back in the area of the take-up spool.

 

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it could also be the light trap on film canister. Always a good idea to load unload film from camera in subdued light and probably best to rewind film all the way into the canister so film can't act like a fibre optic. This can happen with some of those cheap clear film extractors which when put in through canister light trap, they carry light into canister.

 

Richard S. (rich815)

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• Jul 14, 2015

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Is it on all frames?

 

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The op needs to unmount a slide and confirm that the leak extends into the rabates.

This is likely as the colour does not match the scene so the light would not be leaking on to the film on the reverse wind take up spool. Rather on to back of film in sprocket shaft area or cassette area.

But this is an unusual leak.

If the colour was as the scean it would be shutter uncapping and only in frame.

 

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• Jul 14, 2015

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Strange that it should be with two different cameras, but it's possible that both need light seal replacements. Or it may be some habit like leaving exposed rolls of film with the light traps up on a window sill or some other very bright spot.

If the film is processed by a lab, surely they would notice such a problem happening across films from different customers, so that doesn't seem too likely, particularly if the rolls were processed at different times.