Darkslide or rotating back light seals. It sounds to me like the darkslide seal. The darkslide needs to be removed to make a photo, so it doesn't matter the sequence of darkslide presence, or not, prior to the photo.
If the camera hasn't been re-sealed, it's time. Any Pro body, and most Pro-S bodies, need this now due to age. There is a large body of experience with this that can be found online. The materials are inexpensive and the work isn't terribly difficult. The felt+cloth darkslide seal on my Pro S needed to be soaked (fully submerged) in alcohol for a day or two. It seemed to have a different adhesive than the sponge/foam light seals on the back and adapter.