What caused this?

Kino

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Pinholes in your bellows?
 

Sirius Glass

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Light leaks in the top and right. Check the bellows.
 

Donald Qualls

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And another suggestion: do your camera/process testing with B&W film. Costs about 1/4 as much per sheet, and less than half as much to process (and more accessible to develop yourself, which is far cheaper yet).

This is reversed for 35 mm -- B&W costs at least as much to process, and consumer color films (Fuji Superia, Kodak Pro 100 and Gold 200) are actually cheaper than B&W.
 

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Yes, check your bellows, back and lensboard for holes/leaks. However, most of the light strikes like this that I see are caused by inadvertently pulling the camera spring back open when inserting or removing the dark slide. Pinch the spring back to the camera body with your free hand when removing and inserting the dark slide.

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Until you get it fixed (and always really) you can keep the dark cloth covering the camera.
 
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