Light Leak

by Michael Sturgess

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The problem with buying old or vintage cameras is that you never really know if they are working properly.

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Only once you’ve processed the first roll of film shot through the camera do you find out if there are any problems.

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My ‘new’ Yashica TAF had a problem, it had sprung a leak – a light leak.
This caused flashes on the edges of the frame and a washed out look to the photographs. A bit like Instagram.

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The light was coming through a little window on the back of the camera which reminds you which type of film you have loaded into the camera. The window was missing a tiny bit of felt which kept the light out.

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A couple of strips of duct tape has now solved this problem. But, I think I much prefer the light leak look.

All text and images © Michael Sturgess 2013. All Rights Reserved.

London. April – August, 2013.