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Had a collector in Cleveland school me on Yashica Electro 35 light seals
Guy walked into my shop about 6 months ago with a box of six Electro 35s. He said the foam seals were fine on all of them. I pulled out my phone camera and showed him the light leaks on the back of one. He went quiet for a minute, then asked me to show him how to replace them properly. I spent 20 minutes walking him through cutting new seals from a sheet. He told me he had been shooting with pinhole light leaks for years and never knew. Has anyone else run into collectors who just assume foam lasts forever?
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wrenh653d ago
That foam lasts forever line gets a lot of people. A buddy of mine shot a whole roll of vacation photos with his Electro 35 before he realized the light leaks were turning half the frame into a hazy mess. He was so embarrassed he went out and ordered a proper seal kit that same day.
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olivia_bailey3d ago
My Yashica Mat 124G had the SAME issue and I nearly cried when I saw those cursed orange light leaks on my first roll.
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