Light Leakage

[s00n]

Hi just I need some help.
Recently I took some photos with my Dynax 7, and at one of the shots I accidentally set the shutter speed to 30sec, I am in Very Strong Sun light condition. So to cut short the waiting time after I have pressed the shutter, I actually off & on the camera.
And the film developed out shows that the shot before & after have some light leakage.
My qus is, is my camera spoil?
Or the way I off & on the camera to release the shutter is wrong.

Please help me....

 

[Zerstorer]

I'm curious to know what film and exposure settings did you set to get a 30secs exposure in strong sun light and still have detail registered on the film.

 

[Zerstorer]

Ok, re-read your situation. It seems that the combination of long exposure settings in bright light made the normally negligible effects of internal reflections apparent in your shots.

In a bright sunny day, ISO 100, all you need is 1/100 and f16 to get a proper exposure, your settings are way over that required and any stray light inside the camera becomes significant.

If you don't see anything like this under normal conditions, then there is nothing to worry about.

 

[Brandon]

Couldn't light enter throught the viewfinder? I was told that you need to cover the viewfinder during long shutter time. This is why some neckstrap comes with viewfinder cover. Correct me please if I am wrong

 

[Magnus Wedberg]

Couldn't light enter throught the viewfinder? I was told that you need to cover the viewfinder during long shutter time. This is why some neckstrap comes with viewfinder cover. Correct me please if I am wrong

It can, and that could affect both metering and exposure -- although this is not a problem related to that. When extreme amounts of light exposes the film for a long time, some fringing on the film at the sides of the actual 24x36 frame can be seen. This is perfectly normal -- remember that the film itself transmits light, and the longer the exposure, the more light will creep out to the surrounding areas. All cameras using rolls of film will suffer from this. The solution is not to shoot 30sec at f/1.4 at a sunny day :bsmilie: (No offense meant -- I've done this too on several occasions!) :embrass: Sometimes you forget to reset the settings...

 

[s00n]

Hi guys,

Thanx for your replies.

I gues i miss out alot on how I got that setting.
I am using a ASA100 slides.
I can only guess that I accidently press on AEL when the cap is on.
If not it is impossible to get 30" in Bright day light @ P mode.
That is me, when I get excited, I tense to forget about this setting.

Hey: Magnus so according to you, my camera is not spoiled rite?
Lucky. I thought I need to spend money to repair it.

Cheers.

 

[Magnus Wedberg]

Hey: Magnus so according to you, my camera is not spoiled rite?

Absolutely not! This is perfectly normal for an extreme over exposure.

 

[deslim27]

Hi guys,

Thanx for your replies.

I gues i miss out alot on how I got that setting.
I am using a ASA100 slides.
I can only guess that I accidently press on AEL when the cap is on.
If not it is impossible to get 30" in Bright day light @ P mode.
That is me, when I get excited, I tense to forget about this setting.

Hey: Magnus so according to you, my camera is not spoiled rite?
Lucky. I thought I need to spend money to repair it.

Cheers.

I have a lot of accidents like these too.. wrong metering mode, comp dial setting cause over/underexpose, wrong ISO setting, exceeded shutter speed in AP mode. :bsmilie:

Whichever, just always double check the info panel in the viewfinder.