Please HELP - film photos

Dylan 1987 · 04-22-2017, 06:45 PM

I've shot a few rolls of film through my Pentax K1000 with no trouble, finally I got a roll developed for the first time at Walmart and I went to pick them up today and only 5-6 pictures came out the pictures are cloudy and dark can anyone help me??

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Scotteroni · 04-22-2017, 06:52 PM

Looks like you have light leakage of some sort. Maybe the foam seal around the film insert door needs replacing.

**WPRESTO** · 04-22-2017, 06:53 PM

Looks as though you have an extensive light leak all around the rear door, put especially along the top. The groove around the edge of the door is lined material that has worn down, flattened out, dried put, or (unlikely) peeled away. I cannot recall if this lining is foam or velvet-like cloth, but if it is foam, that can get dried out to the point were it crumbles to dust and falls out. It may be possible to have it replaced.

**patrick9** · 04-22-2017, 06:56 PM

These seem to show light leaks. When was the last time you checked the seals and mirror bumper? These are inexpensive and easy to replace. Jon Goodman has kits very reasonable and instructions and tools included.

edmundrt · 04-23-2017, 03:37 AM

Looks like a rear-door light seal failure. As others have said, this is a very easy fix - a local independent camera shop can probably do it for you for a small fee, and DIY is also very easy, with kits for most popular film cameras available online.

However, given that the variable in the experiment at this stage is where you had it processed, I'd also try having another roll processed elsewhere to make sure it wasn't operator error at Walmart, since you shot other rolls successfully and it would be unusual for light seals to fail so drastically and so suddenly.

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04-22-2017, 06:52 PM	#2
Scotteroni Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: NH Posts: 60	Looks like you have light leakage of some sort. Maybe the foam seal around the film insert door needs replacing.

04-22-2017, 06:53 PM	#3
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Looks as though you have an extensive light leak all around the rear door, put especially along the top. The groove around the edge of the door is lined material that has worn down, flattened out, dried put, or (unlikely) peeled away. I cannot recall if this lining is foam or velvet-like cloth, but if it is foam, that can get dried out to the point were it crumbles to dust and falls out. It may be possible to have it replaced.

04-22-2017, 06:56 PM	#4
patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	These seem to show light leaks. When was the last time you checked the seals and mirror bumper? These are inexpensive and easy to replace. Jon Goodman has kits very reasonable and instructions and tools included.

04-23-2017, 03:37 AM	#5
edmundrt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nagoya Posts: 577	Looks like a rear-door light seal failure. As others have said, this is a very easy fix - a local independent camera shop can probably do it for you for a small fee, and DIY is also very easy, with kits for most popular film cameras available online. However, given that the variable in the experiment at this stage is where you had it processed, I'd also try having another roll processed elsewhere to make sure it wasn't operator error at Walmart, since you shot other rolls successfully and it would be unusual for light seals to fail so drastically and so suddenly.