I will post images or a video of the light leak a bit later. I was doing exactly that - a flashlight around it to test for leaks. Front standard is ok with board and lens mounted. And honestly, I can put some tape around the rear to seal it up for my purposes but it really wouldn't take much for them to make it light tight upon assembly. If I thought it wasn't light tight, I would not have purchased it.
My 6x9 is a Kodak Volenda 620 folder inherited from my Grandfather just as an FYI. Love that camera.
I picked up a Nikkor-W 210 f5.6 for the Intrepid. And I have two Toyo film holders as well as one Fidelity film holder. Finally, a Singer Graflex Roll Holder for 120 film (approx 2.25x3" negative).
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---------- Post added 02-15-19 at 07:48 AM ----------
Originally posted by baro-nite
Doesn't sound good. Is it that you can see external light hitting the ground glass? If they offer any kind of guarantee I would make a test exposure; if there are indeed light leaks making it to the film I would try to get it replaced. There seem to be many satisfied users of these cameras, so I would think it's possible to get a good one. I'm just curious if putting a film holder in the camera "solves" the light leak.
The film holder setup makes no difference on the light leak. I'll post pics later to show the issue.
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