Took me 4 rolls of film to realize my light seals were shot

Honestly, I kept thinking I was messing up the development process or maybe my camera was just old and finicky. Every roll I shot had these weird light leaks along the edges, and I spent a whole weekend troubleshooting everything else. Turns out, the foam seals on my Canon AE-1 were totally dry-rotted after sitting in a closet for 15 years. A $12 replacement kit and maybe 20 minutes of work fixed it completely. Anyone else spend way too long chasing the wrong problem like this?

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mila_mitchell21d ago

Same thing happened with my Pentax K1000, felt like such an idiot afterward.

sanchez.mia21d ago

At least you figured it out before you shot a whole roll @mila_mitchell.