Help

I got a brownie hawkeye and have tried twice to process 120 film that I shot

using it and everytime I do the first picture turns out good and the rest of the

frames are completely fogged, i can barely see the ilford writing. I know I'm

suppose to tape of the the edges where the two pieces meet and I do, but for

some reason it still fogs.

Is there another leak I should know about?

I use one of my wifes small electric "candles" (with the little night-light kind of bulbs) and probe around inside the open back with it in a dark room. Be sure to trip the shutter a few times to make sure it closes up again. This will show any light leaks other than in the open back.

(It's much easier to see light exiting the camera with a bulb inside it, than seeing it entering the camera. This is why I use the bulb inside the camera.)

Since you are taping the back shut to prevent light leaks, be sure to cover the little ruby red window when you aren't advancing the film as well.

Finally, if you haven't found anything obvious, review how you are handling the film while putting it into and removing it from the camera.

Hope something here helps.

Why are you "...supposed to tape the edges...? I thought that was only for Holgas ;>) Those cameras were made to be used outdoors and the solid bakelite plastic doesn't change much over the years. I've used mine with no problems. No light should enter from the seams. I'm also curious why the first photo comes out Ok and the rest don't. If there were a general light leak then all of the photos would be fogged. Also, the red window would only produce a red dot on high speed film. If you are loading the film incorrectly, then all the frames would be fogged. If the film winds too loose then the end frames would be more fogged than the earlier frames.

How about your developing methods, but that still would not answer the question of the first fram being Ok.

Can you some way post an image of a first frame and then an image of a fogged frame? I'm a visual sort of person and need to look at it.

The good first frame is the mystery here.

Well I can't post a pic of the first neg that was fine because I threw the roll out, but if it happens again I will.

Thanks for the help.

I think I'll figure this one out :)