I recently bough a new (to me) Burke & James Speed Press so that I could give 4x5 a shot. The attached photo shows 3 of the exposures (out of 8 or so) and demonstrates that I have work to do.

All negatives seem both way overexposed and subjected to a light leak. The image shows the negatives on a light table. Just holding them up, they appear almost completely opaque at first glance.

The first two were processed in a JOBO CPA-2 and 3010 drum. The third was tray processed. Two different film holders were used. Exposure times were varied by several stops (via shutter speed changes). The shutter speeds used (from 1/25th to 1/200th) *sound* about right, or at least they sound quote noticeably different from each other. For example, the 3rd negative was shot at f11, 1/200th. Another exposure taken immediately following was taken at f11, 1/30th. They look nearly identical.

The dark band on the bottom suggest to me a leak between holder and camera, but I'm new to this so I thought I'd ask here.

Thank you.

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