Originally Posted by
Dan Fromm
First of all make sure that the shutter is properly seated. Unscrew the lens' rear cell, unscrew the retaining ring, make sure that the back of the shutter level on the front of the board, reattach retaining ring and rear cell. If the shutter won't sit flat on the board, look for a small screw protruding from the back of the shutter. Remove it.
If all's well and you still have the leak, get some darkroom tape -- black masking tape -- and put it on the retaining ring and board. You'll have to unscrew the rear cell to do this.
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