Light leak fix

[P3D Eric Drysdale <Eric_Drysdale@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>I would like to bring the infamous Realist light leak problem, up for
>discussion AGAIN!!!

>I would like to ask if other people have any experience with:
>- the frequency of this problem
>- sources of the leak
>- ways to get rid of it

>Thanks!  -- George Themelis

Both of my realists had this problem.  For the first one I either leave the
case on, or use some tape from an old keystone regular 8mm film cartrige
around the seams on the outside.  As Mike Z. mentioned, a pain in the butt. 
For my more heavy user, I took some electrical tape and used a razor blade to
cut thin long strips, which I inserted as a gasket around the inside of the
camera.  I double-layered the strip on the side near the rangefinder and the
lock gives a bit of resistance when you close it, but I think that's a good
thing. Makes me feel like it's a snug seal.  I also performed this fix for a
friend on one other camera.  That's 3 out of 3, George!

Now I'm working on a way to "lock" the rangefinder knob so I don't keep
knocking it out of focus. (protecting us from ourselves again...)  Anyone got
a fix for that? 

-Eric in NYC
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