My grandpa's old trick for fixing light leaks actually worked on my beat up canon

I got this old Canon AE-1 from a thrift store and every roll had these weird orange streaks on the left side. Light leaks for sure but I didnt want to drop cash on new foam kits yet. My grandpa told me to just use black electrical tape over the door hinges and seal the edges before shooting. Tried it on 3 rolls now and the streaks are gone completely. Has anyone else done janky fixes like this or is it just me being cheap?

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the_john8d ago

Man, I patch up light leaks with gaffer tape on my old Nikon all the time and it works perfectly.

victorclark8d ago

My buddy once used electrical tape on his old Canon and it melted into a sticky mess after a hot day shooting at the park. Took him an hour with rubbing alcohol to clean it off. Hard pass on that stuff now.