Mamiya C light seals?

[garry71]

Looking at various Mamya C TLRs on ebay, a few of them say they need new light seals. I can't find any on my C220, so am I missing some? Where are they supposed to be?
Never had any problems with fogging, etc.

 

[joxby]

Can't remember tbf but surely there is a seal around the door on the 220, and mebbe something related to the focussing screen/wlf ?

If somebody just tested it and got light leaks, their first thought maybe to say it needs light seals, when in fact its could be the bellows which is an entirely different repair proposition

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

I got this one for my C3:

Premium Light Seal Foam Kit for ---- Mamiya C2 C22 C220 C3 C33 C330 ------ | eBay UK

Mamiya C2, C22, C220, C220F, C3, C33, Revue C33, C330, C330F, C330S. ------- Premium Might Seal Foam Kit for -------. We can do it for you but if you whant to do it yourself, here is our premium light seal foam kit witheverything you need to have.

www.ebay.co.uk

It lists suitable for the C220 too. The kit has the 4 film door seals plus other internal ones for the mirror and focusing screen.

I haven't fitted mine yet. I'm not getting light leaks on the C3 so have left it well alone. Handy to have as a back up though and to be fair I thought it was a reasonable price. It comes from France but I didn't get any additional customs charges.

Edit: The seller says: "The Kit contains...

 

[garry71]

I'll have another look tomorrow now that I have some idea where they're supposed to be.
I know the viewfinder has them, saw a video saying they can affect focusing if not the correct thickness.
Thanks for the replies.

 

[garry71]

Well this is embarrassing! Had a look and found plenty of light sealing on the inside of the film door.
Dunno how I missed it, I usually know my cameras inside out but managed to fall down this time.
At least I know where to get some new ones when I need them now.
Cheers.