Minolta X-370: Left side of image washed out

In this exposure taken with my Minolta X-370
http://cpacker.org/a1.jpg
something obviously is wrong with the left side.
Is it a shutter problem? I did a search on
this newsgroup and several people have had
problems with their X-370 shutters, but in
those cases one side of the image was dark.
In my case it looks like overexposure.

I don't use the camera that much, but this
time I took a single shot every day for a
digitization experiment. In about a third
of the shots the band at the left is visible
to some degree.

 

That does not look like a shutter problem, it looks like a light leak.
Take a close look at the rest of the roll, especially those exposures close
to the one shown. (BTW was this exposure one of the first few on the roll?

 

Flare, reflection, but most likely a bad film door seal letting the dark
out.

If you leave the camera in a well lit place, then it will be most
susceptible to a small light leak. Get the film door seals looked at
and replaced of neccessary.

 

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It looks like a dirty shutter to me. If you notice the area has a nearly
straight edge. The closing curtain is not closing fast enough in that area.
It appears to hang up a little. I suggest you get it cleaned. RJT.

 

Just look a the EDGES of the negatives/slides. If it's a light leak,
it will go beyond the frame, if it doesn't it's a shutter problem.

 

Okay...looking at the negatives, there's no darkening beyond the
frames, so it must be the shutter.

Since the X-370 is probably the only film camera I'll ever own
(assuming there's no Hasselblad in my future), it would be worth it to
me to spend the money on cleaning it, I guess. Anybody know a good shop
in the Washington,DC area?