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| May 24, 2011 at 16:11 | comment | added | Max Sang | As well as protecting from dust and moisture, bear in mind that the film casing is rather fragile. Quite gentle crushing can crack the seal and fog the film. If the film is in a soft plastic canister it can take much more punishment. | |
| May 23, 2011 at 11:24 | comment | added | jwenting | yup, helped when I got caught in a dust storm some 25 years ago. Lens destroyed, film was fine (camera somehow survived). | |
| May 23, 2011 at 9:20 | history | answered | Michael K | CC BY-SA 3.0 |