Somewhere I saw a photo of someone's DIY 120 film canisters.
They just cut the bottom out of one 35mm canister, & taped it to
another, making a tall one.

Easier & cheaper than buying them.

Somewhere I saw a photo of someone's DIY 120 film canisters.
They just cut the bottom out of one 35mm canister, & taped it to
another, making a tall one.

Easier & cheaper than buying them.

Bob Schlesinger wrote:

> I'm still not clear on why someone would want to make
> or buy a 120 film canister.

I think we have a mixing of terms.

I have seen 120 film "canisters" that hold a single
roll of film outside the camera. It has nothing to
do with loading a canister of film into the camera.
It is just for light/air/water tight transport of the
film in your pack.

I actually carry my 120 film in a hard yellow plastic
case that keeps it neat in my pack. It holds four
rolls of film (out of their boxes but in their foil/mylar).
It isn't or air water tight for submersion but it is
certainly sufficient to keep my film safe from crushing
and rain.
--
John Thurston
Juneau Alaska
http://stereo.thurstons.us

Bob Schlesinger wrote:
> I'm still not clear on why someone would want to make
> or buy a 120 film canister.

I think we have a mixing of terms.

I have seen 120 film "canisters" that hold a single
roll of film outside the camera. It has nothing to
do with loading a canister of film into the camera.
It is just for light/air/water tight transport of the
film in your pack.

I actually carry my 120 film in a hard yellow plastic
case that keeps it neat in my pack. It holds four
rolls of film (out of their boxes but in their foil/mylar).
It isn't or air water tight for submersion but it is
certainly sufficient to keep my film safe from crushing
and rain.
--
John Thurston
Juneau Alaska
http://stereo. thurstons. us

"If you take a Kodak (black) 35mm film canister and cut out the
bottom, you can fit it into an Ilford 35mm film canister (the Ilford
canisters are a little large in diameter, just enough to provide a
snug fit for the kodak canister) - by doing so, you can create an
inexpensive and effective 120mm film canister to protect your
exposed film."

Another "recipe" I found on the web for a homemade 120 storage
canister. Anyone shoot 35mm Ilford?

The term "cassette" is often used to refer to the metal film
container for 35mm film (or the plastic ones for 110 film etc) in
formats that are not simply rolls like 120 film.

I have seen small film safes that will hold 4 rolls of 35mm (without
plastic canisters) or 2 rolls of 120 film without boxes, same idea
as John's yellow plastic box but with some Xray protection. -Linda

In my class last quarter, one of the students (who is a lover of very
old cameras) brought in a new 120 film that actually came with a
canister! I forget what brand it was -- it was not a major brand at
all.

I have seen people selling old medicine bottles (black, light-proof)
on eBay for use as 120 film canisters.

--
-Timothy
http://frumiousboojum.deviantart.com

one ebay offering:
http://cgi.ebay.com/FILM-CANISTERS-4-120-220-FILM-STORAGE-12-LN-LIMITED_W0QQitemZ7583459241

Here is a listing for a Hama film safe at Adorama (for 2 rolls of
120 or 4 of 35mm):
http://www.adorama.com/ZZXFSB.html -Linda

Timothy Crabtree said:

> In my class last quarter, one of the students (who is a lover of
> very old cameras) brought in a new 120 film that actually came
> with a
> canister! I forget what brand it was -- it was not a major brand
> at all.
>
> I have seen people selling old medicine bottles (black,
> light-proof) on eBay for use as 120 film canisters.
>

Thanks for the tip but the whole point (for me) of using a canister, is to avoid possible leakages. A cobbled together canister would introduce the same variables as using paper wrap only. I think I'll buy mine.

David

On 6/1/07, espressobuzz <espressobuzz@yahoo.com> wrote:

Somewhere I saw a photo of someone's DIY 120 film canisters.
They just cut the bottom out of one 35mm canister, & taped it to
another, making a tall one.

Easier & cheaper than buying them.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?cat_id=&pid=6074

This is the cheapest I have seen, although I didn't check their
shipping rates. -Linda

David Damico said:

> Thanks for the tip but the whole point (for me) of using a
> canister, is to avoid possible leakages. A cobbled together
> canister would introduce the same variables as using paper wrap
> only. I think I'll buy mine.

Their canisters look identical to the protective covers that many milling
machine cutters are shipped in. If you know anyone at a local machine shop
you may be able to get a few dozen for free.

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> > Thanks for the tip but the whole point (for me) of using a
> > canister, is to avoid possible leakages. A cobbled together
> > canister would introduce the same variables as using paper wrap
> > only. I think I'll buy mine.
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