LocalHero1953 Posted June 2, 2022 Share #1 Â Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I have several screw-mount Leicas that I use regularly - though not all at the same time. They are stored between use in individual sealed clear plastic boxes, for protection from dust, knocks and humidity changes. I'm looking for suggestions for material to line the boxes. Ideally it would be flexible and resilient, would not exude plasticisers, and would not generate dust. Any recommendations? I could imagine camera collectors using something suitable in display cases. Edited June 2, 2022 by LocalHero1953 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nitroplait Posted June 2, 2022 Share #2  Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) I have no specific products to direct you at, but a few notes you may find useful or not. PP (polypropylene) and PET (polyester) are materials often used in an archival context. I have a Japanese dry cabinet for things I use frequently and a Japanese dry box for those things used less frequently. The dry cabinet looks like a small refrigerator of powder coated metal with a glass door and drawer shelves of high density Polypropylene (PP) - it was sold as being "archival". I don't need padding for the shelves but I use a microfiber (combination of PP and PET) cloth as protection on the button of the cabinet; the lowest shelf without drawer where objects otherwise would be in direct contact with the metal. The dry box is made from PP with a silicagel compartment. I use PP  bubblewrap to protect things from damaging each other. I always keep good packaging materials when I receive deliveries and selected a nice piece of wrap marked PP. Bubblewrap is probably not produced with great attention to archival properties and purity, but I don't have anything truly irreplaceable and don't want to overly obsess about it. Edited June 2, 2022 by nitroplait 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelatino Posted June 2, 2022 Share #3  Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) I use neopren foam 2mm thick, can be doubled to 4mm if more protection is needed. It is light, easy to cut and stick and does not take moisture. I once bought 2 m², made several protections for long teles (copying lenscoat®), tripod legs (3 legs X 4 or 5 tripods) , interior of boxes and remains 1/2 m². Edited June 2, 2022 by Gelatino 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted June 2, 2022 Share #4 Â Posted June 2, 2022 Plastazote (foam) - available in many sizes and configurations including 'archival'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share #5 Â Posted June 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, pgk said: Plastazote (foam) - available in many sizes and configurations including 'archival'. Thank you - I had to look it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share #6 Â Posted June 3, 2022 12 hours ago, pgk said: Plastazote (foam) - available in many sizes and configurations including 'archival'. I have ordered some! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimofnyc Posted September 13, 2022 Share #7  Posted September 13, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) All of my old Hasselblad gear is stored (unwound lenses and bodies) in an airtight Pelican case. I only open the Peli-case when the humidly is very low, such as in winter. Then I re tension the lenses and mount them on the camera and just fire away with no film, just to flex everything. After that, everything is disassembled, and tension released on the shutters, and then it all goes back into the sealed Pelican case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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