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CAMERA LIGHT SEAL PROBLEMS

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The light seal on the above camera has crumbled away making the camera useless but is easily and cheaply replaced by the open cell foam

The light seal above has been easily replaced  by the open cell foam

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It is surprising how much light seal some cameras actually require and if any one of these seals fails then the camera is useless, but with the application of the open cell foam seal it can be cheaply restored.

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Various thicknesses of closed cell foam are used for the replacement of mirror cushions in many older SLR cameras as shown above



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 Many vintage cine cameras use foam to hold the film and batteries in place. As can be seen above this quickly rots away, particularly if the batteries are left in the camera for any length of time. This can be readily replaced with any of the open cell foams.