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   meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:55:11 JST meso
   the foam they used for cushioning Soviet camera and optical equipment cases and boxes for transport disintegrates massively over time so if you open a box that has been sitting somewhere and it has Soviet foam in it chances are this has happened
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:56:32 JST gray

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     @meso happens quite often with the light seal foam in all cameras too.
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:56:36 JST meso

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     @gray ouch
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:57:26 JST meso

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     @thenoid yeah. it feels like very light sand. it actually feels like something that I can't remember rn...
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     pizza terrorist reloaded (thenoid@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:57:27 JST pizza terrorist reloaded

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     @meso it looks like sand
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:59:00 JST meso

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     @thenoid it's soft iirc
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     pizza terrorist reloaded (thenoid@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:59:01 JST pizza terrorist reloaded

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     @meso is it course and rough? Does it get everywhere?
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:59:07 JST meso

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     @thenoid it kinda gets everywhere
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:59:14 JST gray

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     @meso one of my Nikons the mirror bumper foam disintegrated suddenly and caused a huge mess inside of it
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 00:59:21 JST meso

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     @gray should see if my Minoltas will have this problem
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:08:01 JST gray

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     @meso here’s a guy who changed out the seals on his X-370 https://thomashunter.name/posts/2024-01-16-repairing-minolta-x-370-light-leak
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:08:02 JST gray

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     @meso you might be able to see if you can find a precut light seal kit for it. the bumper is easy but you won’t know if the seals are bad until after your first roll
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:12:14 JST gray

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     @meso if you end up needing the seals https://uscamera.com/product/minolta-x700-light-seals/
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:12:58 JST meso

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     @gray american site though..
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:14:14 JST meso

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     @gray https://www.micro-tools.de/en/Camera-Restauration/Light-Baffle-3mm-thickness.html?listtype=search&searchparam=light%20foam& perhaps this would be good for cutting up myself? after establishing what thickness it is of course
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:15:09 JST gray

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     @meso that’s all I could find but there might something similar in the EU. Amazon has the foam but you have to cut it yourself.
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:16:23 JST gray

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     @meso I went with 2mm for my Nikon’s mirror foam but could be different for Minolta
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 01:23:42 JST gray

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     @meso yeah that looks like what I bought. That kit of JIS screwdrivers would be useful if you decide to take it apart. My old Nikons have JIS screws and they’re easy to strip with a normal Phillips head
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