What to do with Empty Boxes and Canisters

[afrank]

Hi all, I bet I am the only one that has lots of empty film boxes and cannister lying around.

Any artsy ideas on what to do with the boxes? What about the canisters, besides geo-caching?

I also keep the film rests, any idea for those?

Thanks!

[StoneNYC]

Hi all, I bet I am the only one that has lots of empty film boxes and cannister lying around.

Any artsy ideas on what to do with the boxes? What about the canisters, besides geo-caching?

I also keep the film rests, any idea for those?

Thanks!

No but speaking of geocaching, is there a geophotocaching? Like where you leave a photo or slide or 120 frame and someone comes and trades it with theirs and so on? That could be neat


~Stone

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[Helinophoto]

I keep the 120 spools and 35mm canisters in a waste-bag where I develop the film, not sure what to do with them though, always good to have a spare spool when you get a new 120 camera, and a spare 35mm canister for bulk-loading, other than that.....dunno.

I toss just about everything else (backing paper and the end of the 35mm film that I cut off).

[CronoZero]

I've seen some people carefully open 35mm cartridges, glue/epoxy a magnet inside, and use it as a fridge magnet. I'd like to do that, but I uh...don't open the cartridges carefully at all.

[tkamiya]

For some reasons, it feels SO WRONG to throw away those 35mm plastic containers and 120 spools. I have TONS of each.

I think it's an illness all film photographers catch when they are exposed to D76.

[afrank]

The spools and backpaper I keep to re roll 60mm Positive Film myself. But the boxes and 35mm left overs I have no use for, I though someone out there could have already come up with a use for them.

[tkamiya]

http://www.apug.org/forums/forum45/9...sters-etc.html

[Alan Klein]

[QUOTE=StoneNYC;1425014]No but speaking of geocaching, is there a geophotocaching? Like where you leave a photo or slide or 120 frame and someone comes and trades it with theirs and so on? That could be neat


~Stone

Well, some geocachers when they hide their cache, leave a disposable film camera in it. That way, when other cachers find it, they take a picture of their group and put it back in the cache. Months later, the original hider, returns to get the camera and has a record of all the finders which he can post on the geocaching site for that cache.

[erikg]

Nothing creative, but I do put all of that into the recycling. And the cat loves the 120 spools.

[bobwysiwyg]

Put holes in the canister lids and use them for salt and pepper shakers at your next formal dinner. place film spools beside each place setting as elegant knife rests.