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TMcDaniel · 06-29-2018, 02:51 PM

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Just putting this out there i would like to collect about 50 of the film canisters , the ones that are black with gray lids if anyone has any could you help a lady out, they are for a project for xmas this year for underprivileged kids, not even sure these still exsist but i figured if they did you guys would know,

bertwert · 06-29-2018, 02:55 PM

Not grey lids, but black with black lids, many lots of ten can be found on ebay for around 3 dollars including shipping.
Here's one example of the myriad of sales:
10pcs Plastic Empty Black Bottle Case 35mm Film Cans Canisters Containers Nice | eBay

**AstroDave** · 06-29-2018, 03:36 PM

What are you trying to do/make? Do you actually need film canisters?

If what you need is really just small black tubular things, there are other options: black PVC pipe from e.g. Home Depot. If they don't have to be black/grey, then there are even more options.

**twilhelm** · 06-29-2018, 03:59 PM

Can’t remember what film came in black canisters with grey lids, but I have a few in my drawer. Not many though as most were black on black with Fuji being clear and some Ilford with a blue top.

tvdtvdtvd · 06-29-2018, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by twilhelm

Can’t remember what film came in black canisters with grey lids,

Agfa, maybe? I used to shoot a lot of Agfa, and also recall having many grey tops, but I honestly don't remember if the two correlate.

**ramseybuckeye** · 06-29-2018, 05:22 PM

I do have a roll of Kodak Max in a black can with a gray lid.

officiousbystander · 06-29-2018, 05:49 PM

Kodak colour film comes in a translucent canister with a grey lid.

**twilhelm** · 06-29-2018, 06:57 PM

Originally posted by officiousbystander

Kodak colour film comes in a translucent canister with a grey lid.

Yes, I just looked at a box of Ektar. So I'm guessing it was Kodak color in the past that was black with a grey lid.

**THoog** · 06-29-2018, 08:21 PM

Most of my Kodak cans are black/gray, but some are black/black. (Most of my Kodak film was plain old Gold or Gold Max.) I think the black lids were the rolls that weren't the usual 24-exposure rolls: if it was a "bonus" pack with one 36-exposure roll, the 36 had a black lid, or if it was just a 12-exposure roll, maybe the C-41 BW film, things like that.

leekil · 06-29-2018, 10:21 PM

Mostly Kodak film came with black canisters with grey lids. It might have been more unusual film that had black lids, or else in the cases with a sticker on the lid that indicated the film inside?

**TomB_tx** · 06-30-2018, 02:02 AM - **1 Like**

More useful were the older Kodak canisters before they changed to plastic. They were aluminum with a screw on cap. Different colors were used for the caps, depending on the type of film. I used to have boxes full...

**ChrisPlatt** · 07-01-2018, 05:39 AM

Originally posted by TomB_tx

More useful we’re the older Kodak canisters before they changed to plastic. They were aluminum with a screw on cap.
Different colors were used for the caps, depending on the type of film. I used to have boxes full...

Those old aluminum film cans seem to have become a collector's item.
I regularly see them for sale at rather inflated prices on eBay and Etsy.

When I started with 35mm in the mid-1970's Kodak was already using plastic.

Originally posted by leekil

Mostly Kodak film came with black canisters with grey lids.

Before that I distinctly remembered they used the reverse i.e. gray canisters with black caps.

Chris

TMcDaniel · 07-25-2018, 11:18 PM

well its a project at a childrens home im helping with arts and crafts and really meed them to be the black with grey lids. anything u could find would be great. making oscar the grouch in the trash can.

**gofour3** · 07-28-2018, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by TMcDaniel

Film Canisters

If you have a film processing lab where you live, give them a visit. I'm sure they would be happy to offload a few hundred empty canisters from the 135 film they had processed.

Will cost you zero!

Phil.

Russell W. Barnes · 07-28-2018, 08:57 AM

The Ilford and Agfa APX canisters are black with black lids that snap inside the canister and they look light-tight to me. I'm hoping so, anyway, as I always pop one in the changing bag in case bad things happen and I have to abandon loading onto the spiral, roll the film up and stow it safely in the dark.

Hasn't happened yet, but you can't have a 'Plan A' without a 'Plan B'!

06-29-2018, 02:51 PM	#1
TMcDaniel Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Tampa Fl Photos: Albums Posts: 42	Film Canisters Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Just putting this out there i would like to collect about 50 of the film canisters , the ones that are black with gray lids if anyone has any could you help a lady out, they are for a project for xmas this year for underprivileged kids, not even sure these still exsist but i figured if they did you guys would know,

06-30-2018, 02:02 AM - 1 Like	#11
TomB_tx Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,446	More useful were the older Kodak canisters before they changed to plastic. They were aluminum with a screw on cap. Different colors were used for the caps, depending on the type of film. I used to have boxes full... Last edited by TomB_tx; 07-01-2018 at 12:03 PM.

07-01-2018, 05:39 AM	#12
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,702	Originally posted by TomB_tx More useful we’re the older Kodak canisters before they changed to plastic. They were aluminum with a screw on cap. Different colors were used for the caps, depending on the type of film. I used to have boxes full... Those old aluminum film cans seem to have become a collector's item. I regularly see them for sale at rather inflated prices on eBay and Etsy. When I started with 35mm in the mid-1970's Kodak was already using plastic. Originally posted by leekil Mostly Kodak film came with black canisters with grey lids. Before that I distinctly remembered they used the reverse i.e. gray canisters with black caps. Chris Last edited by ChrisPlatt; 07-01-2018 at 07:30 AM.

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06-29-2018, 02:55 PM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Not grey lids, but black with black lids, many lots of ten can be found on ebay for around 3 dollars including shipping. Here's one example of the myriad of sales: 10pcs Plastic Empty Black Bottle Case 35mm Film Cans Canisters Containers Nice \| eBay

06-29-2018, 03:36 PM	#3
AstroDave Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 1,649	What are you trying to do/make? Do you actually need film canisters? If what you need is really just small black tubular things, there are other options: black PVC pipe from e.g. Home Depot. If they don't have to be black/grey, then there are even more options.

06-29-2018, 03:59 PM	#4
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	Can’t remember what film came in black canisters with grey lids, but I have a few in my drawer. Not many though as most were black on black with Fuji being clear and some Ilford with a blue top.

06-29-2018, 04:14 PM	#5
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	Originally posted by twilhelm Can’t remember what film came in black canisters with grey lids, Agfa, maybe? I used to shoot a lot of Agfa, and also recall having many grey tops, but I honestly don't remember if the two correlate.

06-29-2018, 05:22 PM	#6
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,296	I do have a roll of Kodak Max in a black can with a gray lid.

06-29-2018, 05:49 PM	#7
officiousbystander Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery Posts: 916	Kodak colour film comes in a translucent canister with a grey lid.

06-29-2018, 06:57 PM	#8
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	Originally posted by officiousbystander Kodak colour film comes in a translucent canister with a grey lid. Yes, I just looked at a box of Ektar. So I'm guessing it was Kodak color in the past that was black with a grey lid.

06-29-2018, 08:21 PM	#9
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Most of my Kodak cans are black/gray, but some are black/black. (Most of my Kodak film was plain old Gold or Gold Max.) I think the black lids were the rolls that weren't the usual 24-exposure rolls: if it was a "bonus" pack with one 36-exposure roll, the 36 had a black lid, or if it was just a 12-exposure roll, maybe the C-41 BW film, things like that.

06-29-2018, 10:21 PM	#10
leekil Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,003	Mostly Kodak film came with black canisters with grey lids. It might have been more unusual film that had black lids, or else in the cases with a sticker on the lid that indicated the film inside?

07-25-2018, 11:18 PM	#13
TMcDaniel Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Tampa Fl Photos: Albums Posts: 42 Original Poster	well its a project at a childrens home im helping with arts and crafts and really meed them to be the black with grey lids. anything u could find would be great. making oscar the grouch in the trash can.

07-28-2018, 08:15 AM	#14
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by TMcDaniel Film Canisters If you have a film processing lab where you live, give them a visit. I'm sure they would be happy to offload a few hundred empty canisters from the 135 film they had processed. Will cost you zero! Phil.

07-28-2018, 08:57 AM	#15
Russell W. Barnes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Near Penrith, Cumbria, England UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 296	The Ilford and Agfa APX canisters are black with black lids that snap inside the canister and they look light-tight to me. I'm hoping so, anyway, as I always pop one in the changing bag in case bad things happen and I have to abandon loading onto the spiral, roll the film up and stow it safely in the dark. Hasn't happened yet, but you can't have a 'Plan A' without a 'Plan B'!