David,
As a Navy hospital corpsman and transplant technician, and later an
occupational safety investigator, I've seen my share of dead bodies.
Fortunately, all were fresh. I'm not sure even my rather strong
constitution could stand up to a daily battering by exposure to the mangled
and murdered. God bless the police and forensics investigators for the jobs
they do.
I doubt the typical vinyl, naugahyde (think of all those poor defenseless
naugas slaughtered for our easy chairs) or other synthetic storage coverings
would cause any problems. There *are* certain containers using PVC
(polyvinylchloride) that emit stuff that can adhere to glass and be
difficult to remove. I discovered this problem with some otherwise mint
condition Vivitar filters stored in their original soft padded PVC bags.
Took quite a bit of careful cleaning to get the smudgy goo off.
I've never seen that problem with ordinary ziplock kitchen bags in long term
storage, so I'm sure your Miranda is safe. My first SLR was a Miranda
Sensorex, a seductive creature. Wish I'd kept her. What's yours?
Lex
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From: "David Low" <ghb04@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Years ago, when I attempted to leave school early, my parents decided to
get me a summer job which would persuade me to return to full time study..
They did, as a trainee forensic photographer with the Metropolitan Police..
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I have a couple of old cameras (Miranda SLR's) which I keep stored in
ziploc bags with silica gell. These have been stored for 7 yrs and when I
last looked where fine.
David Low
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