The traditional film can is manufactured from British tinplate 0.30 - 0.36 mm thick temper 2, in 'bright' finish as standard. Many worldwide film archives agree, tinplate has excellent inert qualities that allow film to be stored for immensely long periods of time without reaction or contamination.

Code Film Length feet Film Width mm Film Can Diameter inches: mm Bright FC 1607 400 16 7 : 178 FC 1611 1200 16 11 : 280 FC 1616 2400 16 16 : 406           FC 3507 400 35 7 : 178 FC 3510 1000 35 10 : 254 FC 3511 1200 35 11 : 280 FC 3515 2000 35 15 : 380 FC 3516 2400 35 16 : 406