The tan Drop-Front Archival Storage Box from Archival Methods protects and stores digital and photographic prints, matted or not, within its 1.5" deep hinged box. The box is constructed from heavyweight, archival-grade boxboard that has a matte-laminate coating for water resistance. Removing the box top reveals a hinged drop-front panel on the front long side so you can safely insert, remove, or examine contents in the the bottom section of the box.

The metal-reinforced corners of the box top are treated with a black polyester coating and a wax-free polyester finish, to be anti-corrosive. The clamps give rigidness and strength to the box so you can stack multiple boxes on top of each other. The box is PAT passed, which means it is suitable for long-term storage.

Coated and Reinforced Metal Corners    1.5" Deep, Hinged Drop-Front Box    Laminate-Coated Box Top & Bottom    Heavyweight, Archival-Grade Boxboard    Passed the Photographic Activity Test    Paper Contains a Minimum of 3% CaCO3    Suitable for Long-Term Storage

Made from fully bleached, high-alpha cellulose pulp. Does not contain post-consumer waste-recycled pulp. Paper is free of metal particles, waxes, plasticizers, residual bleach, and peroxide. Sulfur content is less than 0.0008% reducible sulfur.

Metal edge clamps are corrosion-treated with a black-polyester coating and a wax-free polyester finish.

Constructed from heavyweight, archival-grade boxboard.

Lignin content is measured as per the phloroglucinol test with a Kappa number of 5 or less.

Metallic impurities and iron content will not exceed 150 ppm and copper shall not exceed 6 ppm; no optical brightening agents are used in the pulp.

Paper contains a minimum of 3% calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) with a pH range from 8 to 9.5.

Alkaline or neutral sizing is used; no alum rosin or rosin sizing is used.

Color dyes are light-fast and non-bleeding.

Surface of the paper is smooth and free from knots, shives, and abrasive particles.

Board will not degrade and cause harm to the artifacts.

This paper passed the PAT (Photographic Activity Test) ISO 14523 (formerly ANSI IT9.16).

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. I purchased this product about 4 years ago and never opened it. Would it still be good to mix and use today?

A: If one purchased the Photographers' Formulary TF-4 Archival Rapid Fixer for Black & White Film & Paper ,and never opened it up, and stored it in normal temperatures,(not too warm), it should still work fine. Just to make sure it would be good to do a test in the darkroom, by fixing a paper sample for the normal fixing time, and then turn the lights on to see if it will fog.

Q: 2. how does dimming work? I only see a color temp dial on the rear pane

A: The dial works with color or intensity, it toggles between the 2 as well as using the remote.

Q: 3. If the batteries are finished and they are in the lamp and connect the lamp to the outlet, the batteries are charged while this is connected to the power, or it is necessary to charge them separately.

A: The batteries must be charged separately.

Q: 4. Does this lens come with a lens hood? If not which hood fits? I searched for Nokton 50mm f1.5 lens hood, but came up with nothing...

A: The lens does come with a lens hood. It would be in the box.

Q: 5. Is this portable and is it attached to the tripod or can we use it as a hand held?

A: It is portable and it comes with light stand mount 5/8" , hand held a little difficult

Q: 6. Is the lens hood included in box?

A: The ZEISS ZM lenses do not ship with lens shades and will need to be ordered separately. The lens shade is listed at: a href= https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/551614-REG/Zeiss_1428_461_Lens_Hood_for_50mm.html?sts=pi target= _blank https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/551614-REG/Zeiss_1428_461_Lens_Hood_for_50mm.html?sts=pi/a

Q: 7. Is there an adapter for the Sony a7r3 for this lens?

A: There are adapters to adapt Leica M-Mount lenses like the Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical Lens (Black) to the Sony FE-Mount used on the Sony Alpha a7R III. Voigtlander makes the Voigtlander Adapter for Sony E Mount Cameras--VM Mount Lens (Black) linked here. https://bhpho.to/3mescB5. And you can see all the applicable adapters we carry linked here. https://bhpho.to/3mfXZS4

Q: 8. Is this liquid supposed to look like milk?? I have received a bottle today and it is a milky white opaque liquid.

A: Yes, Photographers' Formulary TF-4 Archival Rapid Fixer is milky. Make sure before you add water and after that you mix it very well. After that it will clear.

Q: 9. Does this lens feature a tripod socket on the bottom? (1/4 inch)

A: No, the Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH. Lens does not have a tripod mount on the bottom of the lens.

Q: 10. Can this be used without the stand, to have more flexibility to move around?

A: You could but it would be cumbersome.