I’ve recently been asked to look into the storage of archival film with in a part of the company, in doing so I’ve had to research the size of can’s so that the fit onto the racking that we’ll be providing, as a result I’ve found that film can’s come in a variety of sizes depending on the running time of the film being stored. Below is a table of standard film can sizes with the average run length of film that can be contained.
Type | Size in mm | Size in Inches | Run length 35mm | Run length 16mm |
Circular mini | 135 | 5”3/8 | 100ft | |
Circular small | 185 | 7” 2/8 | 200ft | 400ft |
Circular medium | 275 | 10”7/8 | 400ft | 1200ft |
Circular large | 305 | 12” | 1200ft | 2000ft |
Circular extra large | 385 | 15” | 2000ft |