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Author Message   Wernerjb Tinkerer Username: Wernerjb Post Number: 132 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 11:36 am:    No, never. I tried various materials incl. precut foam strips (NOT J. Goodman's, his strips have a good reputation, I think). But the ones I tried (still available in Europe) were neither worth the money, nor do I like the smart-ass style by which the seller advertises his stuff. When one day I repaired my father's old folder (a camera type in which I usually take only little interest) I saw the film door seals were textile (cotton) strings, and this made me try the same matrial in both RF and SLR cameras. For mirror "bumpers" and inside (!) Minolta SLRs I have used film cartridge seals and other velvet-like cloth (the above mentioned seller does not even mention there are inner seals to be replaced, but nowaday I guess you cannot expect too much of would-be experts), W.