Everyone obsesses over film degradation like vinegar syndrome while ignoring the hardware issue. What happens when your 40 year old reader lens cracks or the step-down transformer fries? Nobody is manufacturing replacement chassis parts or specific bulb mounts anymore. Good luck deciphering a 48x reduction sheet with a cheap magnifying glass from the drawer. You aren't preserving data if the viewing gear is extinct, you're just hoarding sheets of plastic 🙄