1" hard binders for negatives

Marco Buonocore · Feb 20, 2017

I need to buy a few of the smaller 1" hard binders for negatives. Printfile used to make them, but I can't find them anywhere - they seem to have been discontinued. I get the larger 2.5" ones from B&H - Besfile is the brand. Anyone have an idea where to find smaller binders? Or if anyone is making them? Thanks!

BobMarvin11225 · Feb 20, 2017

I've always used ordinary three-ring binders, available at any office supply store.

chip j · Feb 20, 2017

Try Freestyle

faberryman · Feb 20, 2017

The BesFile binders I see at B&H have 1" rings. I haven't see any with 2.5" rings.

Gerald C Koch · Feb 20, 2017

The problem with binders from business suppliers is that they are not wide enough when closed. The last inch or so of the sheets sticks out and may be damaged. The sheets require a wider binder made for the task.

I personally do not even bother with these pages. I use glassine sleeves stored in archival envelops stored in archival boxes.

Marco Buonocore · Feb 20, 2017

I prefer the hard enclosed binders because they stack well, and as Gerald says, they are the right width for negative sleeves. Freestyle didn't have the ones I was looking for, but that was a good idea - I didn't check them. I don't know what the ring size is, but am more interested in the thickness of the actual binder. Printfile used to make ones that were around 1" thick - they were great for storing a small project in. They were this style:

The Besfile ones only come in one thickness that I can see, around 2".

Sometimes you find them at the local camera trade shows, but I was hoping to find an online source for them.

Stephen Prunier · Feb 20, 2017

I have a couple of those too. I came across this one in a catalog I have. It's a little more $$$
But it will do the job if you can't find the others.
https://www.universityproducts.com/image-safe-storage-file.html

plummerl · Feb 20, 2017

I've been using these by Avery. They are "extra wide" and fit the wider negative pages that I have holding 6 frames (Print File 35-7B).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VRRQZO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1

Patrick Robert James · Feb 20, 2017

You could give these a whirl-

https://www.archivalmethods.com/product/binder-in-a-box

thuggins · Feb 22, 2017

I've used the standard 2" binders from Office Depot for years and never had a problem with any archival sheets sticking out the end, be they 35mm negative, 35mm slide, or MF. The D ring binders are the best.

winger · Feb 22, 2017

These are white, but similar to the black ones I have - https://www.amazon.com/Beseler-Archival-Safe-T-3-Ring-Binder/dp/B003YM0N3A
I used to get mine (also the 1 inch ring) from Light Impressions (no, don't even THINK about using them - long story).

1" hard binders for negatives

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