6x7 storage dilemma

Doc W · Sep 1, 2015

I am pretty sure that at least some of you have had this little annoyance. I shoot 6x7 and like to store my negatives in sleeves in binders. If I use regular binders, I can only store 9 negatives per sheet. If I use oversize binders, I can store 10 per sheet (Print File 120 4UB), but there is still a little bit of negative sleeve protruding. The negatives are protected by the binder but that little bit of sleeve sticking out seems to me to be a potential problem. Oversize binders can also be $$$

The necessity of storing that extra negative in a new sleeve drives me nuts. I like to have all negs from a roll in the one sleeve for all kinds of reasons.

How do others store their 6x7 negatives? Over-over-size binders? Boxes instead of binders?

Alan9940 · Sep 1, 2015

I never liked the Print File sleeves for the very reasons you mention; though it would be very nice to have one entire roll stored together along with its contact sheet. For many years now I've used a storage system from Light Impressions--clear plastic sleeves for one roll which go into an archival paper sleeve which then gets filed in an archival box. But, since I'm still working on a supply I bought years ago I'm not sure if they even sell this stuff anymore. Someday I may be in for a rude awakening!

Best regards,
AlanH

mweintraub · Sep 1, 2015

Yes, the PrintFile sleeves you mention (linked below) are a little wider than the normal ones.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...le_PF1204UB100_Archival_Storage_Page_for.html

That's why I also bought the "oversized" binder to go with it:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/43035-REG/Print_File_PFOB_Oversized_Heavy_Duty_3_Ring.html

Jim17x · Sep 1, 2015

I store my negs in a oversize binder with contact sheets and all stay within the binders edges. The only issue i have is that i can only get 9 frames on the contact sheet and have to put the 10th on the reverse side of it.

DannL. · Sep 1, 2015

I take three pieces of typing/copier paper and fold them in half, all together. That gives 5 pockets/divisions to store 5 pairs of negatives. I cut my negatives, two to a strip. I write my notes on the paper.

Paul Howell · Sep 1, 2015

Changed the 6X7 back in my Mamyia Universal for a 6X9

Konical · Sep 1, 2015

Good Afternoon, Doc,

Join the crowd of those who find this situation troublesome. Possible solutions:

1--Few of us have 10 usable negatives on a roll, so sometimes it's possible to cut the film to eliminate one frame, leaving an easily manageable 9 frames.

2--If #1 doesn't work, just contact the 10th frame separately on a scrap of paper and tape it to the basic contact sheet.

3--Save the "extra" frames from a number of rolls and contact them separately at a later time. The tenth frame will conveniently have extra blank space for entering the date and other information. The stray 10th frames can likewise be stored in a separate Printfile page.

The 10th frame is a nuisance, but having the relatively large 6 × 7 negative makes it all worthwhile.

Konical

Peter Rockstroh01 · Sep 1, 2015

I rarely have 9 images/roll worth keeping, so I store 8 negs/page. The price of binder and storage sheets is minimal compared to paper and frames. When I store only the negatives worth printing and hanging, storage costs are next to nothing. I used to worry about storage costs when i kept every negative I produced.

goros · Sep 2, 2015

I use something like this:

http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Printfile-120-4UB-100-Sheets/product/75884/5251267/

but, to avoid a single picture strip (the forth one), I cut it like this:

1st strip: the film rebate plus two pictures
2nd and 3rd strips: three pictures each
4th strip: two pictures plus the end rebate

paul ron · Sep 2, 2015

glassine sleeves for 120. then i tape the negs to the contact sheet n it goes into a file storage box i got at an office supply store... it looks like a carton of copy paper. the contacts stand nicely in the box n sometimes ive used tabs to mark m.

my negs are cut 3 3 4.

ChuckP · Sep 3, 2015

Where do you buy those glassine sleeves? I've used Savage 05062 glassine sleeves for years but now they are discontinued. Every so often I'll pick a package up on Ebay.

nwilkins · Sep 3, 2015

I just keep 8 to a page doesn't really matter to me which roll they came from - my organizing system is based on the number I assign to each page and the position of the frame on that page.

paul ron · Sep 3, 2015

last time i got glassines was from B&H 5 years ago. they were crazy expensive.... i paid $60 for 1000.

the only down side of glassines, they get brittle in about 30 years. a real pita to replace if you've got a ton of negatives over the past 45 years. i don't disturb my old stuff if i can avoid it.

evites · Sep 5, 2015

This reason alone is why I switched to 6x9. 8 negatives fit perfectly into one printfile sheet, in a regular sized binder. My OCD went just a little haywire trying to organize 6x7 negatives... I have never looked back!

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