Help! need ideas for emergency neg files!

Markok765

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I am developing a film as i write this, and i dont have any neg files.
what can i use for a temporary file\holder?
I was thinking of wrapping it up in a ilford antistatic cloth.
I will probably get some more tomorow.
Help!
 

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Markok765 said:
I am developing a film as i write this, and i dont have any neg files.
what can i use for a temporary file\holder?
I was thinking of wrapping it up in a ilford antistatic cloth.
I will probably get some more tomorow.
Help!
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See if your mom has some waxed paper. do not put the waxy side next to the negs, but the paper side. just fold it in half for a nice half file folder for your negs temporaily
 

David A. Goldfarb

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While I'm still reviewing negs before filing (yes, I really do toss negs that I don't like, so I don't file and keep them all--too many negs, too little time), I usually put them in a sheet of paper folded in half. You could also use an envelope.
 

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Marko,

as long as you take a bit of care in putting them in an envelope, they would be fine until such time as you can get a few file pages, Heck I sill have negs in envelopes for 10 years ago, that are just fine..
 

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I believe in using resources and my time wisely. I take my negatives directly from the wash water, I am very careful that my negatives have an extended LE, and put them directly into the trash.

This is a good foundation for an easy filing system.
 

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Claire Senft said:
I believe in using resources and my time wisely. I take my negatives directly from the wash water, I am very careful that my negatives have an extended LE, and put them directly into the trash.

This is a good foundation for an easy filing system.
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ROTFLMAO
 

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Markok765 said:
I am developing a film as i write this, and i dont have any neg files.
what can i use for a temporary file\holder?
I was thinking of wrapping it up in a ilford antistatic cloth.
I will probably get some more tomorow.
Help!
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Marko,

If the negs are in a dust free area ,just leave them hanging until you get the new files, if possible. It won't hurt to leave them hanging up on the drying line for a day.
 
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