Storing Medium format negatives

[nbagno]

Is there a product that will store single negatives 6x6 and 6x9? I have the traditional sleeves, but I wet scan some of my negatives which require that I cut them into single negatives. Storing in the traditional sleeves made for strips is a waste.

Thanks

 

[MattKing]

nbago:

I use the Printfile Ultima pages which are designed to hold sleeved negatives, but I add one wrinkle.

I use sleeves that are the full length of the channel in the Ultima pages, and put 3 or 4 or 5 individual negatives (6x4.5, 6x6 or 6x7) into each of those sleeves.

 

[George Collier]

You can also use Printfile 4x5 sheets, 4 on a page, with the openings at the top of each pocket. Somewhat wasteful, but not like the strips.

 

[pdeeh]

for the 6x6, what about using the sheets designed to hold 6x6 mounted slides?

 

[Sirius Glass]

Printfile, Printfile Ultima, ... or any similar product works well.

 

[ntenny]

The Printfile pages intended for 2.5x3.5 prints (or baseball cards) work nicely for single MF negatives. They're what I use for 6.5x9 sheets. I'm not absolutely sure if they have all the archival virtues of the negative sleeves, though.

-NT

 

[bdial]

Print file has some pages that hold single MF frames, as I recall, not sure if they are 6x6, 6x7 or 6x9 though.
My preference is the Ultima pages, though I mostly don't double-sleeve my negs. However, I think they would work well with sleeved single frame negs.

 

[Denverdad]

I am not sure what your starting point is, but for me a developed roll always comes in a long sleeve - either it is returned that way from the developer, or if I did my own developing, I will put it into a strip of sleeving material myself as soon as it comes out of the dryer. I immediately cut the sleeved roll into strips of 2 frames each (that's what I can get away with for my scanner, but cutting into single frames would work too). Then when done, I simply return each strip to the same section of cut sleeve it started from, and all sleeved strips from that roll go into a standard business-class envelope, marked with identifying information. These envelopes are in turn simply filed in a storage box.

So for better or worse, that is what I do! It is not a very sophisticated storage scheme, but it seems to work for me. For reference, the sleeving material I use is one of the ones listed here from Climax Photo. I have been using this same single roll I purchased several years ago and still I am a long way from using it up. You should know that the sleeving material itself is archival, but whether the envelopes and box are too depends on how picky you want to be about it.

 

[nbagno]

Like that sleeve idea, might give that a try. Thanks.

I am not sure what your starting point is, but for me a developed roll always comes in a long sleeve - either it is returned that way from the developer, or if I did my own developing, I will put it into a strip of sleeving material myself as soon as it comes out of the dryer. I immediately cut the sleeved roll into strips of 2 frames each (that's what I can get away with for my scanner, but cutting into single frames would work too). Then when done, I simply return each strip to the same section of cut sleeve it started from, and all sleeved strips from that roll go into a standard business-class envelope, marked with identifying information. These envelopes are in turn simply filed in a storage box.

So for better or worse, that is what I do! It is not a very sophisticated storage scheme, but it seems to work for me. For reference, the sleeving material I use is one of the ones listed here from Climax Photo. I have been using this same single roll I purchased several years ago and still I am a long way from using it up. You should know that the sleeving material itself is archival, but whether the envelopes and box are too depends on how picky you want to be about it.

 

[KenR]

I store my negatives in polypro envelopes from Archival Methods. Each one holds a strip of 3 6x6 negs or 2 6x9 negs. There is extra room on the ends so that there is no chance of getting fingerprints on the negs by handling the envelop. You can write with a marker on the outside to identify the negs.

 

[nbagno]

Got a roll in today. Really nice solution. Just unroll as much as you need, put the negative in and fold over the little flap. Perfect.

Thanks

I am not sure what your starting point is, but for me a developed roll always comes in a long sleeve - either it is returned that way from the developer, or if I did my own developing, I will put it into a strip of sleeving material myself as soon as it comes out of the dryer. I immediately cut the sleeved roll into strips of 2 frames each (that's what I can get away with for my scanner, but cutting into single frames would work too). Then when done, I simply return each strip to the same section of cut sleeve it started from, and all sleeved strips from that roll go into a standard business-class envelope, marked with identifying information. These envelopes are in turn simply filed in a storage box.

So for better or worse, that is what I do! It is not a very sophisticated storage scheme, but it seems to work for me. For reference, the sleeving material I use is one of the ones listed here from Climax Photo. I have been using this same single roll I purchased several years ago and still I am a long way from using it up. You should know that the sleeving material itself is archival, but whether the envelopes and box are too depends on how picky you want to be about it.

 

[M Carter]

I'm quite a fan of the print file 4x5 pages. I have binders full of 4x5 shots, MF frames, even old polaroid pos-neg negatives. They're really handy for individual bits & pieces, with plenty of room for notes.