Were film clips that hooked into the sprocket holes ever made?

[bvy]

I'm still looking for a good film clip for 35mm film. Part of my issue (and I can't be alone here) is that I shoot film to the bitter end, which means I might clip the film very close to the last frame. So there's not always a lot of blank film for a clip to hook on to. The last set of clips I bought have actually slipped right off of the wet film a few times. I like the idea of a clip that somehow takes advantage of the sprocket holes, but I can't find any. Does such a beast exist?

 

[bascom49]

I have a few somewhere so yes, I can vouch that they were made.

 

[Truzi]

You could bend a couple paperclips and hold those with the traditional clips.

 

[AgX]

The Jobo clamps have a pair of steel needles, to punch through the film.

 

[AgX]

But of course as already indicated one can bend a pair of hooks, from brass or stainless steel wire/profile, going into the perforation holes.

 

[Rick A]

The answer is yes. I have a set of plastic film hangers with hooks that fit the perforations of 35mm film. They broke off years ago, but lasted for many years before that. I see they are still available at Freestyle.
https://www.freestylephoto.biz/635111-Arista-Plastic-Film-Clips-Set-of-2

 

[guangong]

Yes, I have a couple but don’t search them out when hanging film to dry, because it makes no difference.
But I don’t understand why you would want to expose frames to the very end, unless just as you are about to remove finished roll something really extraordinary occurred. After all, film is cheap. Also, a couple wrap around helps protect exposed film from possible cassette light leaks or better, letting a bit of film remain sticking out from cassette.

 

[removed account4]

i used to have some but opted to use clothes pins instead ( wood )
the clips that grabbed the sprocket holes sometimes worked as intended
but other times they ripped or tore the sprocket holes which was a drag.

 

[winger]

I use plastic clothes hangers that came with clips to hold pants. The clips hold very tightly and at the tip of their reach. I got them at Wally-world. I grip sheet film as close to the edge as possible and haven't had any fall off, yet (knock on wood). If you wanted to use wire to make a loop, look in the jewelry section of Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

 

[AgX]

But I don’t understand why you would want to expose frames to the very end, unless just as you are about to remove finished roll something really extraordinary occurred.

I don not understand either.
There will be the rest of the leader on one side, to waste for punching, and unless the film-end has not ripped out of the cassette in the camera there will be an end-piece to waste too.

(If one uses the Contax two-cassettes system the pieces to waste may be much shorter though.)

 

[adelorenzo]

There are clips made for hanging motion picture film that go through the sprockets. I had a bunch of Kodak ones at one time.

 

[Trask]

SIMA made hanging devices with small hooks for sprocket holes — the hooks were at both ends, so you could hang one end on the line or, if developing shorter lengths, hang several in a series. See photos attached. I like to use them because they hold the film without retaining any liquid. I have other makes which grip the film but dribble out hidden liquid when you unclamp them — the film is dry but the unseen liquid is waiting. I have some that crimp or quasi-penetrate the film, but those can twist or wrinkle the film. I’ve also posted photos here of a Paterson clip (made in England) that has two sharp points that easily penetrate the film. Note that Paterson had the wit to design them so that the plastic clip hardly touches the film.

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